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264 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.55B invested in Royal Gold in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 100 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.16B → $3.55B (+$392M)

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 73.2% → 74.53% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 100

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 289 → 264 (-25)

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $82.9M | Put options by funds: $102M

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 45

Holders
264
Holders Change
-25
Holders Change %
-8.65%
% of All Funds
6.57%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
26
Increased
92
Reduced
100
Closed
45
Calls
$82.9M
Puts
$102M
Net Calls
-$19.5M
Net Calls Change
-$11.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$365M
2
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$62.9M
3
CLM
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Maryland
+$51.3M
4
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$45.3M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$24.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$30.5M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$16.2M
3
AA
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
-$15.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$13.7M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$9.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MPWT
251
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$5.6K – – –
QCG
252
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$5K +$3.46K +51 +119%
BTIS
253
BB&T Investment Services
North Carolina
$4K -$2.58K -38 -43%
CB
254
Community Bank
New York
$4K – – –
IF
255
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$4K – – –
VIA
256
Vantage Investment Advisors
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
BFEC
257
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K +$2.78K +41 New
TRCT
258
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K -$370K -5,453 -100%
TFO
259
Tarbox Family Office
California
$2K – – –
WCBA
260
Weaver C. Barksdale & Associates
Tennessee
$2K – – –
PCP
261
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
WA
262
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$1K – – –
PFO
263
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$1K +$1.29K +19 New
HA
264
Harfst & Associates
Wyoming
$1K +$1.36K +20 New
USGIU
265
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$49 -$3.34M -49,300 -99%
SCM
266
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$4.72M -74,474 Closed
Two Sigma Investments
267
Two Sigma Investments
New York
– -$3.83M -56,456 Closed
QIM
268
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
– -$2.19M -34,500 Closed
Two Sigma Advisers
269
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
– -$2.15M -33,867 Closed
AIM
270
Assured Investment Management
New York
– -$2.03M -32,033 Closed
VOAM
271
Vertex One Asset Management
British Columbia, Canada
– -$1.94M -30,647 Closed
CG
272
Clinton Group
New York
– -$1.41M -22,310 Closed
Verition Fund Management
273
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$1.39M -21,883 Closed
JG
274
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$1.32M -20,911 Closed
DCM
275
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
– -$1.19M -18,803 Closed
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RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

264 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $3.55B — up 12% from $3.16B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 45 funds closed out of RGLD and 26 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 100 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $365M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $30.5M.

  • 264 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q1 2017, down from 289 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $3.55B of Royal Gold stock for Q1 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q1 2017 and 45 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $365M added.
  • The largest Royal Gold seller in Q1 2017 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $30.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.