Vista Gold
VGZ
38 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.48M invested in Vista Gold in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 36 → 38 (+2)
0.47% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.63% → 22.16% (-0.47%)
20% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.31M → $7.48M (-$1.83M)
55% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 11
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Sun Valley,
Idaho
|
+$136K |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$60.5K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$18.1K |
| 4 |
FIM
Fruth Investment Management
Houston,
Texas
|
+$13.1K |
| 5 |
LC
Loews Corp
New York
|
+$10.6K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$153K |
| 2 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$112K |
| 3 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$98.5K |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$36K |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$12.5K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $3K | +$2.85K | +6,100 | New |
|
27
Creative Planning
Overland Park,
Kansas
| $3K | +$3.03K | +6,500 | New |
|
|
OIA
28
Optimum Investment Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
TCM
29
Tradewinds Capital Management
Bellingham,
Washington
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
NFG
30
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| $1K | +$1.4K | +3,000 | New |
|
31
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Canada,
Ontario, Canada
| $2 | – | – | – |
|
32
SG Americas Securities
New York
| – | -$7K | -13,207 | Closed |
|
33
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$4.62K | -9,900 | -100% |
|
34
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$5K | -9,000 | Closed |
|
|
BFA
35
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$4K | -8,600 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
36
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$2.21K | -4,737 | -96% |
|
|
BRWA
37
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$1.6K | -3,200 | Closed |
|
38
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$78 | -168 | -82% |
|
VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
38 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $7.48M — down 20% from $9.31M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new VGZ positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 5 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sun Valley Gold, adding an estimated $136K. The largest seller was Renaissance Technologies, cutting an estimated $153K.
- 38 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q3 2014, up from 36 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $7.48M of Vista Gold stock for Q3 2014, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q3 2014 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q3 2014 was Sun Valley Gold, an estimated $136K added.
- The largest Vista Gold seller in Q3 2014 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $153K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.