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Sprott Focus Trust

35 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.3M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 6

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3335 (+2)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.4M → $19.3M (-$82.8K)

Holders
35
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+6.06%
% of All Funds
1.13%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
6
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCM
1
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$4.44M +$48.6K +6,816 +1%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.39M -$323K -45,251 -9%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$2.07M -$39.3K -5,514 -2%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.06M +$188K +26,374 +21%
SG Americas Securities
5
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.04M
SFS
6
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.03M +$99.5K +13,960 +11%
VFS
7
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$980K
FAAS
8
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$461K -$9.52K -1,335 -2%
SNC
9
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$439K -$56K -7,862 -11%
DA
10
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$427K -$114K -16,044 -21%
PRCM
11
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$414K
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$390K +$102K +14,328 +35%
RIL
13
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$321K +$4.35K +610 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$307K +$52.5K +7,359 +21%
TJHA
15
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$304K +$1.16K +162 +0.4%
1CP
16
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$286K +$286K +40,186 New
TC
17
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$248K +$249K +34,862 New
CWM
18
Concert Wealth Management
California
$190K +$962 +135 +0.5%
HFS
19
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$190K +$1.94K +272 +1%
FWCM
20
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$189K +$189K +26,478 New
WI
21
Western Investment
Utah
$181K
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$151K +$24.7K +3,463 +20%
MAA
23
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$150K
Brown Advisory
24
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$142K
U
25
UBS
Switzerland
$114K +$2.95K +414 +3%

FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

35 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $19.3M — down 0.43% from $19.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new FUND positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 6 trimmed.

The largest buyer was 1607 Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $286K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $323K.

  • 35 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q3 2013, up from 33 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $19.3M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q3 2013, down 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q3 2013 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q3 2013 was 1607 Capital Partners, an estimated $286K added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q3 2013 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $323K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.