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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
33
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
1
Increased
7
Reduced
10
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$64K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$20.5K
3
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$19.5K
4
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$17.9K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.54K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$1.89M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$412K
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$218K
4
BJL
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
-$43K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$37.8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$6.25M – – –
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$910K – – –
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$862K -$1.89M -3,145,478 -65%
D.E. Shaw & Co
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$394K -$412K -685,208 -47%
Goldman Sachs
5
Goldman Sachs
New York
$369K -$218K -363,261 -34%
AEA
6
Andreeff Equity Advisors
Florida
$364K -$15K -25,000 -3%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$309K +$64K +106,600 +22%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$134K +$19.5K +32,509 +14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
9
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$72K – – –
VKH
10
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$70K -$37.8K -62,844 -31%
RA
11
Royce & Associates
New York
$63K – – –
Deutsche Bank
12
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$46K – – –
LCP
13
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$31K – – –
TH
14
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$27K -$1.06K -1,766 -3%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$27K +$9.54K +15,874 +44%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$21K +$5.72K +9,528 +29%
OAM
17
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$21K +$17.9K +29,771 +263%
ID
18
Integral Derivatives
New York
$20K – – –
OC
19
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$18K +$2.4K +4,000 +13%
DBIA
20
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$18K +$3K +5,000 +17%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$17K +$20.5K +34,082 New
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$8K -$330 -550 -3%
ICAS
23
Investors Capital Advisory Services
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
U
24
UBS
Switzerland
$6K -$12.3K -20,501 -65%
Tudor Investment Corp
25
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$6K – – –
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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.