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Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust

174 hedge funds and large institutions have $86.3B invested in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $72.7B → $86.3B (+$13.6B)

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1315 (+2)

0.92% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.4%19.48% (-0.92%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179174 (-5)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 20

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 60

Holders
174
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.79%
% of All Funds
5.64%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.49%
New
16
Increased
46
Reduced
60
Closed
20
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PP
26
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$8.46M -$2.6M -174,836 -23%
CCMD
27
Cypress Capital Management (Delaware)
Delaware
$8.03M -$28.7K -1,925 -0.4%
SCM
28
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.64M -$15.1M -1,015,980 -69%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.61M -$151K -10,132 -2%
U
30
UBS
Switzerland
$6.19M -$2.48M -166,595 -28%
NHFG
31
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$5.97M -$39.6K -2,659 -0.7%
HCM
32
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$5.69M -$3.57M -239,514 -38%
GIM
33
Greylin Investment Management
Virginia
$5.43M +$119K +8,000 +2%
BA
34
Bennicas & Associates
California
$4.61M -$119K -8,000 -2%
PG
35
Portola Group
California
$4.5M -$35K -2,350 -0.8%
Mackenzie Financial
36
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$4.12M -$1.11M -74,808 -21%
Federated Hermes
37
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$4.12M
Commonwealth Equity Services
38
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$4.06M -$342K -22,944 -8%
LA
39
Lau Associates
Delaware
$4.01M
CAN
40
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$3.93M -$180K -12,070 -4%
Barclays
41
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.78M -$1.75M -117,850 -30%
CA
42
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$3.68M +$17.1K +1,147 +0.5%
AA
43
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$3.53M -$102K -6,859 -3%
AIM
44
Assured Investment Management
New York
$3.5M -$2.06M -138,019 -37%
HP
45
HT Partners
Connecticut
$3.44M +$2.74M +184,131 +368%
Bank of New York Mellon
46
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.38M -$1.29M -86,737 -27%
MWM
47
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$3.21M -$1.33M -89,485 -29%
HNB
48
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$3.16M
Bank of America
49
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.87M +$649K +43,578 +29%
GIM
50
Guild Investment Management
California
$2.64M +$2.67M +179,610 New

CEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

174 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $86.3B — up 19% from $72.7B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of CEF and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 60 trimmed existing stakes and 46 added.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $20.4M. The largest seller was Canada Life, cutting an estimated $35.7M.

  • 174 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) as of Q3 2013, down from 179 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $86.3B of Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust stock for Q3 2013, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust positions in Q3 2013 and 20 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2013 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $20.4M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust seller in Q3 2013 was Canada Life, an estimated $35.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.