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Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust

194 hedge funds and large institutions have $82.6B invested in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 40 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

135% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 40 | Existing positions closed: 17

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 174194 (+20)

1.76% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.48%21.23% (+1.8%)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $86.3B → $82.6B (-$3.7B)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1514 (-1)

53% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 76

Holders
194
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+11.49%
% of All Funds
5.63%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-6.67%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
40
Increased
36
Reduced
76
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Commonwealth Equity Services
51
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.6M -$1.13M -80,088 -29%
HNB
52
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$2.41M
RA
53
Rational Advisors
New York
$2.28M
HCM
54
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$2.27M -$3.03M -215,319 -56%
BI
55
Braeside Investments
Texas
$2.23M +$327K +23,230 +16%
JIC
56
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$2.12M +$881K +62,695 +64%
SCM
57
Summit Capital Management
Washington
$2.1M -$121K -8,575 -5%
Bank of New York Mellon
58
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$2.09M -$1.01M -71,878 -31%
TD Asset Management
59
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.08M -$633 -45 -0%
MAS
60
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$2.07M -$4.43K -315 -0.2%
Bank of America
61
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.98M -$639K -45,454 -23%
FCMC
62
Founders Capital Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$1.78M +$1.89M +134,547 New
WA
63
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.65M -$99K -7,044 -5%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
64
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.55M +$7.03K +500 +0.4%
Janney Montgomery Scott
65
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.53M -$33.8K -2,408 -2%
BUB
66
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
$1.52M
William Blair & Company
67
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.44M -$12.7K -900 -0.8%
CIC
68
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.44M
SC
69
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$1.4M -$269K -19,158 -15%
Ameriprise
70
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.37M -$285K -20,250 -16%
Goldman Sachs
71
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.37M +$35.7K +2,541 +3%
BSWMG
72
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$1.31M -$59.5K -4,230 -4%
OAM
73
Orinda Asset Management
California
$1.31M +$503K +35,777 +57%
MWM
74
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$1.28M -$1.71M -121,500 -56%
CL
75
CSS LLC
Illinois
$1.28M +$1.35M +96,292 New

CEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

194 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $82.6B — down 4.3% from $86.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 40 funds opened new CEF positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 76 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Parallax Volatility Advisers, opening a new position worth an estimated $50.1M. The largest seller was Revelation Capital Management (Bermuda), cutting an estimated $8.51M.

  • 194 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) as of Q4 2013, up from 174 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $82.6B of Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust stock for Q4 2013, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 40 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust positions in Q4 2013 and 17 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2013 was Parallax Volatility Advisers, an estimated $50.1M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust seller in Q4 2013 was Revelation Capital Management (Bermuda), an estimated $8.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.