B2Gold
99 hedge funds and large institutions have $614M invested in B2Gold in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 37
5.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 70.61% → 65.32% (-5.3%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 108 → 99 (-9)
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $929M → $614M (-$315M)
56% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 16
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$10.1M |
| 2 |
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$6.29M |
| 3 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$4.3M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.47M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.91M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$36.7M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$32.3M |
| 3 |
BIT
BlackRock Institutional Trust
San Francisco,
California
|
-$10.6M |
| 4 |
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$7.43M |
| 5 |
IIM
Intact Investment Management
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$4.68M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
GRP
101
Geologic Resource Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$3.65M | -2,383,011 | Closed |
|
102
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$1.4M | -725,364 | Closed |
|
|
BJ
103
BlackRock Japan
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$652K | -426,262 | Closed |
|
|
FSA
104
Financial Sense Advisors
San Diego,
California
| – | -$234K | -152,790 | Closed |
|
|
LP
105
LMR Partners
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$227K | -148,700 | Closed |
|
|
BIM
106
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
| – | -$139K | -90,907 | Closed |
|
107
Squarepoint
New York
| – | -$105K | -68,600 | Closed |
|
|
ZB
108
Zions Bancorporation
Salt Lake City,
Utah
| – | -$99K | -64,400 | Closed |
|
|
BPC
109
Banque Pictet & Cie
Geneva 73,
Switzerland
| – | -$49K | -31,836 | Closed |
|
|
AIA
110
AGF Investments America
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$42K | -27,190 | Closed |
|
|
BFM
111
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
| – | -$28K | -18,237 | Closed |
|
112
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| – | -$26.3K | -14,438 | Closed |
|
113
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | +$328 | +270 | New |
|
BTG Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
99 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in B2Gold (BTG) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $614M — down 34% from $929M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of BTG and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 37 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.
The largest buyer was Prudential plc, adding an estimated $10.1M. The largest seller was BlackRock Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $36.7M sold.
- 99 institutional investors held B2Gold (BTG) as of Q3 2015, down from 108 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $614M of B2Gold stock for Q3 2015, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new B2Gold positions in Q3 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest B2Gold buyer in Q3 2015 was Prudential plc, an estimated $10.1M added.
- The largest B2Gold seller in Q3 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $36.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.