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Sprott Focus Trust
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30 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.9M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 0 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 8

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.2M → $25.9M (-$1.24M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 30 (-1)

100% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 0 | Existing positions closed: 1

Holders
30
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-3.23%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
–
Increased
16
Reduced
8
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.45M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$184K
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$149K
4
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$142K
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$66.7K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$422K
2
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$241K
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$163K
4
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
-$161K
5
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
-$74.7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
S
26
SignatureFD
Georgia
$40K +$499 +61 +1%
AIG
27
American International Group
New York
$34.9K +$426 +52 +1%
MFS
28
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$34K +$467 +57 +1%
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$12K -$5.55K -678 -30%
WAM
30
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$241K -28,694 Closed
1
2

FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

30 of the 3,448 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $25.9M — down 4.6% from $27.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 1 fund closed out of FUND and 0 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 16 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $1.45M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $422K.

  • 30 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q3 2014, down from 31 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $25.9M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 0 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.45M added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $422K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.