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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
PCM
76
Parsons Capital Management
Rhode Island
$58K -$16.6K -5,900 -23%
WAM
77
World Asset Management
Michigan
$48K – – –
UBS Group
78
UBS Group
Switzerland
$47K +$45.4K +16,102 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
79
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$44K +$85 +30 +0.2%
Wellington Management Group
80
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$43K – – –
AT
81
Acadia Trust
Maine
$41K – – –
N
82
Natixis
France
$40K – – –
Creative Planning
83
Creative Planning
Kansas
$40K +$3.1K +1,100 +9%
OCM
84
Osterweis Capital Management
California
$36K – – –
TIA
85
Trust Investment Advisors
Indiana
$30K -$28.2K -10,000 -50%
ICOA
86
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$29K – – –
AIG
87
American International Group
New York
$18K -$14.4K -5,100 -46%
AllianceBernstein
88
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$13K – – –
WA
89
WFG Advisors
Texas
$12K – – –
CFA
90
CT Financial Advisors
Pennsylvania
$7.08K +$6.76K +2,400 New
TRCT
91
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$29.9K -10,608 -87%
BFA
92
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$5K +$5.14K +1,823 New
Walleye Trading
93
Walleye Trading
New York
$4K +$3.63K +1,289 New
FFC
94
First Financial Corp
Indiana
$3K – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
95
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$3K +$1.54K +548 +139%
US Bancorp
96
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$2K -$846 -300 -29%
GAM
97
Gemmer Asset Management
California
$2K – – –
NFG
98
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2K – – –
Simplex Trading
99
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2K +$1.58K +560 New
LFR
100
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$1K -$1.41K -500 -50%
2 3
4
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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.