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Eric Sprott’s investment advisory firm, Sprott Inc, has filed their 13F for the quarter ending December 31, 2012.

Summary for 12/31/2012 13F Filing

Market Value: $847,712,641
Prior Market Value: $1,051,593,732
New Purchases: 16 stocks
Additional Purchases: 29 stocks
Sold out of: 18 stocks
Reduced holdings in: 53 stocks
Concentration % of Top 10 Holdings: 34.50%

13F Holdings Summary

Top 13F Holdings on 12/31/2012
Stock % of Portfolio
First Majestic Silver Corp. 11.39%
Sprott Physical Gold Trust ETV 7.2%
FORTUNA SILVER MINES 4.29%
Coeur d`Alene Mines Corporation 3.42%
Silver Wheaton Corp. 3.33%
Sprott Resource Lending Corp. O 2.95%
Alexco Resource Corporation 2.89%
PRETIUM RES INCCOM 2.68%
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF 2.55%
Vista Gold Corp. 2.09%
Major new positions on 12/31/2012
Stock % of Portfolio
Cisco Systems, Inc. (CALL) 1.23%
PRIMERO MINING CORP 1.21%
General Motors Company Common Stock (CALL) 0.92%
Coach Inc. (CALL) 0.79%
Ford Motor Co. (CALL) 0.78%
Major positions closed on 12/31/2012
Stock Prior % of Portfolio
Mag Silver Corp. 3.14%
Amazon.com Inc. (PUT) 0.6%
Under Armour, Inc. (PUT) 0.53%
Talisman Energy Inc. 0.44%
AURICO GOLD INC. ORDINARY SHARES 0.39%

Nevsky Capital LLP Files 13F For Q4 2012

Posted on January 31st, 2013

London based Nevsky Capital LLP has revealed their 13F holdings for the quarter ending December 31, 2012

Summary for 12/31/2012 13F Filing

Market Value: $659,275,401
Prior Market Value: $810,118,651
New Purchases: 1 stock
Additional Purchases: 1 stock
Sold out of: 5 stocks
Reduced holdings in: 3 stocks
Concentration % of Top 10 Holdings: 81.38%
Top 13F Holdings on 12/31/2012
Stock % of Portfolio
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index 63.31%
Apple Inc. 15.78%
SPDR S&P 500 12.77%
SPDR Gold Shares 5.55%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.52%
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. 0.66%
Vivo Participacoes S.A. 0.41%
Major new positions on 12/31/2012
Stock % of Portfolio
SPDR S&P 500 12.77%
Major positions closed on 12/31/2012
Stock Prior % of Portfolio
Microsoft Corporation 14.01%
Citigroup, Inc. 2.62%
Mobile Telesystems OJSC 2.47%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited 1.83%
Vimpel-Communications 1.01%

Stephen A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors filed a new 13G disclosing ownership of 6,311,262 shares of STRZA as of January 28, 2013 This gives SAC Capital Advisors a 5.4% stake in the company and is an increase of 6,024,335 shares over what they reported on their 13F on September 30, 2012

From Yahoo! Finance, Starz operates as a media and entertainment company. It provides premium subscription video programming services to multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies through STARZ and ENCORE pay TV networks in the United States, as well as offers on demand and authenticated online services.

Ownership History in STRZA
Reported via Date Name Ticker Shares % of Portfolio
13F 2009-06-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 543,926 0.14
13F 2009-09-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 754,528 0.23
13F 2009-12-31 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 779,616 0.30
13F 2010-03-31 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 1,005,371 0.37
13F 2010-06-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 1,004,632 0.48
13F 2010-09-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 140,506 0.08
13F 2010-12-31 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 276,445 0.14
13F 2011-03-31 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 547,919 0.25
13F 2011-06-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 605,032 0.30
13F 2011-09-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 1,281,001 0.68
13F 2011-12-31 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 52,544 0.03
13F 2012-03-31 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 573,615 0.23
13F 2012-06-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 365,378 0.17
13F 2012-09-30 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 286,927 0.15
SC 13G 2013-01-28 STARZ LIBERTY CAP COM SER A STRZA 6,311,262 N/A

Third Point Acquires 8.2% of Herbalife (HFL)

Posted on January 9th, 2013

Daniel S. Loeb’s Third Point LLC , filed a new 13G disclosing ownership of 8,900,000 shares of HLF as of January 03, 2013. This gives Third Point an 8.24% stake in the company.

From Yahoo! Finance, Herbalife Ltd., a network marketing company, sells weight management, nutritional supplement, energy, sports and fitness, and personal care products worldwide. It offers science-based products in four principal categories: weight management; targeted nutrition; energy, sports, and fitness; and outer nutrition.

Ownership History in HLF
Reported via Date Name Ticker Shares % of Portfolio
13F 2007-06-30 Herbalife Ltd. HLF 2,000,000 0.72
SC 13G 2013-01-03 Herbalife Ltd. HLF 8,900,000 N/A

SAC Capital Advisors, the hedge fund run by Stephen A. Cohen, filed a new 13G disclosing ownership of 930,600 shares of BWLD as of December 28, 2012. This gives SAC Capital a 5% stake in the company and is an increase of 926,700 shares over what they reported on their 13F on September 30, 2012.

From Yahoo! Finance, Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. engages in the ownership, operation, and franchise of restaurants primarily in the United States.

Ownership History in BWLD
Reported via Date Name Ticker Shares % of Portfolio
13F 2010-03-31 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 867 0.00
13F 2010-12-31 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 36,872 0.01
13F 2011-03-31 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 24,561 0.01
13F 2011-09-30 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 14,662 0.01
13F 2011-12-31 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 23,182 0.01
13F 2012-03-31 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 2,642 0.00
13F 2012-09-30 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 3,900 0.00
SC 13G 2012-12-28 Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. BWLD 930,600 N/A