Sandstorm Gold Ltd.
US ˙ NYSE ˙ CA80013R2063
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SecuritySAND / Sandstorm Gold Ltd.
InstitutionCitadel Advisors Llc
ManagerKen Griffin
Latest Disclosed Ownership0 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 0
Citadel Advisors Llc ownership in SAND / Sandstorm Gold Ltd.

On February 17, 2026 - Citadel Advisors Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 0 shares of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (US:SAND) valued at $0 USD as of December 31, 2025. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on November 14, 2025 disclosing 544,322 shares of Sandstorm Gold Ltd.. The current value of the position is $0 USD.

Citadel Advisors Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (SAND) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD and put options representing 0 of underlying shares valued at $0 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

SAND / Sandstorm Gold Ltd. Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 0 -100.00 0
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 544,322 -1,419,532 -72.28 6,815 -63.09 0.0009
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 1,963,854 1,001,608 104.09 18,460 154.13 0.0032
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 962,246 -79,818 -7.66 7,265 24.94 0.0014
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 1,042,064 580,323 125.68 5,815 109.89 0.0010
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 461,741 51,944 12.68 2,770 24.27 0.0005
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 409,797 -516,168 -55.74 2,229 -54.15 0.0005
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 925,965 669,496 261.04 4,861 276.82 0.0009
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 256,469 74,364 40.84 1,290 52.12 0.0003
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 182,105 -318,760 -63.64 849 -66.93 0.0002
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 500,865 -633,321 -55.84 2,564 -61.09 0.0005
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 1,134,186 -1,655,444 -59.34 6,590 -55.09 0.0014
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 2,789,630 915,623 48.86 14,673 51.44 0.0034
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 1,874,007 1,290,235 221.02 9,689 178.98 0.0022
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 583,772 236,397 68.05 3,473 23.73 0.0009
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 347,375 -330,737 -48.77 2,807 -33.23 0.0006
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 678,112 185,298 37.60 4,204 48.13 0.0009
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 492,814 289,265 142.11 2,838 76.71 0.0006
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 203,549 -410,341 -66.84 1,606 -61.53 0.0004
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A-1 SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 613,890 385,755 169.09 4,175 155.20 0.0010
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 613,890 385,755 4,175 0.0010
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 228,135 -211,103 -48.06 1,636 -55.87 0.0004
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW 80013R206 439,238 274,133 166.04 3,707 133.44 0.0011
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 165,105 -112,646 -40.56 1,588 14.16 0.0006
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 277,751 -11,339 -3.92 1,391 -35.42 0.0006
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 289,090 108,014 59.65 2,154 110.97 0.0009
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 181,076 -692,618 -79.27 1,021 -78.91 0.0005
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 873,694 526,888 151.93 4,841 154.79 0.0022
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 346,806 197,282 131.94 1,900 175.36 0.0009
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 149,524 -53,276 -26.27 690 -8.73 0.0004
2018-11-13 2018-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 202,800 58,358 40.40 756 16.31 0.0003
2018-08-14 2018-06-30 13F/A-1 SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 144,442 50,737 54.15 650 45.74 0.0003
2018-08-10 2018-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 144,442 50,737 650
2018-05-14 2018-03-31 13F/A-1 SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 93,705 10,600 12.75 446 7.47 0.0002
2018-05-11 2018-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 93,705 10,600 446
2018-02-09 2017-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 83,105 83,105 415 0.0003
2017-05-12 2017-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 0 -189,244 -100.00 0 -100.00
2017-02-10 2016-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 189,244 104,146 122.38 738 72.43 0.0007
2017-01-31 2016-09-30 13F/A-1 SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 85,098 -128,783 -60.21 428 -55.14 0.0004
2016-11-10 2016-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 85,098 428
2017-01-31 2016-06-30 13F/A-1 SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 213,881 102,934 92.78 954 161.37 0.0011
2016-08-12 2016-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 213,881 954
2017-01-31 2016-03-31 13F/A-1 SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 110,947 106,790 2,568.92 365 3,218.18 0.0005
2016-05-13 2016-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 110,947 365
2017-01-31 2015-12-31 13F/A-1 SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 4,157 -25,328 -85.90 11 -86.08 0.0000
2016-02-12 2015-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 4,157 11
2015-11-16 2015-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 29,485 7,362 33.28 79 21.54 0.0001
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 22,123 -7,573 -25.50 65 -32.99 0.0001
2015-05-15 2015-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 29,696 -146,219 -83.12 97 -83.78 0.0001
2015-02-17 2014-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 175,915 139,852 387.80 598 285.81 0.0007
2014-11-14 2014-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 36,063 20,779 135.95 155 46.23 0.0002
2014-08-14 2014-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 15,284 -20,889 -57.75 106 -47.26 0.0001
2014-05-15 2014-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 36,173 -18,770 -34.16 201 -14.47 0.0003
2014-02-14 2013-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 54,943 24,421 80.01 235 43.29 0.0003
2013-11-14 2013-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 30,522 18,157 146.84 164 127.78 0.0003
2013-08-14 2013-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn 80013R206 12,365 12,365 72 0.0001
