Vista Gold
VGZ
30 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.8M invested in Vista Gold in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 6 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 6 | Existing positions reduced: 5
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
0.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.12% → 22.05% (-0.07%)
9% less funds holding
Funds holding: 33 → 30 (-3)
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22.2M → $18.8M (-$3.32M)
60% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 5
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$56K |
| 2 |
ICOA
Investment Centers of America
Bismarck,
North Dakota
|
+$19K |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$18.8K |
| 4 |
CCA
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
Rochester,
New York
|
+$10.5K |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$2.85K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$35.8K |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$31K |
| 3 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$29K |
| 4 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$22K |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$21.6K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
26
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$22K | -21,095 | Closed |
|
|
TSS
27
Two Sigma Securities
New York
| – | -$13K | -12,264 | Closed |
|
28
Renaissance Technologies
New York
| – | -$10K | -10,300 | Closed |
|
29
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$7K | -7,675 | Closed |
|
30
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$31 | +33 | +37% |
|
31
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| – | +$190 | +200 | +56% |
|
VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
30 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $18.8M — down 15% from $22.2M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of VGZ and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 5 trimmed existing stakes and 6 added.
The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $56K. The largest seller was Sprott Inc, cutting an estimated $35.8K.
- 30 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q2 2017, down from 33 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $18.8M of Vista Gold stock for Q2 2017, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
- 2 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q2 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
- The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q2 2017 was Barclays, an estimated $56K added.
- The largest Vista Gold seller in Q2 2017 was Sprott Inc, an estimated $35.8K sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.