We are live on ! Find out more
CEF icon

Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF

187 hedge funds and large institutions have $746M invested in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 28 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 28

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 176 → 187 (+11)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $723M → $746M (+$23.3M)

0.64% more ownership

Funds ownership: 21.34% → 21.98% (+0.64%)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 52

Holders
187
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+6.25%
% of All Funds
4.29%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.25%
New
39
Increased
41
Reduced
52
Closed
28
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$30.3M
2
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$25.2M
3
AP
Antipodes Partners
Australia
+$21.7M
4
Neuberger Berman Group
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
+$12M
5
CI
Cowen Inc
New York
+$10.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
-$28M
2
OTC
Opera Trading Capital
France
-$26.3M
3
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$21.3M
4
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$12.3M
5
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
-$9.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
76
Creative Planning
Kansas
$804K +$206K +15,442 +34%
PHIMC
77
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$790K +$798K +59,700 New
ADBIC
78
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$775K -$6.01K -450 -0.8%
FDCDDQ
79
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$770K -$9.55M -714,805 -92%
CWM
80
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$748K – – –
DAS
81
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$732K +$741K +55,430 New
Bank of Montreal
82
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$717K +$173K +12,917 +31%
OTC
83
Opera Trading Capital
France
$649K -$26.3M -1,966,626 -100%
BAM
84
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$602K +$608K +45,484 New
AT
85
Argent Trust
Texas
$592K +$598K +44,778 New
CI
86
Chartist Inc
California
$567K +$171K +12,822 +43%
FHA
87
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$565K -$20K -1,500 -3%
PRHC
88
P.R. Herzig & Co
New York
$546K +$552K +41,300 New
US Bancorp
89
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$522K -$46.6K -3,485 -8%
PAS
90
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$520K +$263K +19,670 +100%
CCA
91
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$507K – – –
Millennium Management
92
Millennium Management
New York
$502K +$507K +37,947 New
SBH
93
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$492K +$249K +18,610 +100%
LCP
94
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$490K -$1.34K -100 -0.3%
BBA
95
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$480K – – –
IC
96
Inverness Counsel
New York
$479K – – –
FAAS
97
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$456K +$115K +8,606 +33%
GWM
98
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$452K +$458K +34,240 New
OC
99
Oarsman Capital
Wisconsin
$438K -$52.8K -3,950 -11%
CF
100
Copperwynd Financial
Arizona
$424K +$429K +32,084 New
2 3
4
5 6

CEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

187 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $746M — up 3.2% from $723M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new CEF positions and 28 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $30.3M. The largest seller was Central Trust Company, exiting entirely with an estimated $28M sold.

  • 187 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) as of Q1 2018, up from 176 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $746M of Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust stock for Q1 2018, up 3.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust positions in Q1 2018 and 28 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2018 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $30.3M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust seller in Q1 2018 was Central Trust Company, an estimated $28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.