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27 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.54M invested in Vista Gold in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 1 increasing their positions, 3 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.12M → $5.54M (+$422K)

0.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.66% → 20.37% (-0.29%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 29 → 27 (-2)

33% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 6

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1 | Existing positions reduced: 3

Holders
27
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-6.9%
% of All Funds
0.73%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
4
Increased
1
Reduced
3
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$40.3K
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$6.31K
3
PNC Financial Services Group
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
+$696
4
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
+$348
5
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
+$226

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$47.1K
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$16.8K
3
AF
Allworth Financial
California
-$16K
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$16K
5
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$12.4K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$4.09M – – –
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$588K – – –
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$382K -$47.1K -135,500 -10%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$248K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$43K – – –
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$41K – – –
VKH
7
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$38K +$40.3K +115,893 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
8
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$31K -$16.8K -48,300 -34%
LCP
9
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$20K – – –
TH
10
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$17K +$226 +650 +1%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$13K – – –
DBIA
12
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$12K – – –
Citadel Advisors
13
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6K +$6.31K +18,134 New
ICOA
14
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$5K – – –
Bank of Montreal
15
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K – – –
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1K -$12.4K -35,780 -90%
Morgan Stanley
17
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1K – – –
TCM
18
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
19
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1K +$696 +2,000 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
20
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
AF
21
Allworth Financial
California
– -$16K -54,539 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$16K -52,900 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
23
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$8K -28,025 Closed
ID
24
Integral Derivatives
New York
– -$4K -14,474 Closed
Creative Planning
25
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$2K -7,500 Closed
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VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

27 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $5.54M — up 8.3% from $5.12M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 6 funds closed out of VGZ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 3 trimmed existing stakes and 1 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $40.3K. The largest seller was Sprott Inc, cutting an estimated $47.1K.

  • 27 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q2 2015, down from 29 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.54M of Vista Gold stock for Q2 2015, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $40.3K added.
  • The largest Vista Gold seller in Q2 2015 was Sprott Inc, an estimated $47.1K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.