Royal Gold
RGLD
231 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.86B invested in Royal Gold in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 83 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
150% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 5 (+3)
39% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $170M | Put options by funds: $123M
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.1B → $2.86B (+$760M)
1% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 83
3% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 33
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 235 → 231 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$35.3M |
| 2 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$27.4M |
| 3 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
+$22.5M |
| 4 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$21M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$14.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$28.1M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$23.7M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$21.7M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$17.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$12.7M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
231 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $2.86B — up 36% from $2.1B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of RGLD and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 83 trimmed existing stakes and 84 added.
The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, adding an estimated $35.3M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, cutting an estimated $28.1M.
- 231 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q1 2014, down from 235 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $2.86B of Royal Gold stock for Q1 2014, up 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q1 2014 and 33 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q1 2014 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $35.3M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q1 2014 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $28.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.