iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF
RING
43 hedge funds and large institutions have $145M invested in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
43% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 7
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 10
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 40 → 43 (+3)
4% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $110K | Put options by funds: $106K
6.78% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.84% → 39.05% (-6.8%)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $171M → $145M (-$25.5M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$6.2M |
| 2 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.56M |
| 3 |
TPWA
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Salem,
Oregon
|
+$1.48M |
| 4 |
PAMU
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.01M |
| 5 |
HSBC Holdings
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$387K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$11.2M |
| 2 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.81M |
| 3 |
OMC
Old Mission Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$4.29M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.8M |
| 5 |
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Wayne,
Pennsylvania
|
-$3.13M |
RING Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
43 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $145M — down 15% from $171M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new RING positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $6.2M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.2M sold.
- 43 institutional investors held iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) as of Q4 2017, up from 40 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $145M of iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF stock for Q4 2017, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 10 funds opened new iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Bank of America, an estimated $6.2M added.
- The largest iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF seller in Q4 2017 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $11.2M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.