Royal Gold
RGLD
247 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.74B invested in Royal Gold in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
5% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 84
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 261 → 247 (-14)
21% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 47
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $1.74B (-$484M)
52% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $34.1M | Put options by funds: $71.1M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KGI
Kopernik Global Investors
Tampa,
Florida
|
+$22.4M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$20.9M |
| 3 |
SJIC
St. James Investment Company
Southlake,
Texas
|
+$20.9M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$14.9M |
| 5 |
3CP
3G Capital Partners
New York
|
+$14.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$64.7M |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$23.7M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$16.3M |
| 4 |
HK
Horizon Kinetics
New York
|
-$10.2M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$9.01M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
247 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $1.74B — down 22% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of RGLD and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 10 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.
The largest buyer was Kopernik Global Investors, opening a new position worth an estimated $22.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock Group, cutting an estimated $64.7M.
- 247 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q4 2015, down from 261 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $1.74B of Royal Gold stock for Q4 2015, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q4 2015 and 47 closed out, a net change of -10 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q4 2015 was Kopernik Global Investors, an estimated $22.4M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Group, an estimated $64.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.