Royal Gold
RGLD
252 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.06B invested in Royal Gold in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 95 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
62% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82.6M | Put options by funds: $51M
3% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 29
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 254 → 252 (-2)
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 95
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.62B → $3.06B (-$563M)
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 5 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$61.8M |
| 2 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$59.8M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$24.8M |
| 4 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$12.4M |
| 5 |
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
|
+$11M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
Americafirst Capital Management
Roseville,
California
|
-$604M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$23.2M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$22.1M |
| 4 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$13.2M |
| 5 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$12.7M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RC
276
RegentAtlantic Capital
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$48K | -765 | Closed |
|
277
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$18K | -293 | Closed |
|
|
QT
278
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$14K | -234 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
279
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$6K | -90 | Closed |
|
|
TFA
280
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$4K | -62 | Closed |
|
|
VAM
281
Visionary Asset Management
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$2K | -38 | Closed |
|
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
252 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $3.06B — down 16% from $3.62B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new RGLD positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 93 added to existing stakes and 95 trimmed.
The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, adding an estimated $61.8M. The largest seller was Americafirst Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $604M sold.
- 252 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q1 2015, down from 254 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $3.06B of Royal Gold stock for Q1 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q1 2015 and 29 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q1 2015 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $61.8M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q1 2015 was Americafirst Capital Management, an estimated $604M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.