Royal Gold
RGLD
254 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.62B invested in Royal Gold in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 91 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
48% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 29
36% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $152M | Put options by funds: $112M
21% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3B → $3.62B (+$621M)
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 242 → 254 (+12)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 91 | Existing positions reduced: 87
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AI
Analytic Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$37.5M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$33.2M |
| 3 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$24M |
| 4 |
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
|
+$23.1M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$18.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$29.6M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$27.2M |
| 3 |
VAM
Visium Asset Management
New York
|
-$24.5M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$12.7M |
| 5 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$11.6M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
254 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $3.62B — up 21% from $3B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new RGLD positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 91 added to existing stakes and 87 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Analytic Investors, adding an estimated $37.5M. The largest seller was Guggenheim Capital, cutting an estimated $29.6M.
- 254 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q4 2014, up from 242 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $3.62B of Royal Gold stock for Q4 2014, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q4 2014 and 29 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q4 2014 was Analytic Investors, an estimated $37.5M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q4 2014 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $29.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.