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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
WEC
176
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$20K +$20.7K +1,474 New
FMII
177
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Nebraska
$18K +$19.2K +1,365 New
FHA
178
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$15K -$16.6K -1,181 -51%
SF
179
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$14K
TFA
180
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$14K
CBT
181
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$13K
SFSIG
182
San Francisco Sentry Investment Group
California
$13K
Toronto Dominion Bank
183
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$13K
ASN
184
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$13K +$13.9K +991 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
185
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$10.6K
EWM
186
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$10K
AA
187
Apriem Advisors
California
$9K
SSB
188
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$7K
WA
189
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$7K
JFGIW
190
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$7K +$6.96K +495 New
FA
191
Financial Advantage
Maryland
$6K +$6.33K +450 New
BC
192
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$4K -$1.41K -100 -25%
ClearBridge Investments
193
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$4K +$4.22K +300 New
TAM
194
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$3K -$349K -24,800 -99%
RFA
195
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$3K -$1.41K -100 -33%
JIC
196
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$3K
LA
197
Lau Associates
Delaware
-$4.01M -272,830 Closed
HP
198
HT Partners
Connecticut
-$3.44M -234,218 Closed
PCA
199
Private Capital Advisors
Connecticut
-$1.15M -77,900 Closed
MLIM
200
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
-$741K -50,383 Closed

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.