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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
PRHC
76
P.R. Herzig & Co
New York
$1.17M +$613K +41,200 +108%
PCA
77
Private Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$1.15M -$22.3K -1,500 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
78
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.11M -$37.1K -2,490 -3%
NES
79
New England Securities
New York
$1.06M +$981K +65,905 +1,098%
ECM
80
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$958K +$504K +33,875 +108%
OAM
81
Orinda Asset Management
California
$924K -$70.3K -4,718 -7%
FSA
82
Financial Sense Advisors
California
$872K +$59.3K +3,985 +7%
SI
83
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$867K +$29K +1,950 +3%
IGIM
84
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
$800K -$62.5K -4,200 -7%
CCM
85
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$759K +$38.7K +2,600 +5%
MLIM
86
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
$741K
LCP
87
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$737K -$5.96K -400 -0.8%
Nomura Holdings
88
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$721K -$457K -30,658 -38%
CIBC World Market
89
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$693K +$391K +26,260 +126%
OA
90
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$691K
TCT
91
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
$607K -$8.93K -600 -1%
NPC
92
National Planning Corporation
California
$578K +$50.2K +3,373 +9%
GG
93
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$564K
PHIMC
94
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$558K -$11.2K -750 -2%
BBA
95
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$552K +$40.5K +2,720 +8%
Millennium Management
96
Millennium Management
New York
$544K +$313K +21,000 +131%
First Manhattan
97
First Manhattan
New York
$536K
SI
98
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$533K
FNT
99
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$519K +$14.9K +1,000 +3%
SF
100
Sarofim Fayez
Texas
$507K +$514K +34,500 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.