Royal Gold
RGLD
353 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.61B invested in Royal Gold in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 140 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
35% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $114M | Put options by funds: $84.7M
1.49% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.2% → 79.69% (+1.5%)
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.45B → $5.61B (+$163M)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 387 → 353 (-34)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 140
46% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 68
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$128M |
| 2 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$87.6M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$38.2M |
| 4 |
AAMU
Amundi Asset Management US
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$16.7M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$15.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$69.2M |
| 2 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$27.1M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$22.8M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$21.4M |
| 5 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$17M |
RGLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
353 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Royal Gold (RGLD) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $5.61B — up 3% from $5.45B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 68 funds closed out of RGLD and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 31 holders — while 140 trimmed existing stakes and 113 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $128M. The largest seller was VanEck Associates, cutting an estimated $69.2M.
- 353 institutional investors held Royal Gold (RGLD) as of Q1 2021, down from 387 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $5.61B of Royal Gold stock for Q1 2021, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Royal Gold positions in Q1 2021 and 68 closed out, a net change of -31 holders.
- The largest Royal Gold buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $128M added.
- The largest Royal Gold seller in Q1 2021 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $69.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.