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Vista Gold

32 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.1M invested in Vista Gold in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 5 increasing their positions, 6 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 25.32%22.58% (-2.7%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3432 (-2)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 5 | Existing positions reduced: 6

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $25.6M → $21.1M (-$4.47M)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
32
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-5.88%
% of All Funds
0.8%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
5
Reduced
6
Closed
5
Calls
$77K
Puts
Net Calls
+$77K
Net Calls Change
-$56K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SVG
1
Sun Valley Gold
Idaho
$17.1M +$18.9K +20,300 +0.1%
LC
2
Loews Corp
New York
$3.06M
CS
3
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$191K
SI
4
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$169K -$527K -567,000 -76%
California Public Employees Retirement System
5
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$123K
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$114K -$233K -250,219 -68%
Wells Fargo
7
Wells Fargo
California
$93K +$2.16K +2,320 +2%
VKH
8
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$88K -$67.1K -72,104 -44%
DBIA
9
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$33K
Jane Street
10
Jane Street
New York
$30K +$17.2K +18,500 +145%
Bank of New York Mellon
11
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$22K +$21.4K +22,991 New
Creative Planning
12
Creative Planning
Kansas
$19K
TSS
13
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$19K +$18.3K +19,630 New
AG
14
Advisor Group
Arizona
$17K
ICOA
15
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$16K +$2.79K +3,000 +21%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$12K
GWM
17
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$4K
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
18
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$3K
NFG
19
Next Financial Group
Texas
$3K
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2K -$47.2K -50,800 -97%
IA
21
IFP Advisors
Florida
$2K
TRCT
22
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$930 +1,000 +200%
Bank of Montreal
23
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1K
Acadian Asset Management
24
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$757K -713,862 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
25
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$211K -199,000 Closed

VGZ Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

32 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Vista Gold (VGZ) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $21.1M — down 17% from $25.6M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of VGZ and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 6 trimmed existing stakes and 5 added.

The largest buyer was Bank of New York Mellon, opening a new position worth an estimated $21.4K. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $757K sold.

  • 32 institutional investors held Vista Gold (VGZ) as of Q4 2016, down from 34 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $21.1M of Vista Gold stock for Q4 2016, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Vista Gold positions in Q4 2016 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Vista Gold buyer in Q4 2016 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $21.4K added.
  • The largest Vista Gold seller in Q4 2016 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $757K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.