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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
Toronto Dominion Bank
51
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$261K -$8.17K -2,900 -3%
TH
52
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$246K -$74.1K -26,274 -24%
UBS AM
53
UBS AM
Illinois
$242K – – –
KAM
54
Kazazian Asset Management
Florida
$236K +$225K +79,951 New
Brown Advisory
55
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$230K +$86.4K +30,650 +65%
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$208K – – –
Deutsche Bank
57
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$191K +$181K +64,231 +7,137%
CSS
58
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$190K +$183K +64,895 New
FTUS
59
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$184K +$176K +62,472 New
Bank of America
60
Bank of America
North Carolina
$175K +$20.3K +7,185 +14%
RFC
61
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$164K -$21K -7,438 -12%
Canada Life
62
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$156K -$747 -265 -0.5%
CIBC World Market
63
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$149K – – –
LPL Financial
64
LPL Financial
California
$139K -$2.82K -1,000 -2%
AG
65
Aperio Group
California
$131K -$1.27K -450 -1%
VKH
66
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$116K -$78.2K -27,753 -41%
Goldman Sachs
67
Goldman Sachs
New York
$108K -$153K -54,425 -60%
Barclays
68
Barclays
United Kingdom
$98K -$90.2K -32,000 -39%
LCP
69
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$86K – – –
Comerica Bank
70
Comerica Bank
Texas
$86K +$41.3K +14,664 +103%
EEG
71
E.E. Geduld
$74K – – –
HI
72
HBK Investments
Texas
$72K -$126K -44,773 -65%
OWP
73
Obermeyer Wealth Partners
Colorado
$68K – – –
OAM
74
Orinda Asset Management
California
$68K +$64.7K +22,940 New
LTFS
75
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$61K +$48.9K +17,335 +495%
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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.