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Vista Gold
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24 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.09M invested in Vista Gold in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 3 funds opening new positions, 4 increasing their positions, 2 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 4 | Existing positions reduced: 2

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.87% → 22.34% (+0.47%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 25 → 24 (-1)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.37M → $5.09M (-$287K)

25% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 4

Holders
24
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-4%
% of All Funds
0.63%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
3
Increased
4
Reduced
2
Closed
4
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SVG
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
+$106K
2
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$39.2K
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.93K
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$3.4K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$246

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TH
Timber Hill
Connecticut
-$16K
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$1.8K
3
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$1.48K
4
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$1K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$4M +$106K +359,805 +3%
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$491K – – –
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$220K -$1.48K -5,000 -0.6%
Goldman Sachs
4
Goldman Sachs
New York
$207K – – –
VKH
5
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$48K +$39.2K +132,672 +320%
California Public Employees Retirement System
6
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$35K – – –
RA
7
Royce & Associates
New York
$34K – – –
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$11K +$246 +832 +2%
DBIA
9
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$10K – – –
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$9K +$3.93K +13,317 +64%
Creative Planning
11
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5K – – –
ICOA
12
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$4K – – –
AIG
13
American International Group
New York
$3K – – –
GC
14
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3K +$3.4K +11,500 New
IA
15
IFP Advisors
Florida
$1K +$775 +2,625 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
16
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1 – – –
TH
17
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$16K -52,180 Closed
Bank of Montreal
18
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.8K -6,100 -88%
TCM
19
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
– -$1K -2,800 Closed
AIS
20
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
– +$30 +100 New

VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

24 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $5.09M — down 5.3% from $5.37M a quarter earlier.

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

The largest buyer was Sun Valley Gold, adding an estimated $106K. The largest seller was Timber Hill, exiting entirely with an estimated $16K sold.

  • 24 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q4 2015, down from 25 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $5.09M of Vista Gold stock for Q4 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 3 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q4 2015 and 4 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q4 2015 was Sun Valley Gold, an estimated $106K added.
  • The largest Vista Gold seller in Q4 2015 was Timber Hill, an estimated $16K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.