Wheaton Precious Metals
328 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.92B invested in Wheaton Precious Metals in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 88 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
1.91% more ownership
Funds ownership: 52.5% → 54.42% (+1.9%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.14B → $4.92B (-$221M)
5% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 41
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 333 → 328 (-5)
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $66.3M | Put options by funds: $83.1M
26% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 119
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$224M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$66M |
| 3 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
+$36.6M |
| 4 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$26.7M |
| 5 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
+$25.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CG
Carmignac Gestion
Paris,
France
|
-$48.6M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$42.1M |
| 3 |
3CP
3G Capital Partners
New York
|
-$33.2M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$32.5M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$28.3M |
WPM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
328 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.92B — down 4.3% from $5.14B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of WPM and 39 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 119 trimmed existing stakes and 88 added.
The largest buyer was First Eagle Investment Management, adding an estimated $224M. The largest seller was Carmignac Gestion, cutting an estimated $48.6M.
- 328 institutional investors held Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) as of Q1 2018, down from 333 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.92B of Wheaton Precious Metals stock for Q1 2018, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 39 funds opened new Wheaton Precious Metals positions in Q1 2018 and 41 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Wheaton Precious Metals buyer in Q1 2018 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $224M added.
- The largest Wheaton Precious Metals seller in Q1 2018 was Carmignac Gestion, an estimated $48.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.