Royal Gold
RGLD
278 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.68B invested in Royal Gold in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
73% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 22
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.45B → $3.68B (+$229M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 267 → 278 (+11)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $152M
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 111
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$45.8M |
| 2 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
+$41.9M |
| 3 |
Canada Life
Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada
|
+$33.9M |
| 4 |
GF
Gabelli Funds
Rye,
New York
|
+$24.2M |
| 5 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$21.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
-$76.1M |
| 2 |
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Sun Valley,
Idaho
|
-$38.6M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$31M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$26.8M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$15.6M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
278 of the 3,759 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $3.68B — up 6.7% from $3.45B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new RGLD positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.
The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, adding an estimated $45.8M. The largest seller was First Eagle Investment Management, cutting an estimated $76.1M.
- 278 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q3 2016, up from 267 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $3.68B of Royal Gold stock for Q3 2016, up 6.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q3 2016 and 22 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q3 2016 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $45.8M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q3 2016 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $76.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.