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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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

Holders
38
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+5.56%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
5
Reduced
11
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
+$136K
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$60.5K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$18.1K
4
FIM
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
+$13.1K
5
LC
Loews Corp
New York
+$10.6K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$153K
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$112K
3
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$98.5K
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$36K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$12.5K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$5.08M +$136K +291,500 +2%
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$731K +$10.6K +22,737 +1%
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$586K -$98.5K -211,077 -13%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$308K -$732 -1,568 -0.2%
AEA
5
Andreeff Equity Advisors
Florida
$290K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$67K -$153K -328,529 -67%
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$66K +$60.5K +129,722 +430%
D.E. Shaw & Co
8
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$58K -$112K -240,385 -63%
California Public Employees Retirement System
9
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$53K – – –
RA
10
Royce & Associates
New York
$51K – – –
LCP
11
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$25K – – –
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$21K -$699 -1,498 -3%
TH
13
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$21K – – –
ID
14
Integral Derivatives
New York
$16K – – –
Citadel Advisors
15
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$16K +$18.1K +38,832 New
DBIA
16
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$14K – – –
OC
17
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$12K -$1.87K -4,000 -12%
FIM
18
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
$11K +$13.1K +28,000 New
AF
19
Allworth Financial
California
$9K – – –
ANTB
20
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$8K +$9.33K +20,000 New
U
21
UBS
Switzerland
$7K -$36K -77,219 -81%
Morgan Stanley
22
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7K +$934 +2,001 +13%
ICOA
23
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$6K – – –
GC
24
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$5K -$12.5K -26,686 -70%
Tudor Investment Corp
25
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$5K +$543 +1,163 +10%
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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.