Sandstorm Gold
SAND
SAND was delisted on the 17th of October, 2025.
122 hedge funds and large institutions have $412M invested in Sandstorm Gold in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 39 increasing their positions, 34 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
433% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $20.5M | Put options by funds: $3.85M
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
27% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 15
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 39 | Existing positions reduced: 34
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $365M → $412M (+$47.1M)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 119 → 122 (+3)
1.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 42.9% → 44.15% (+1.2%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EPIM
Equinox Partners Investment Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$6.72M |
| 2 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$5.59M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$3.13M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.22M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$1.87M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$6.99M |
| 2 |
GP
GLG Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$5.52M |
| 3 |
IIM
Intact Investment Management
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$3.38M |
| 4 |
USGIU
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
San Antonio,
Texas
|
-$2.72M |
| 5 |
SI
Sentry Investments
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.55M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QC
126
QCM Cayman
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$92K | -20,440 | Closed |
|
|
MA
127
MUFG Americas
New York
| – | -$91K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
128
Stifel Financial
St. Louis,
Missouri
| – | -$59K | -13,269 | Closed |
|
129
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
| – | -$58K | -12,660 | Closed |
|
|
GS
130
Girard Securities
San Diego,
California
| – | -$58K | -12,516 | Closed |
|
|
NIT
131
NumerixS Investment Technologies
Vancouver,
British Columbia, Canada
| – | -$55K | -12,100 | Closed |
|
|
SJIM
132
St. Johns Investment Management
Jacksonville,
Florida
| – | -$53K | -11,690 | Closed |
|
|
WCF
133
West Coast Financial
Santa Barbara,
California
| – | -$45K | -10,000 | Closed |
|
|
CG
134
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$11.3K | -2,500 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
135
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$5K | -1,100 | Closed |
|
SAND Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
122 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sandstorm Gold (SAND) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $412M — up 13% from $365M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SAND positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 39 added to existing stakes and 34 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Equinox Partners Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.72M. The largest seller was OppenheimerFunds, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.99M sold.
- 122 institutional investors held Sandstorm Gold (SAND) as of Q4 2017, up from 119 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $412M of Sandstorm Gold stock for Q4 2017, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 19 funds opened new Sandstorm Gold positions in Q4 2017 and 15 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Sandstorm Gold buyer in Q4 2017 was Equinox Partners Investment Management, an estimated $6.72M added.
- The largest Sandstorm Gold seller in Q4 2017 was OppenheimerFunds, an estimated $6.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.