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Sprott Focus Trust
FUND

34 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 7

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 30 → 34 (+4)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.9M → $25.5M (-$469K)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
16
Reduced
7
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.28M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$163K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$159K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$78.2K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$60.7K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$325K
2
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$38.7K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$16.7K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$8.6K
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$7.13K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BBPWM
26
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$69K +$11.8K +1,588 +20%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$49K -$38.7K -5,198 -43%
S
28
SignatureFD
Georgia
$38K +$1.11K +149 +3%
AIG
29
American International Group
New York
$33.2K +$960 +129 +3%
MFS
30
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$32K +$484 +65 +1%
NPC
31
National Planning Corporation
California
$24.9K +$26.1K +3,509 New
SC
32
Searle & Co
Connecticut
$18K +$19.3K +2,589 New
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$15K +$3.74K +503 +32%
HNB
34
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6K – – –
1
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FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

34 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $25.5M — down 1.8% from $25.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FUND positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $1.28M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $325K.

  • 34 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q4 2014, up from 30 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $25.5M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 0 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $1.28M added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $325K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.