We are live on ! Find out more
CEF icon

Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust
CEF

195 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.5B invested in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 10

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)

12% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 51

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 187 → 195 (+8)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57B → $58.5B (+$1.45B)

0.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 16.7% → 17.01% (+0.32%)

Holders
195
Holders Change
+8
Holders Change %
+4.28%
% of All Funds
4.86%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
19
Increased
57
Reduced
51
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SFPIA
Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors
California
+$4.83M
2
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$4.65M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.11M
4
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
+$3.79M
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$2.04M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.07M
2
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$4.05M
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$1.34M
4
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.27M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AGM
151
Alpine Global Management
New York
$145K +$145K +11,462 New
UCFA
152
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$142K +$142K +11,214 New
FPFS
153
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$140K – – –
PFS
154
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$134K +$132K +10,437 New
CBTWT
155
Community Bank & Trust (Waco, Texas)
Texas
$134K +$134K +10,600 New
NFG
156
Next Financial Group
Texas
$133K – – –
CHAM
157
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$130K – – –
VA
158
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$127K – – –
AIM
159
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$117K – – –
WT
160
Whittier Trust
California
$114K – – –
TJHA
161
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$101K – – –
IWM
162
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$75K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
163
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$75K +$74.6K +5,909 New
APSP
164
Asset Planning Services (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$72K – – –
GT
165
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$69K +$25.3K +2,000 +57%
CFG
166
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$63K -$3.16K -250 -5%
HNB
167
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$63K – – –
IA
168
IFP Advisors
Florida
$62K -$5.68K -450 -8%
CFA
169
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$60K – – –
MIM
170
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$59K -$12.6K -1,001 -18%
JFA
171
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$51K – – –
WAM
172
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$51K – – –
BBHC
173
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$43K – – –
CCM
174
Cribstone Capital Management
Maine
$42K – – –
SEI Investments
175
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$42K +$20.6K +1,633 +97%
5 6
7
8 9

CEF Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

195 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $58.5B — up 2.5% from $57B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new CEF positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors, adding an estimated $4.83M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $9.07M.

  • 195 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust (CEF) as of Q3 2017, up from 187 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $58.5B of Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust stock for Q3 2017, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2017 was Stevens First Principles Investment Advisors, an estimated $4.83M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust seller in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.