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242 hedge funds and large institutions have $3B invested in Royal Gold in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 99 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

82% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 17

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 99 | Existing positions reduced: 80

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 228 → 242 (+14)

9% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $146M | Put options by funds: $160M

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.49B → $3B (-$485M)

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 5 (-3)

Holders
242
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+6.14%
% of All Funds
7.02%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
31
Increased
99
Reduced
80
Closed
17
Calls
$146M
Puts
$160M
Net Calls
-$14.2M
Net Calls Change
-$21.9M

Top Buyers

1
GF
Gabelli Funds
New York
+$33.7M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$21.6M
3
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$17.7M
4
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
+$11.6M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$9.83M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$26.1M
2
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
-$20.8M
3
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$20.5M
4
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$14.4M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$13.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VanEck Associates
1
VanEck Associates
New York
$331M +$5.83M +78,064 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$278M +$1.58M +21,171 +0.5%
BG
3
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$240M -$20.8M -278,276 -7%
BFA
4
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$129M +$3.43M +45,960 +2%
TAM
5
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$127M +$974K +13,050 +0.7%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$123M -$644K -8,625 -0.5%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$119M -$26.1M -349,132 -16%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$117M -$2.67M -35,774 -2%
Fidelity Investments
9
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$103M +$9.83M +131,653 +9%
Allianz Asset Management
10
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$102M -$6.57M -88,025 -5%
PP
11
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$77.8M +$17.7M +237,507 +25%
GF
12
Gabelli Funds
New York
$73.9M +$33.7M +451,100 +66%
O
13
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$62.7M -$6.05M -81,107 -8%
First Eagle Investment Management
14
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$59.3M +$3.37M +45,133 +5%
T. Rowe Price Associates
15
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$58M +$1.14M +15,305 +2%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$45.1M -$9.26M -124,017 -15%
USAA
17
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$43M -$13.1M -175,000 -21%
SJIC
18
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$42.4M -$2.73M -36,530 -5%
GC
19
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$33.7M -$13.3M -178,204 -26%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$31.5M +$216K +2,898 +0.6%
Renaissance Technologies
21
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$31.4M +$21.6M +290,000 +150%
VAM
22
Visium Asset Management
New York
$24.9M +$4.29M +57,485 +18%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
23
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$24.6M +$1.34M +17,967 +5%
Geode Capital Management
24
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$23.2M +$223K +2,982 +0.8%
Schroder Investment Management Group
25
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$22.8M -$14.4M -192,944 -35%
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RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

242 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $3B — down 14% from $3.49B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new RGLD positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 99 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gabelli Funds, adding an estimated $33.7M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $26.1M.

  • 242 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q3 2014, up from 228 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $3B of Royal Gold stock for Q3 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q3 2014 and 17 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q3 2014 was Gabelli Funds, an estimated $33.7M added.
  • The largest Royal Gold seller in Q3 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $26.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.