ASA

ASA Gold and Precious Metals
ASA

Overview Fund Activity

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $85M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

Holders
49
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
15
Reduced
15
Closed
8
Calls
$20K
Puts
$10K
Net Calls
+$10K
Net Calls Change
+$14K

Top Buyers

1
Lazard Asset Management
1
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$38.8M
2
COLIM
2
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$5.65M
3
RA
3
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.5M
4
B
4
Baird
Wisconsin
$2.93M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.45M

Top Sellers

1
SCM
1
Summit Capital Management
Washington
$238K
2
WAM
2
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.15M
3
TC
3
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$0
4
WM
4
WS Management
Florida
$9.34M
5
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$74K
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
Lazard Asset Management
1
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$38.8M 3,840,823 +3,840,823 New
RA
2
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.5M 1,332,663 +273,220 +26%
WM
3
WS Management
Florida
$9.34M 923,996 -57,800 -6%
COLIM
4
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$5.65M 557,877 +423,948 +317%
VDBMI
5
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$3.41M 337,281 -32,770 -9%
B
6
Baird
Wisconsin
$2.93M 289,553 +203,093 +235%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.45M 143,045 +132,465 +1,252%
WAM
8
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.15M 113,515 -120,644 -52%
BA
9
Bennicas & Associates
California
$1.12M 110,503 -25,347 -19%
CL
10
CSS LLC
Illinois
$845K 83,599 +71,364 +583%
PVWM
11
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$741K 73,290 +17,208 +31%
First Manhattan
12
First Manhattan
New York
$677K 67,000 – –
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$668K 66,017 +8,429 +15%
ADBIC
14
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$569K 56,350 -12,250 -18%
HFS
15
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$528K 52,271 +14,588 +39%
EIM
16
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$516K 51,000 +51,000 New
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$453K 44,772 +44,772 New
SG Americas Securities
18
SG Americas Securities
New York
$288K 28,444 +28,444 New
SCM
19
Summit Capital Management
Washington
$238K 23,532 -131,150 -85%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$228K 22,572 -6,674 -23%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$225K 22,212 +482 +2%
MFS
22
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$200K 19,807 +18,407 +1,315%
VKH
23
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$195K 19,297 +19,297 New
FIM
24
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
$193K 19,156 -312 -2%
DADC
25
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$169K 16,800 +200 +1%
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