Royal Gold
RGLD
324 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.39B invested in Royal Gold in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 59 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 91 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 4 (+2)
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $115M | Put options by funds: $67.9M
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 59 | Existing positions closed: 45
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.92B → $4.39B (+$472M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 312 → 324 (+12)
1.03% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.63% → 78.67% (+1%)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 91
Top Buyers
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$64M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$52.7M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$18.7M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$15.4M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$13.7M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$25.2M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$18.7M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$16.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$13.3M |
| 5 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
-$12.1M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
324 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $4.39B — up 12% from $3.92B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 59 funds opened new RGLD positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 91 trimmed.
The largest buyer was VanEck Associates, adding an estimated $64M. The largest seller was State Street, cutting an estimated $25.2M.
- 324 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q4 2018, up from 312 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $4.39B of Royal Gold stock for Q4 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 59 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q4 2018 and 45 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q4 2018 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $64M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q4 2018 was State Street, an estimated $25.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.