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25 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.37M invested in Vista Gold in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 2 increasing their positions, 4 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.5% more ownership

Funds ownership: 20.37% → 21.87% (+1.5%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.54M → $5.37M (-$165K)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 27 → 25 (-2)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 5

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 2 | Existing positions reduced: 4

Holders
25
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-7.41%
% of All Funds
0.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
2
Reduced
4
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
+$503K
2
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$5.19K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$4.71K
4
AIG
American International Group
New York
+$2.97K
5
W
Wealthfront
California
+$10

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$99.5K
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$31K
3
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$20.9K
4
LCP
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
-$20K
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$6K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$4.23M +$503K +1,793,826 +14%
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$532K – – –
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$240K -$99.5K -354,723 -31%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$224K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$37K – – –
RA
6
Royce & Associates
New York
$36K – – –
TH
7
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$16K -$84 -300 -0.6%
VKH
8
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$12K -$20.9K -74,394 -64%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$12K -$8 -28 -0.1%
DBIA
10
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$10K – – –
UBS Group
11
UBS Group
Switzerland
$6K +$4.71K +16,798 +405%
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$6K +$5.19K +18,500 New
ICOA
13
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$4K – – –
AIG
14
American International Group
New York
$3K +$2.97K +10,600 New
Bank of Montreal
15
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2K – – –
TCM
16
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$1K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
17
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
– -$31K -92,945 Closed
LCP
19
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
– -$20K -59,400 Closed
Citadel Advisors
20
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$6K -18,134 Closed
PNC Financial Services Group
21
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -2,000 Closed
W
22
Wealthfront
California
– +$10 +35 New

VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

25 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $5.37M — down 3% from $5.54M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of VGZ and 3 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 4 trimmed existing stakes and 2 added.

The largest buyer was Sun Valley Gold, adding an estimated $503K. The largest seller was Sprott Inc, cutting an estimated $99.5K.

  • 25 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q3 2015, down from 27 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.37M of Vista Gold stock for Q3 2015, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q3 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q3 2015 was Sun Valley Gold, an estimated $503K added.
  • The largest Vista Gold seller in Q3 2015 was Sprott Inc, an estimated $99.5K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.