Royal Gold
RGLD
345 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.73B invested in Royal Gold in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 63 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 106 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 36
63% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $95.2M | Put options by funds: $58.4M
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.39B → $4.73B (+$334M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 324 → 345 (+21)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 106
0.78% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.67% → 79.45% (+0.78%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$32.2M |
| 2 |
Jennison Associates
New York
|
+$17.3M |
| 3 |
Citigroup
New York
|
+$15.4M |
| 4 |
MAM
Martingale Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$15.3M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$14.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$26.2M |
| 2 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$23.3M |
| 3 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$18.9M |
| 4 |
GLA
Great Lakes Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$14.6M |
| 5 |
SJIC
St. James Investment Company
Southlake,
Texas
|
-$12.4M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
345 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $4.73B — up 7.6% from $4.39B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 63 funds opened new RGLD positions and 36 closed out — a net gain of 27 holders — while 112 added to existing stakes and 106 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $32.2M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $26.2M.
- 345 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q1 2019, up from 324 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $4.73B of Royal Gold stock for Q1 2019, up 7.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 63 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q1 2019 and 36 closed out, a net change of +27 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q1 2019 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $32.2M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q1 2019 was Norges Bank, an estimated $26.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.