Royal Gold
RGLD
313 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.92B invested in Royal Gold in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 102 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
53% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $112M | Put options by funds: $73.6M
0.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 78.08% → 77.63% (-0.45%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 102 | Existing positions reduced: 105
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 325 → 313 (-12)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.74B → $3.92B (-$824M)
19% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 47
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$47.9M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$24.9M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$15.8M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$15.2M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$12.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$67.1M |
| 2 |
CLM
ClearBridge LLC (Maryland)
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$48.8M |
| 3 |
Capital Research Global Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$24.8M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$18.1M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$17.5M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
313 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.92B — down 17% from $4.74B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of RGLD and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 105 trimmed existing stakes and 102 added.
The largest buyer was ClearBridge Investments, adding an estimated $47.9M. The largest seller was Prudential plc, exiting entirely with an estimated $67.1M sold.
- 313 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q3 2018, down from 325 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.92B of Royal Gold stock for Q3 2018, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q3 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q3 2018 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $47.9M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q3 2018 was Prudential plc, an estimated $67.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.