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Sprott Focus Trust
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35 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.9M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 9 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 9

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $33.5M → $35.9M (+$2.36M)

0.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.11% → 20.12% (+0.01%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 35 (-2)

17% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 6

Holders
35
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5.41%
% of All Funds
0.87%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
15
Reduced
9
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$683K
2
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$554K
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$345K
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$185K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$174K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$1.05M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$367K
3
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
-$163K
4
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
-$143K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$126K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BBPWM
26
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$99K -$70.3K -9,588 -42%
Commonwealth Equity Services
27
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$95K -$11.6K -1,584 -11%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$95K +$1.25K +170 +1%
PA
29
Parallel Advisors
California
$50K +$48.6K +6,625 New
LTFS
30
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21K +$22 +3 +0.1%
WT
31
Whittier Trust
California
$8K – – –
HNB
32
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$7K – – –
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7K +$6.86K +935 New
LCM
34
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$367K -52,944 Closed
AA
35
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
– -$163K -23,411 Closed
SG Americas Securities
36
SG Americas Securities
New York
– -$126K -18,111 Closed
Geode Capital Management
37
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$116K -16,741 Closed
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$86K -12,456 Closed
Creative Planning
39
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$13K -1,908 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
40
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$7 -1 -14%
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– +$7 +1 New
1
2

FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

35 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $35.9M — up 7.1% from $33.5M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of FUND and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 9 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, adding an estimated $683K. The largest seller was City of London Investment Management, cutting an estimated $1.05M.

  • 35 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q1 2017, down from 37 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $35.9M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q1 2017, up 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q1 2017 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $683K added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q1 2017 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.