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Wheaton Precious Metals

334 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.3B invested in Wheaton Precious Metals in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 101 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 30

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 56 (+1)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.92B → $5.3B (+$380M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 328334 (+6)

7% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $71.8M | Put options by funds: $77.4M

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 101 | Existing positions reduced: 110

2.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 54.42%51.68% (-2.7%)

Holders
334
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+1.83%
% of All Funds
7.65%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
39
Increased
101
Reduced
110
Closed
30
Calls
$71.8M
Puts
$77.4M
Net Calls
-$5.6M
Net Calls Change
+$11.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$947M -$20.9M -970,663 -2%
First Eagle Investment Management
2
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$598M -$2.15M -99,968 -0.4%
VanEck Associates
3
VanEck Associates
New York
$448M +$16.2M +753,871 +4%
CG
4
Carmignac Gestion
France
$294M +$2.21M +102,800 +0.8%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$261M +$9.7M +451,015 +4%
Bank of Montreal
6
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$202M +$11.2M +518,368 +6%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$167M +$17.2M +797,390 +12%
Deutsche Bank
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$119M +$6.7M +311,413 +6%
CIBC World Market
9
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$92.2M -$15.7M -731,431 -15%
Swiss National Bank
10
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$85.8M -$7.56M -351,500 -8%
Norges Bank
11
Norges Bank
Norway
$79.3M +$168K +7,814 +0.2%
Fidelity International
12
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$78.1M +$73.4M +3,410,207 +2,695%
Bank of New York Mellon
13
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$72.4M -$2.68M -124,552 -4%
KGI
14
Kopernik Global Investors
Florida
$69.9M -$8.58M -398,912 -11%
TAM
15
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$69.3M +$226K +10,510 +0.3%
HK
16
Horizon Kinetics
New York
$67.1M -$1.48M -68,651 -2%
Toronto Dominion Bank
17
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$65M +$21.8M +1,012,380 +52%
PP
18
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$60.2M +$25.3M +1,177,240 +76%
RL
19
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$57.8M -$4.97M -230,849 -8%
GXMC
20
Global X Management Company
New York
$53.9M -$5.69M -264,632 -10%
Fidelity Investments
21
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$53.1M -$84.8M -3,941,832 -62%
AIMCA
22
Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo)
Alberta, Canada
$47.1M -$2.78M -129,400 -7%
CS
23
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$40.7M +$219K +10,173 +0.6%
Legal & General Group
24
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$39.7M -$1.28M -59,662 -3%
Morgan Stanley
25
Morgan Stanley
New York
$36.7M -$15.9M -738,976 -31%

WPM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

334 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $5.3B — up 7.7% from $4.92B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new WPM positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 101 added to existing stakes and 110 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Fidelity International, adding an estimated $73.4M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $84.8M.

  • 334 institutional investors held Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) as of Q2 2018, up from 328 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $5.3B of Wheaton Precious Metals stock for Q2 2018, up 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Wheaton Precious Metals positions in Q2 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Wheaton Precious Metals buyer in Q2 2018 was Fidelity International, an estimated $73.4M added.
  • The largest Wheaton Precious Metals seller in Q2 2018 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $84.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.