Royal Gold
RGLD
324 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.45B invested in Royal Gold in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 35 closing their positions.
34% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 35
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.18B → $4.45B (+$273M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 315 → 324 (+9)
1.36% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.87% → 79.23% (+1.4%)
1% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $110M | Put options by funds: $110M
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 108
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$110M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$15.3M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$12.5M |
| 4 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$11.7M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$10.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$24.5M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$23.2M |
| 3 |
KGI
Kopernik Global Investors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$10.6M |
| 4 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.39M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.9M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
324 of the 4,364 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.45B — up 6.5% from $4.18B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new RGLD positions and 35 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $110M. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $24.5M.
- 324 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q1 2018, up from 315 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.45B of Royal Gold stock for Q1 2018, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 47 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q1 2018 and 35 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q1 2018 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $110M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q1 2018 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $24.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.