Royal Gold
RGLD
339 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.32B invested in Royal Gold in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 45 funds opening new positions, 105 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
70% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141M | Put options by funds: $83.3M
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.73B → $5.32B (+$597M)
0.2% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.45% → 79.25% (-0.2%)
2% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 46
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 345 → 339 (-6)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 105 | Existing positions reduced: 120
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$40M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$24.6M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$22.7M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$16.1M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$16M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$25.4M |
| 2 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$13.3M |
| 3 |
GF
Gabelli Funds
Rye,
New York
|
-$12.9M |
| 4 |
AGPM
ASA Gold & Precious Metals
Portland,
Maine
|
-$10.8M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$9.1M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
339 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $5.32B — up 13% from $4.73B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of RGLD and 45 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 120 trimmed existing stakes and 105 added.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, opening a new position worth an estimated $40M. The largest seller was VanEck Associates, cutting an estimated $25.4M.
- 339 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q2 2019, down from 345 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $5.32B of Royal Gold stock for Q2 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 45 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q2 2019 and 46 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q2 2019 was Nuveen, an estimated $40M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q2 2019 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $25.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.