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29 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.12M invested in Vista Gold in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 2 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 8 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.97M → $5.12M (+$147K)

0.47% less ownership

Funds ownership: 21.13% → 20.66% (-0.47%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 31 → 29 (-2)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 2 | Existing positions closed: 4

75% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 8

Holders
29
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-6.45%
% of All Funds
0.77%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
2
Increased
2
Reduced
8
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$9.97K
2
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
+$3.14K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.82K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$569

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$65K
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$22.7K
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$16K
4
ID
Integral Derivatives
New York
-$9.08K
5
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$7.43K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$3.71M +$3.14K +8,827 +0.1%
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$534K – – –
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$388K -$7.43K -20,874 -2%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$225K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$53K – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
6
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$42K – – –
RA
7
Royce & Associates
New York
$37K – – –
LCP
8
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$18K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$16K -$22.7K -63,939 -55%
TH
10
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$16K -$142 -400 -0.8%
AF
11
Allworth Financial
California
$16K – – –
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$12K -$548 -1,541 -4%
UBS Group
13
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12K +$1.82K +5,129 +15%
DBIA
14
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$10K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$8K +$9.97K +28,025 New
ID
16
Integral Derivatives
New York
$4K -$9.08K -25,526 -64%
ICOA
17
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$4K -$36 -100 -0.7%
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K – – –
Creative Planning
19
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K – – –
TCM
20
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
21
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
VKH
22
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$65K -229,460 Closed
Citadel Advisors
23
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$16K -57,779 Closed
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
– -$2.44K -6,862 -99%
TRCT
25
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
– -$45 -126 -68%
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VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

29 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $5.12M — up 3% from $4.97M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 4 funds closed out of VGZ and 2 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 8 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.97K. The largest seller was Virtu KCG Holdings, exiting entirely with an estimated $65K sold.

  • 29 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q1 2015, down from 31 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $5.12M of Vista Gold stock for Q1 2015, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 2 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q1 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q1 2015 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $9.97K added.
  • The largest Vista Gold seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $65K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.