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Sprott Focus Trust

45 hedge funds and large institutions have $28.1M invested in Sprott Focus Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4445 (+1)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.8M → $28.1M (+$1.32M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 16

Holders
45
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+2.27%
% of All Funds
1.2%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
8
Increased
16
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RCM
1
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$6.01M +$709K +128,668 +15%
COLIM
2
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$2.75M +$1.54M +279,956 +163%
SFS
3
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2.74M -$653K -118,418 -21%
MC
4
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$2.51M +$303K +54,909 +15%
1CP
5
1607 Capital Partners
Virginia
$2.08M +$119K +21,653 +7%
Bank of America
6
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.26M +$40.6K +7,366 +4%
WAM
7
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$1.11M -$258K -46,893 -20%
LCM
8
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.03M +$545K +98,934 +141%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$905K -$353K -64,073 -30%
BC
10
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
$755K +$684K +124,099 New
CA
11
Cornerstone Advisors
North Carolina
$645K +$163K +29,600 +39%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$592K +$27.1K +4,911 +5%
Morgan Stanley
13
Morgan Stanley
New York
$574K -$781K -141,794 -60%
FAAS
14
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$566K +$41.3K +7,499 +9%
VFS
15
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$457K
SRC
16
Shufro Rose & Co
New York
$428K -$373K -67,642 Closed
BBPWM
17
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$385K -$46.2K -8,376 -12%
AA
18
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$369K -$12K -2,173 -3%
DA
19
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$368K -$24.8K -4,498 -7%
TJHA
20
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$311K -$4.24K -769 -1%
RTS
21
Round Table Services
New Jersey
$199K
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$199K +$25K +4,532 +16%
HFS
23
HL Financial Services
Kentucky
$156K +$1.21K +219 +0.9%
RIL
24
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$142K +$2.07K +376 +2%
GFM
25
Gramercy Funds Management
Connecticut
$136K

FUND Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

45 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $28.1M — up 4.9% from $26.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new FUND positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was City of London Investment Management, adding an estimated $1.54M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $781K.

  • 45 institutional investors held Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) as of Q1 2016, up from 44 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $28.1M of Sprott Focus Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Sprott Focus Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was City of London Investment Management, an estimated $1.54M added.
  • The largest Sprott Focus Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $781K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.