ASA Gold and Precious Metals
ASA
63 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
22,425% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $901K | Put options by funds: $4K
19% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $20.4M | Capital outflows: $17.1M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 13
0.76% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.45% → 45.21% (+0.76%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 66 → 63 (-3)
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$11.2M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$3.47M |
| 3 |
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.11M |
| 4 |
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
+$1.01M |
| 5 |
Bulldog Investors
Saddle Brook,
New Jersey
|
+$751K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$7.47M |
| 2 |
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.87M |
| 3 |
Royce & Associates
New York
|
-$2.07M |
| 4 |
Quantedge Capital
Singapore
|
-$898K |
| 5 |
Walleye Capital
New York
|
-$790K |
ASA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
63 of the 6,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $196M — up 8.1% from $181M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of ASA and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.
The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $11.2M. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $7.47M.
- 63 institutional investors held ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA) as of Q1 2022, down from 66 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $196M of ASA Gold and Precious Metals stock for Q1 2022, up 8.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new ASA Gold and Precious Metals positions in Q1 2022 and 11 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals buyer in Q1 2022 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $11.2M added.
- The largest ASA Gold and Precious Metals seller in Q1 2022 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $7.47M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.