We are live on ! Find out more
RGLD icon

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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)

Holders
231
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-1.7%
% of All Funds
6.67%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+150%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
32
Increased
84
Reduced
83
Closed
33
Calls
$170M
Puts
$123M
Net Calls
+$47.8M
Net Calls Change
+$32.1M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates
New York
+$35.3M
2
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$27.4M
3
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$22.5M
4
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$21M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$14.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
-$28.1M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$23.7M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$21.7M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$17.9M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$12.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
126
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$1.11M -$85.8K -1,395 -7%
LSERS
127
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.1M -$18.4K -300 -2%
GL
128
GLG LLC
New York
$1.06M +$1.04M +16,931 New
Nisa Investment Advisors
129
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1M -$67.6K -1,100 -6%
IRF
130
IBM Retirement Fund
New York
$997K -$558K -9,069 -37%
ARC
131
Absolute Return Capital
Massachusetts
$943K +$289K +4,697 +45%
ProShare Advisors
132
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$925K -$2.5M -40,611 -73%
EVC
133
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$820K -$30.7K -500 -4%
TRSOTSOK
134
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$789K -$43K -700 -5%
SI
135
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$770K -$2.77K -45 -0.4%
MHP
136
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
$751K +$738K +12,000 New
URS
137
Utah Retirement Systems
Utah
$724K +$6.15K +100 +0.9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
138
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$667K +$381K +6,191 +139%
DCM
139
Dynamic Capital Management
Jersey
$653K +$296K +4,820 +86%
CM
140
CoreCommodity Management
Connecticut
$633K +$6.76K +110 +1%
AIP
141
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$622K -$22.9K -373 -4%
SAM
142
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$589K – – –
Marshall Wace
143
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$582K +$572K +9,300 New
AQR Capital Management
144
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$579K -$209K -3,400 -27%
COPPSERS
145
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$569K -$608K -9,890 -52%
BCA
146
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$551K +$61.5K +1,000 +13%
IA
147
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$536K +$3.44K +56 +0.7%
SB
148
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$534K -$4.67K -76 -0.9%
QSS
149
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
$529K +$513K +8,336 New
HCM
150
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$527K +$517K +8,412 New
4 5
6
7 8

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.