Royal Gold
RGLD
288 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.3B invested in Royal Gold in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 21
51% more capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $355M | Capital outflows: $235M
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 86
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 269 → 288 (+19)
2.06% more ownership
Funds ownership: 74.44% → 76.5% (+2.1%)
0% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $106M | Put options by funds: $106M
20% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$74.7M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$46.7M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$28.6M |
| 4 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$21.6M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$17.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$37M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$22M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$21.1M |
| 4 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$18M |
| 5 |
KGI
Kopernik Global Investors
Tampa,
Florida
|
-$16.6M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
288 of the 4,023 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $4.3B — up 13% from $3.8B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new RGLD positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 86 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $74.7M. The largest seller was VanEck Associates, cutting an estimated $37M.
- 288 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q3 2017, up from 269 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $4.3B of Royal Gold stock for Q3 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q3 2017 and 21 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q3 2017 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $74.7M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q3 2017 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $37M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.