Hecla Mining
171 hedge funds and large institutions have $579M invested in Hecla Mining in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.32M | Put options by funds: $4.53M
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $528M → $579M (+$51.2M)
1.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 51.45% → 52.55% (+1.1%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 178 → 171 (-7)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 61
26% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$13.8M |
| 2 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Austin,
Texas
|
+$12.1M |
| 3 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.29M |
| 4 |
AA
ALPS Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$4.5M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$3.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$6.7M |
| 2 |
VFA
Virtus Fund Advisers
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$6.55M |
| 3 |
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Austin,
Texas
|
-$5.96M |
| 4 |
HCS
Harvest Capital Strategies
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3.02M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.52M |
HL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
171 of the 3,770 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Hecla Mining (HL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $579M — up 9.7% from $528M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of HL and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 61 trimmed existing stakes and 48 added.
The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $6.7M.
- 171 institutional investors held Hecla Mining (HL) as of Q1 2015, down from 178 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $579M of Hecla Mining stock for Q1 2015, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new Hecla Mining positions in Q1 2015 and 23 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Hecla Mining buyer in Q1 2015 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $13.8M added.
- The largest Hecla Mining seller in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.