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NovaGold Resources
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105 hedge funds and large institutions have $381M invested in NovaGold Resources in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.61M | Put options by funds: $2.63M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $345M → $381M (+$35.9M)

4.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.95% → 40.67% (+4.7%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 115 → 105 (-10)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 34

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 24

Holders
105
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-8.7%
% of All Funds
2.8%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
16
Increased
27
Reduced
34
Closed
24
Calls
$5.61M
Puts
$2.63M
Net Calls
+$2.98M
Net Calls Change
+$317K

Top Buyers

1
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$50M
2
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
+$8.51M
3
OWIM
Old West Investment Management
California
+$4.85M
4
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
+$2.85M
5
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$2.14M

Top Sellers

1
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
-$8.71M
2
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$6.21M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$3.01M
4
CNB
City National Bank
California
-$2.17M
5
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
-$1.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
26
Boyle Capital Management
Iowa
$1.25M -$176K -62,415 -13%
AA
27
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$996K +$471K +167,236 +98%
Citigroup
28
Citigroup
New York
$958K +$70.2K +24,889 +8%
SA
29
Steadfast Advisors
New York
$946K +$379K +134,534 +72%
USAA
30
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$885K +$846K +300,000 New
TCGI
31
Three Corner Global Investors
New York
$806K – – –
Swiss National Bank
32
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$756K – – –
Morgan Stanley
33
Morgan Stanley
New York
$699K +$126K +44,614 +23%
EML
34
Eos Management LP
New York
$693K – – –
Jane Street
35
Jane Street
New York
$677K +$616K +218,607 +1,987%
AWA
36
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$671K +$52.6K +18,646 +9%
CF
37
CNA Financial
Illinois
$653K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
38
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$649K -$3.01M -1,067,476 -83%
GC
39
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$633K -$206K -73,014 -25%
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$623K +$409K +145,218 +221%
NPC
41
National Planning Corporation
California
$602K +$44.8K +15,878 +10%
SAMC
42
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$524K +$500K +177,500 New
Millennium Management
43
Millennium Management
New York
$502K +$288K +102,292 +150%
Renaissance Technologies
44
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$481K +$461K +163,390 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
45
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$477K -$427K -151,450 -48%
AM
46
Account Management
Massachusetts
$445K -$70.5K -25,000 -14%
Group One Trading
47
Group One Trading
Illinois
$331K -$21K -7,459 -6%
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$329K +$64K +22,716 +26%
CIBC Asset Management
49
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$268K -$74.2K -26,314 -22%
Asset Management One
50
Asset Management One
Japan
$262K +$115K +40,900 +85%
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NG Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

105 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in NovaGold Resources (NG) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $381M — up 10% from $345M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of NG and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 34 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, opening a new position worth an estimated $50M. The largest seller was Sun Valley Gold, cutting an estimated $8.71M.

  • 105 institutional investors held NovaGold Resources (NG) as of Q4 2014, down from 115 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $381M of NovaGold Resources stock for Q4 2014, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new NovaGold Resources positions in Q4 2014 and 24 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest NovaGold Resources buyer in Q4 2014 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $50M added.
  • The largest NovaGold Resources seller in Q4 2014 was Sun Valley Gold, an estimated $8.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.