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 0 -100.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 221,800 40.03 2,777 86.56 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 158,400 88.57 1,489 134.70 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 84,000 1.69 634 37.83 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 82,600 17.83 461 9.52 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 70,100 202.16 421 233.33 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 23,200 -47.87 126 -45.92 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 44,500 -75.84 234 -74.84 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 184,200 192.85 927 216.04 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 62,900 -23.67 293 -30.40 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 82,400 99.03 422 75.42 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 41,400 -85.59 241 -84.11 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 287,242 -16.20 1,511 -14.79 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 342,789 13.54 1,772 -1.34 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 301,900 -32.91 1,796 -50.61 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 450,000 1.03 3,636 31.69 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 445,400 11.43 2,761 19.94 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 399,700 -28.83 2,302 -48.05 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 561,600 64.11 4,431 90.42 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 342,200 16.83 2,327 10.81 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 342,200 2,327 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 292,900 5.36 2,100 -10.49 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Call 278,000 47.40 2,346 29.33 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 188,600 35.10 1,814 159.51 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 139,600 -38.48 699 -58.64 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 226,900 41.72 1,690 87.15 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 160,100 62.04 903 65.08 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 98,800 -13.41 547 -12.48 n/a n/a n/a
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 114,100 15.02 625 36.76 n/a n/a n/a
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 99,200 -4.43 457 18.09 n/a n/a n/a
2018-11-13 2018-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 103,800 6.68 387 -11.64 n/a n/a n/a
2018-08-14 2018-06-30 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 97,300 -7.86 438 -12.92 n/a n/a n/a
2018-08-10 2018-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 97,300 438 n/a n/a n/a
2018-05-14 2018-03-31 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 105,600 39.13 503 32.72 n/a n/a n/a
2018-05-11 2018-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 105,600 503 n/a n/a n/a
2018-02-09 2017-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 75,900 -47.36 379 -42.14 n/a n/a n/a
2017-11-09 2017-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 144,200 -4.31 655 12.35 n/a n/a n/a
2017-08-11 2017-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 150,700 39.80 583 26.74 n/a n/a n/a
2017-05-12 2017-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 107,800 64.83 460 80.39 n/a n/a n/a
2017-02-10 2016-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 65,400 -21.20 255 -38.85 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2016-09-30 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 83,000 417 n/a n/a n/a
2016-11-10 2016-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Call 83,000 417 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 0 -100.00 0 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 278,300 -14.50 3,484 13.89 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 325,500 5.31 3,060 31.12 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 309,100 20.98 2,334 63.72 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 255,500 22.37 1,426 13.82 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 208,800 62.62 1,253 79.37 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 128,400 -3.09 698 0.43 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 132,500 -14.68 696 -11.01 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 155,300 -24.35 781 -18.31 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 205,300 -0.24 957 -9.21 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 205,800 14.02 1,054 0.48 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 180,500 -12.51 1,049 -3.41 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 206,300 -13.61 1,085 -12.15 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 238,795 51.91 1,235 32.09 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 157,200 -5.47 935 -30.43 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 166,300 27.92 1,344 66.75 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 130,000 -12.87 806 -6.17 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 149,200 36.88 859 -0.12 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 109,000 -52.32 860 -44.66 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-21 2021-03-31 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 228,600 73.84 1,554 64.79 n/a n/a n/a
2021-05-17 2021-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 228,600 1,554 n/a n/a n/a
2021-02-16 2020-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 131,500 -11.45 943 -24.74 n/a n/a n/a
2020-11-16 2020-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD COM NEW Put 148,500 -44.11 1,253 -50.98 n/a n/a n/a
2020-08-14 2020-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 265,700 84.00 2,556 253.53 n/a n/a n/a
2020-05-15 2020-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 144,400 -25.14 723 -49.69 n/a n/a n/a
2020-02-14 2019-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 192,900 -29.98 1,437 -7.53 n/a n/a n/a
2019-11-14 2019-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 275,500 160.15 1,554 164.74 n/a n/a n/a
2019-08-14 2019-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 105,900 12.78 587 13.98 n/a n/a n/a
2019-05-15 2019-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 93,900 -40.94 515 -29.74 n/a n/a n/a
2019-02-14 2018-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 159,000 -13.30 733 7.16 n/a n/a n/a
2018-11-13 2018-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 183,400 8.52 684 -10.12 n/a n/a n/a
2018-08-14 2018-06-30 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 169,000 25.19 761 18.35 n/a n/a n/a
2018-08-10 2018-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 169,000 761 n/a n/a n/a
2018-05-14 2018-03-31 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 135,000 2.74 643 -1.98 n/a n/a n/a
2018-05-11 2018-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 135,000 643 n/a n/a n/a
2018-02-09 2017-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 131,400 170.37 656 196.83 n/a n/a n/a
2017-11-09 2017-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 48,600 32.43 221 55.63 n/a n/a n/a
2017-08-11 2017-06-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 36,700 -23.06 142 -30.39 n/a n/a n/a
2017-05-12 2017-03-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 47,700 -45.67 204 -40.35 n/a n/a n/a
2017-02-10 2016-12-31 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 87,800 -21.89 342 -39.47 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2016-09-30 13F/A SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 112,400 565 n/a n/a n/a
2016-11-10 2016-09-30 13F SANDSTORM GOLD Cmn Put 112,400 565 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.