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Sprott Focus Trust
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34 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.5M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 0 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 7

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 30 → 34 (+4)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.9M → $25.5M (-$469K)

Holders
34
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+13.33%
% of All Funds
0.91%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
5
Increased
16
Reduced
7
Closed
–
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.28M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$163K
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$159K
4
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$78.2K
5
DA
Doliver Advisors
Texas
+$60.7K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$325K
2
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$38.7K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$16.7K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$8.6K
5
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$7.13K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.95M -$325K -43,627 -4%
RCM
2
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$4.61M – – –
SFS
3
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2.17M +$1.28M +172,131 +132%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$2.12M +$163K +21,910 +8%
Bank of America
5
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.22M +$41K +5,505 +3%
EFS
6
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.21M -$3.16K -425 -0.3%
SG Americas Securities
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.05M +$16K +2,144 +1%
VFS
8
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$911K – – –
1CP
9
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$705K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$663K -$16.7K -2,238 -2%
Stifel Financial
11
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$540K -$7.13K -958 -1%
FAAS
12
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$535K +$30.1K +4,040 +6%
TJHA
13
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$327K +$3.99K +536 +1%
RIL
14
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$291K -$2.78K -374 -0.9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
15
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$281K +$439 +59 +0.2%
HFS
16
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$253K +$1.8K +242 +0.7%
CWM
17
Concert Wealth Management
California
$225K +$29.8K +4,007 +15%
UBS Group
18
UBS Group
Switzerland
$189K +$196K +26,382 New
PVWM
19
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$187K – – –
DA
20
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$176K +$60.7K +8,149 +50%
WAM
21
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$153K +$159K +21,407 New
MAA
22
Mraz Amerine & Associates
California
$151K – – –
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$92K -$8.6K -1,156 -8%
APCM
24
Arbiter Partners Capital Management
New York
$87K +$781 +105 +0.9%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$75K +$78.2K +10,512 New
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FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

34 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $25.5M — down 1.8% from $25.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FUND positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Shaker Financial Services, adding an estimated $1.28M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $325K.

  • 34 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q4 2014, up from 30 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $25.5M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 0 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $1.28M added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $325K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.