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Sprott Focus Trust
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38 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.7M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 11

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 36 → 38 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.9M → $25.7M (-$2.28M)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
1.06%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
21
Reduced
11
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VFS
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
+$805K
2
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$784K
3
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$681K
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$218K
5
AA
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
+$149K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$202K
2
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
-$124K
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$93.6K
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$58.1K
5
CA
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
-$34.9K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DA
26
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$111K +$30.2K +4,673 +33%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$108K -$26K -4,028 -18%
HighTower Advisors
28
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$101K +$110K +17,093 New
GFM
29
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$86K +$94.3K +14,600 New
APCM
30
Arbiter Partners Capital Management
New York
$73K +$1.17K +181 +1%
LPL Financial
31
LPL Financial
California
$64K -$6.23K -965 -8%
WRM
32
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$43K -$4.24K -657 -8%
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$41K +$426 +66 +1%
S
34
SignatureFD
Georgia
$33K +$575 +89 +2%
AIG
35
American International Group
New York
$28K +$497 +77 +2%
CK
36
Carnick & Kubik
Colorado
$20.6K +$22.5K +3,484 New
MFS
37
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$20K +$52 +8 +0.2%
HNB
38
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5K -$6 -1 -0.1%
TRCT
39
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K +$2.61K +404 +404%
CRC
40
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
– -$124K -17,520 Closed
SC
41
Searle & Co
Connecticut
– -$18K -2,626 Closed
1
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FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

38 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $25.7M — down 8.2% from $27.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FUND positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was VSR Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $805K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $202K.

  • 38 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q3 2015, up from 36 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $25.7M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was VSR Financial Services, an estimated $805K added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $202K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.