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AngloGold Ashanti

151 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.26B invested in AngloGold Ashanti in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.1M | Put options by funds: $12.9M

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 51

2.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 46.19%43.97% (-2.2%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 156151 (-5)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.53B → $1.26B (-$263M)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 23

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 40 (-4)

Holders
151
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-3.21%
% of All Funds
3.96%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
19
Increased
48
Reduced
51
Closed
23
Calls
$19.1M
Puts
$12.9M
Net Calls
+$6.28M
Net Calls Change
-$21.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VanEck Associates
1
VanEck Associates
New York
$191M -$2.27M -297,428 -1%
PC
2
Paulson & Co
New York
$163M -$16.3M -2,135,900 -9%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$137M +$8.08M +1,059,791 +6%
BG
4
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$119M +$37.8M +4,960,847 +42%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$112M +$80M +10,494,000 +200%
PC
6
Passport Capital
California
$89.9M +$55.7M +7,297,710 +136%
Mackenzie Financial
7
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$28.5M +$737K +96,700 +2%
Fidelity Investments
8
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$27.7M -$1.12M -146,627 -4%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$26.9M -$514K -67,420 -2%
Deutsche Bank
10
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$26.6M -$76.5M -10,024,774 -73%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$19.3M +$3.44M +451,200 +20%
GF
12
Gabelli Funds
New York
$18.7M +$381K +50,000 +2%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$18.1M -$1.7M -222,768 -8%
RL
14
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$17.3M +$5.03M +659,102 +37%
Jane Street
15
Jane Street
New York
$15M +$9.84M +1,290,328 +158%
OCM
16
Oaktree Capital Management
California
$14.7M -$1.33M -174,972 -8%
First Eagle Investment Management
17
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$14.3M -$156M -20,431,432 -91%
USAA
18
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$11.8M
BlackRock
19
BlackRock
New York
$11.6M -$592K -77,635 -5%
Ninety One (UK)
20
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
$11.3M -$80.1K -10,500 -0.7%
Allianz Asset Management
21
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$9.45M -$2.21M -290,239 -18%
Millennium Management
22
Millennium Management
New York
$8.48M +$1.22M +160,462 +16%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$8.46M -$1.05M -138,104 -10%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.3M +$8.77M +1,150,210 +5,467%
IGIM
25
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$7.64M +$661K +86,700 +9%

AU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

151 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AngloGold Ashanti (AU) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.26B — down 17% from $1.53B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of AU and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 51 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $80M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $156M.

  • 151 institutional investors held AngloGold Ashanti (AU) as of Q4 2015, down from 156 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $1.26B of AngloGold Ashanti stock for Q4 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new AngloGold Ashanti positions in Q4 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest AngloGold Ashanti buyer in Q4 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $80M added.
  • The largest AngloGold Ashanti seller in Q4 2015 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $156M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.