Sprott Focus Trust
FUND
36 hedge funds and large institutions have $49.3M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.
300% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 1
113% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 8
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $44.5M → $49.3M (+$4.83M)
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 36 (+3)
2.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 23.73% → 25.92% (+2.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.61M |
| 2 |
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Arlington,
Virginia
|
+$1.23M |
| 3 |
SRC
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
|
+$406K |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$317K |
| 5 |
VFA
Valeo Financial Advisors
Carmel,
Indiana
|
+$302K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$496K |
| 2 |
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
|
-$484K |
| 3 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$181K |
| 4 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$124K |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$87K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
| $165K | +$329 | +42 | +0.2% |
|
27
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| $150K | – | – | – |
|
|
RIL
28
Rothschild Investment LLC
Chicago,
Illinois
| $145K | +$3.91K | +499 | +3% |
|
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| $132K | – | – | – |
|
|
30
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $97K | -$124K | -15,773 | -56% |
|
|
DA
31
Doliver Advisors
Houston,
Texas
| $95K | +$94.1K | +11,990 | New |
|
|
PA
32
Parallel Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| $52K | – | – | – |
|
|
WT
33
Whittier Trust
South Pasadena,
California
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
HNB
34
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
35
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $7K | – | – | – |
|
36
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
| $3K | +$3.41K | +435 | New |
|
|
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$87K | -11,191 | Closed |
|
FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
36 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $49.3M — up 11% from $44.5M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new FUND positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 8 trimmed.
The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.61M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $496K.
- 36 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q4 2017, up from 33 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $49.3M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q4 2017, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q4 2017 and 1 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q4 2017 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.61M added.
- The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $496K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.