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Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
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188 hedge funds and large institutions have $664M invested in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 32 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 70 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

28% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 32 | Existing positions closed: 25

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 185 → 188 (+3)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $674M → $664M (-$9.45M)

1.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 19.02% → 18% (-1%)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 11 (-1)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 70

Holders
188
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.62%
% of All Funds
5.01%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
32
Increased
42
Reduced
70
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Capstone Investment Advisors
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
+$23.9M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$15M
3
AGM
Alpine Global Management
New York
+$11.1M
4
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$9.1M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$8.75M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$18.2M
2
EPIM
Equinox Partners Investment Management
Connecticut
-$16.5M
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$14.7M
4
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$12M
5
VFAM
Valley Forge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
-$8.48M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Canada Life
101
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$430K -$333K -28,100 -43%
DAS
102
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$428K +$7.71K +650 +2%
FCMC
103
Founders Capital Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$417K -$1.2M -101,041 -74%
OCM
104
Orrell Capital Management
California
$416K -$9.49K -800 -2%
BBA
105
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$400K -$4.21K -355 -1%
WS
106
Wedbush Securities
California
$396K +$13.1K +1,101 +3%
First Manhattan
107
First Manhattan
New York
$385K +$17.8K +1,500 +5%
CCA
108
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$379K – – –
LTFS
109
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$369K +$32.9K +2,777 +10%
CIBC World Market
110
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$359K -$735 -62 -0.2%
AIM
111
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$344K +$353K +29,734 New
SM
112
Stratton Management
Pennsylvania
$318K – – –
RFC
113
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$291K +$2.55K +215 +0.9%
WF
114
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$289K – – –
SWM
115
SVA Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$286K – – –
AM
116
Account Management
Massachusetts
$266K +$273K +23,000 New
HC
117
Highmount Capital
New York
$264K -$160K -13,500 -37%
MFS
118
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$263K +$268K +22,590 +18,072%
T
119
Thomaspartners
Massachusetts
$241K – – –
NCMW
120
Northern Capital Management (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$234K -$434K -36,625 -64%
CCM
121
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$232K +$237K +20,000 New
NSAM
122
North Star Asset Management
Wisconsin
$220K -$42.7K -3,600 -16%
SWA
123
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$216K +$221K +18,630 New
TIA
124
Tiemann Investment Advisors
California
$212K – – –
SBH
125
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$210K – – –
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5
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CEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

188 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $664M — down 1.4% from $674M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 32 funds opened new CEF positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 70 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capstone Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $23.9M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.2M sold.

  • 188 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) as of Q4 2014, up from 185 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $664M of Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 32 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Capstone Investment Advisors, an estimated $23.9M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Millennium Management, an estimated $18.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.