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Vista Gold
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36 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.01M invested in Vista Gold in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7.23% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.24% → 29.01% (-7.2%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 40 → 36 (-4)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10

34% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.6M → $9.01M (-$4.64M)

43% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 14

Holders
36
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
1.04%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
7
Increased
8
Reduced
14
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$63.2K
2
BJL
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
+$46.9K
3
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$37.8K
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
+$13.1K
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$11.2K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
-$379K
2
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$332K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$322K
4
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
-$315K
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$288K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Tudor Investment Corp
26
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$4K +$4.6K +11,100 New
OAM
27
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$4K +$4.68K +11,300 New
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3K -$134K -323,067 -97%
TRCT
29
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$1.02K +2,464 +90%
OIA
30
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$1K – – –
TCM
31
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K +$1.16K +2,800 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
32
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
PCM
33
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
– -$379K -822,000 Closed
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
34
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
– -$315K -682,415 Closed
PP
35
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$288K -624,400 Closed
Citigroup
36
Citigroup
New York
– -$51.2K -123,734 -99%
PRHC
37
P.R. Herzig & Co
New York
– -$54K -117,329 Closed
CI
38
Cowen Inc
New York
– -$43K -93,800 Closed
SC
39
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
– -$38K -90,000 Closed
Royal Bank of Canada
40
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$19.7K -47,646 -100%
Millennium Management
41
Millennium Management
New York
– -$21K -46,426 Closed
RFC
42
Russell Frank Company
Washington
– -$11K -24,030 Closed
Barclays
43
Barclays
United Kingdom
– -$7.77K -18,760 -99%
CAS
44
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
– -$6.34K -13,760 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
45
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$5K -10,235 Closed
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VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

36 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $9.01M — down 34% from $13.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of VGZ and 7 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 8 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, adding an estimated $63.2K. The largest seller was Perritt Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $379K sold.

  • 36 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q4 2013, down from 40 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $9.01M of Vista Gold stock for Q4 2013, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q4 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q4 2013 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $63.2K added.
  • The largest Vista Gold seller in Q4 2013 was Perritt Capital Management, an estimated $379K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.