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AngloGold Ashanti

175 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.28B invested in AngloGold Ashanti in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

214% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.3M | Put options by funds: $10.3M

126% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 19

80% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.26B → $2.28B (+$1.02B)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151175 (+24)

2.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 43.97%41.23% (-2.7%)

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 55

Holders
175
Holders Change
+24
Holders Change %
+15.89%
% of All Funds
4.66%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
43
Increased
47
Reduced
55
Closed
19
Calls
$32.3M
Puts
$10.3M
Net Calls
+$22M
Net Calls Change
+$15.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VanEck Associates
1
VanEck Associates
New York
$289M -$63.6M -5,867,948 -22%
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$259M +$22.6M +2,085,047 +12%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$253M -$8.42M -777,264 -4%
PC
4
Paulson & Co
New York
$208M -$83.1M -7,669,000 -34%
Arrowstreet Capital
5
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$88.1M +$69.2M +6,385,383 +12,471%
PC
6
Passport Capital
California
$86.9M -$68.5M -6,318,702 -50%
Franklin Resources
7
Franklin Resources
California
$80M -$107M -9,905,000 -63%
Acadian Asset Management
8
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$58.6M +$46.3M +4,277,513 New
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$53.9M +$13.2M +1,217,400 +45%
Fidelity Investments
10
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$53M -$239K -22,100 -0.6%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$48.9M -$2.41M -222,140 -6%
Mackenzie Financial
12
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$46.9M -$6.34M -585,500 -15%
Deutsche Bank
13
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$39.1M -$9.63M -888,321 -24%
Wellington Management Group
14
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$38.3M +$18.9M +1,745,858 +166%
Two Sigma Investments
15
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$35M +$19.3M +1,778,131 +228%
RL
16
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$30.9M -$1.9M -174,902 -7%
First Eagle Investment Management
17
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$27.6M
GF
18
Gabelli Funds
New York
$26.5M -$7.58M -700,000 -27%
AQR Capital Management
19
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$24.9M +$17.3M +1,593,114 +703%
BlackRock
20
BlackRock
New York
$22.7M +$211K +19,497 +1%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$20.9M +$9.24M +852,524 +127%
PPA
22
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$18.4M +$6.62M +610,664 +83%
Morgan Stanley
23
Morgan Stanley
New York
$17.5M -$13.8M -1,271,756 -50%
Bank of America
24
Bank of America
North Carolina
$16.9M +$435K +40,172 +3%
PSCM
25
Prince Street Capital Management
New York
$14.8M +$11.7M +1,080,000 New

AU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

175 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AngloGold Ashanti (AU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $2.28B — up 80% from $1.26B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new AU positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 47 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $69.2M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $107M.

  • 175 institutional investors held AngloGold Ashanti (AU) as of Q1 2016, up from 151 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $2.28B of AngloGold Ashanti stock for Q1 2016, up 80% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new AngloGold Ashanti positions in Q1 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
  • The largest AngloGold Ashanti buyer in Q1 2016 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $69.2M added.
  • The largest AngloGold Ashanti seller in Q1 2016 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $107M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.