Wheaton Precious Metals
295 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.35B invested in Wheaton Precious Metals in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 85 increasing their positions, 109 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
1.85% more ownership
Funds ownership: 49.63% → 51.48% (+1.8%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.39B → $4.35B (-$33.9M)
6% less funds holding
Funds holding: 313 → 295 (-18)
13% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)
14% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $82.4M | Put options by funds: $95.5M
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 85 | Existing positions reduced: 109
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 46
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
|
+$266M |
| 2 |
AA
ALPS Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$23.3M |
| 3 |
RL
Ruffer LLP
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$18M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$14M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$13.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$48M |
| 2 |
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$30.8M |
| 3 |
AII
AGF Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$19.8M |
| 4 |
VanEck Associates
New York
|
-$19M |
| 5 |
APG Asset Management
Amsterdam,
Netherlands
|
-$18.5M |
WPM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review
295 of the 4,022 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $4.35B — down 0.77% from $4.39B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of WPM and 32 opened new positions — a net loss of 14 holders — while 109 trimmed existing stakes and 85 added.
The largest buyer was First Eagle Investment Management, adding an estimated $266M. The largest seller was Norges Bank, cutting an estimated $48M.
- 295 institutional investors held Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) as of Q3 2017, down from 313 in Q2 2017.
- Funds reported $4.35B of Wheaton Precious Metals stock for Q3 2017, down 0.77% quarter-over-quarter.
- 32 funds opened new Wheaton Precious Metals positions in Q3 2017 and 46 closed out, a net change of -14 holders.
- The largest Wheaton Precious Metals buyer in Q3 2017 was First Eagle Investment Management, an estimated $266M added.
- The largest Wheaton Precious Metals seller in Q3 2017 was Norges Bank, an estimated $48M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.