Post by
Shermandrock1 on Nov 20, 2019 3:39pm
Yo Wineaux:
As of 2/28/2019, the Blackrock Interim Report suggests that The WGF owns 9,184,431 shares. The Morningstar report that you referenced (a/o 11/20/2019?) shows BGF World Gold Fund owning 8,724,163. Just below the BGF World Gold reference, there appears the Black Rock International Gold Fund owning 2,288,333 shares. The WGF and Intl Gold Fund are separate entities and the share amounts should not be compared for comparison. The WGF appears to have 50+ holdings. It would not be unusual to for the portfolio managers to redistribute capital to those companies that appear to have higher near-term prospects. Yep, I believe that Blackrock is selling. Now that they are below 10%, no need to report and SEDI silent.
Comment by
dorebull on Nov 20, 2019 7:14pm
Great observations. What does it all mean!!?
Comment by
Wineaux on Nov 20, 2019 8:36pm
You are correct Sherm. I pulled the following out of TMAC's own industry conference presentations. They compile the Blackrock ownership numbers based on data from corporate filings. March 2019 - 14.5M (12.9%) Sept 2019 - 15.2M (13.2%) Nov 2019 - 10.8M (9.4%)
Comment by
Wineaux on Nov 20, 2019 8:56pm
Is Blackrock selling the major reason behind the stock price decline in the last three months? Aug 31, 2019 - 15.2M (13.2%) Oct 31, 2019 - 10.8M (9.4%) The total share volume in Sep & Oct was approximately 4M or very close to the 4.4M shares they sold off.