Vista Gold
VGZ
40 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.6M invested in Vista Gold in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 14
14.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 50.85% → 36.24% (-15%)
35% less funds holding
Funds holding: 62 → 40 (-22)
66% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40.3M → $13.6M (-$26.7M)
84% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 25
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $1K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$1.65M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$1.04M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$503K |
| 4 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$293K |
| 5 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$95K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$11.3M |
| 2 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$1M |
| 3 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$493K |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$394K |
| 5 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
-$360K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$33.7K | -41,100 | Closed |
|
52
ProShare Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$38K | -39,657 | Closed |
|
53
JP Morgan Chase
New York
| – | -$30K | -31,222 | Closed |
|
|
APU
54
Alpine Partners USVI
St. Thomas,
U.S. Virgin Islands
| – | -$28K | -29,026 | Closed |
|
|
NFA
55
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$25K | -26,199 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
56
Bridgeway Capital Management
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$24K | -24,300 | Closed |
|
57
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
| – | -$23K | -23,512 | Closed |
|
|
RCM
58
Rotella Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$19K | -19,900 | Closed |
|
59
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$19K | -18,700 | Closed |
|
|
SKK
60
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$12K | -12,000 | Closed |
|
61
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$11K | -11,210 | Closed |
|
|
TCIM
62
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
| – | -$9K | -9,700 | Closed |
|
63
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
| – | -$6K | -5,960 | Closed |
|
64
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | -$3K | -3,010 | Closed |
|
VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
40 of the 3,085 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $13.6M — down 66% from $40.3M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of VGZ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.
The largest buyer was D.E. Shaw & Co, adding an estimated $1.65M. The largest seller was VanEck Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.3M sold.
- 40 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q3 2013, down from 62 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $13.6M of Vista Gold stock for Q3 2013, down 66% quarter-over-quarter.
- 4 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q3 2013 and 25 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q3 2013 was D.E. Shaw & Co, an estimated $1.65M added.
- The largest Vista Gold seller in Q3 2013 was VanEck Associates, an estimated $11.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.