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Sprott Focus Trust
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36 hedge funds and large institutions have $33.9M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.19% → 22.51% (-2.7%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 37 → 36 (-1)

14% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 13

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44.6M → $33.9M (-$10.7M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
36
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-2.7%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
11
Reduced
13
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
+$1.43M
2
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$762K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$744K
4
1CP
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
+$736K
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$533K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$3.23M
2
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$659K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$616K
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$519K
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$499K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MAA
26
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$97K – – –
PVWM
27
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$90K -$7.12K -1,072 -6%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$71K -$29.3K -4,406 -26%
WAM
29
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$67K +$76.5K +11,513 New
DA
30
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$64K -$139K -20,943 -65%
PA
31
Parallel Advisors
California
$38K – – –
AIC
32
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$15K +$16.9K +2,545 New
WT
33
Whittier Trust
California
$6K – – –
HNB
34
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5K – – –
BC
35
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$659K -89,252 Closed
CCP
36
Cardan Capital Partners
Colorado
– -$478K -64,743 Closed
SWP
37
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$131K -17,803 Closed
CA
38
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
– -$109K -14,804 Closed
IA
39
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$18K -2,415 Closed
OGC
40
Oak Grove Capital
New Hampshire
– -$8K -1,028 Closed
TRCT
41
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$1K -147 Closed
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– +$33 +5 New
1
2

FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

36 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $33.9M — down 24% from $44.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of FUND and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 11 added.

The largest buyer was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, adding an estimated $1.43M. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $3.23M.

  • 36 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q4 2018, down from 37 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $33.9M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q4 2018, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q4 2018 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q4 2018 was Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, an estimated $1.43M added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q4 2018 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $3.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.