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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
MSFP
101
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$1K – – –
CPIG
102
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Illinois
$1K +$902 +320 New
Bessemer Group
103
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1K +$1.39K +493 New
BRWA
104
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$325 +$28.2K +10,000 +100%
O
105
OppenheimerFunds
New York
– -$6.21M -2,050,000 Closed
CNB
106
City National Bank
California
– -$2.17M -717,746 Closed
BG
107
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
– -$1.68M -553,475 Closed
SFM
108
Soros Fund Management
New York
– -$1.67M -550,000 Closed
HT
109
HAP Trading
New York
– -$1.41M -465,210 Closed
MBI
110
Montrusco Bolton Investments
Quebec, Canada
– -$363K -120,000 Closed
ST
111
Spot Trading
Illinois
– -$248K -87,993 -100%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
112
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
– -$189 -55,960 Closed
DC
113
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$139K -45,900 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
114
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$104K -34,408 Closed
ID
115
Integral Derivatives
New York
– -$92K -30,318 Closed
PG
116
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$85K -27,891 Closed
Invesco
117
Invesco
Georgia
– -$68K -22,582 Closed
MAP
118
Managed Asset Portfolios
Michigan
– -$48K -16,000 Closed
Nomura Holdings
119
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$45K -14,850 Closed
SI
120
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
– -$39K -13,000 Closed
ICAS
121
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
– -$39K -12,900 Closed
Fifth Third Bancorp
122
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
– -$33K -10,900 Closed
UR
123
USCA RIA
Texas
– -$31K -10,223 Closed
First Manhattan
124
First Manhattan
New York
– -$27K -9,000 Closed
BCM
125
Blume Capital Management
California
– -$18K -6,000 Closed
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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.