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Sprott Focus Trust

38 hedge funds and large institutions have $25.7M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 11

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3638 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $27.9M → $25.7M (-$2.28M)

Holders
38
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
1.06%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
21
Reduced
11
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$5.38M -$202K -31,348 -3%
RCM
2
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$3.79M +$55.5K +8,590 +1%
SFS
3
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$3.55M +$7.75K +1,200 +0.2%
1CP
4
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$1.72M +$784K +121,434 +71%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.54M -$93.6K -14,493 -5%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.31M +$121K +18,694 +9%
WAM
7
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.3M +$218K +33,744 +18%
COLIM
8
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.01M +$681K +105,420 +160%
VFS
9
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$737K +$805K +124,664 New
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$550K -$58.1K -8,997 -9%
FAAS
11
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$494K +$6.43K +995 +1%
CA
12
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$420K -$34.9K -5,400 -7%
SRC
13
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$393K +$16.2K +2,508 +4%
Stifel Financial
14
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$375K -$23K -3,559 -5%
AA
15
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$346K +$99.7K +15,438 +36%
TJHA
16
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$302K +$4K +620 +1%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$296K
LCM
18
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$243K +$9.93K +1,538 +4%
BBPWM
19
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$225K +$65.5K +10,150 +36%
RTS
20
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$188K
PVWM
21
Point View Wealth Management
New Jersey
$155K +$3.57K +553 +2%
UBS Group
22
UBS Group
Switzerland
$152K +$2.67K +413 +2%
HFS
23
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$148K -$7K -1,084 -4%
AA
24
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$136K +$149K +23,000 New
RIL
25
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$133K -$14.1K -2,184 -9%

FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

38 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $25.7M — down 8.2% from $27.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new FUND positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was VSR Financial Services, opening a new position worth an estimated $805K. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $202K.

  • 38 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q3 2015, up from 36 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $25.7M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 8.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was VSR Financial Services, an estimated $805K added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $202K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.