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31 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.97M invested in Vista Gold in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 3

1.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.16% → 21.13% (-1%)

18% less funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 31 (-7)

34% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $7.48M → $4.97M (-$2.51M)

63% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 8

Holders
31
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-18.42%
% of All Funds
0.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
7
Reduced
3
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$22.5K
2
AF
Allworth Financial
California
+$10.4K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.14K
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$2.25K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$324

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$36.6K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$15.3K
3
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$12K
4
FIM
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
-$11K
5
ANTB
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
-$8K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$3.53M – – –
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$508K – – –
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$375K -$36.6K -113,000 -8%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$214K – – –
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$65K +$22.5K +69,554 +43%
California Public Employees Retirement System
6
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$53K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
7
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$40K – – –
RA
8
Royce & Associates
New York
$35K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$33K -$15.3K -47,232 -29%
LCP
10
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$17K – – –
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$16K +$6.14K +18,947 +49%
AF
12
Allworth Financial
California
$16K +$10.4K +32,080 +143%
TH
13
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$15K +$32 +100 +0.2%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$12K -$2.71K -8,373 -17%
ID
15
Integral Derivatives
New York
$11K – – –
DBIA
16
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$10K – – –
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10K +$11.3K +34,796 New
ICOA
18
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$4K – – –
Bank of Montreal
19
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$259 +800 +13%
Creative Planning
20
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K +$324 +1,000 +15%
TCM
21
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K – – –
Deutsche Bank
22
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1K +$2.25K +6,930 +138,600%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
23
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
OC
24
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$12K -30,000 Closed
FIM
25
Fruth Investment Management
Texas
– -$11K -28,000 Closed
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VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

31 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $4.97M — down 34% from $7.48M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 8 funds closed out of VGZ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 7 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, adding an estimated $22.5K. The largest seller was Sprott Inc, cutting an estimated $36.6K.

  • 31 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q4 2014, down from 38 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $4.97M of Vista Gold stock for Q4 2014, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q4 2014 and 8 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q4 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $22.5K added.
  • The largest Vista Gold seller in Q4 2014 was Sprott Inc, an estimated $36.6K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.