Vista Gold
VGZ
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.2M invested in Vista Gold in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 7 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
255% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $39K | Put options by funds: $11K
17% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 6
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 32 → 33 (+1)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $21.1M → $22.2M (+$1.05M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.46% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.58% → 22.12% (-0.46%)
43% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 7
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$29.7K |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$28.8K |
| 3 |
LCP
Legacy Capital Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$22.6K |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$10.6K |
| 5 |
CCA
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
Rochester,
New York
|
+$10.3K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$191K |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$102K |
| 3 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$99.4K |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$42.1K |
| 5 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$22K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
CS
27
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
| – | -$191K | -200,005 | Closed |
|
|
28
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
| – | -$22K | -22,991 | Closed |
|
|
ICOA
29
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
| – | -$16K | -17,000 | Closed |
|
|
NFG
30
Next Financial Group
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$3K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
31
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | -$41 | -40 | -10% |
|
32
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$82 | +79 | +790% |
|
VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review
33 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $22.2M — up 5% from $21.1M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new VGZ positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 4 added to existing stakes and 7 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.7K. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, exiting entirely with an estimated $191K sold.
- 33 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q1 2017, up from 32 in Q4 2016.
- Funds reported $22.2M of Vista Gold stock for Q1 2017, up 5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q1 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
- The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q1 2017 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $29.7K added.
- The largest Vista Gold seller in Q1 2017 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $191K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.