Vista Gold
VGZ
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $10.1M invested in Vista Gold in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 1 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.01M → $10.1M (+$1.07M)
5.32% less ownership
Funds ownership: 29.01% → 23.7% (-5.3%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 36 → 33 (-3)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 10
75% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 1 | Existing positions closed: 4
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$64K |
| 2 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$20.5K |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$19.5K |
| 4 |
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
|
+$17.9K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$9.54K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1.89M |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$412K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$218K |
| 4 |
BJL
Brighton Jones LLC
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$43K |
| 5 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$37.8K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $4K | -$601 | -1,000 | -11% |
|
|
OIA
27
Optimum Investment Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
TCM
28
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
29
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $2 | – | – | – |
|
|
BJL
30
Brighton Jones LLC
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$43K | -113,240 | Closed |
|
|
YP
31
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho Falls,
Idaho
| – | -$11K | -30,000 | Closed |
|
32
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$6K | -15,463 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
33
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$3.02K | -5,019 | -96% |
|
VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
33 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $10.1M — up 12% from $9.01M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of VGZ and 1 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 10 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.
The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $64K. The largest seller was Sprott Inc, cutting an estimated $1.89M.
- 33 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q1 2014, down from 36 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $10.1M of Vista Gold stock for Q1 2014, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 1 fund opened new Vista Gold positions in Q1 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q1 2014 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $64K added.
- The largest Vista Gold seller in Q1 2014 was Sprott Inc, an estimated $1.89M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.