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Sprott Physical Gold
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297 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 23

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 55

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.33B (+$144M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 274 → 297 (+23)

11.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.33% → 28.08% (-11%)

Holders
297
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+8.39%
% of All Funds
5.26%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
51
Increased
97
Reduced
55
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$41.6M
2
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
+$40.3M
3
CWA
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
+$10.7M
4
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
+$9.91M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.82M
3
PPW
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
-$4.62M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.61M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LFG
226
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$226K – – –
SC
227
Sepio Capital
Utah
$226K +$223K +15,000 New
CFG
228
Cooper Financial Group
California
$222K +$32.3K +2,176 +17%
PCM
229
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$219K -$143K -9,631 -40%
CWS
230
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$212K +$208K +14,023 New
BW
231
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$208K – – –
MIAN
232
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$208K +$205K +13,786 New
AAS
233
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$206K -$1.06M -71,149 -84%
MSAM
234
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$205K +$202K +13,566 New
VHAM
235
Van Hulzen Asset Management
California
$204K +$200K +13,493 New
DI
236
Diligent Investors
California
$201K +$1.49K +100 +0.8%
NHFG
237
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$190K +$187K +12,598 New
BL
238
Bleichroeder LP
New York
$189K – – –
HCM
239
Hengehold Capital Management
Ohio
$185K -$16.3K -1,100 -8%
LNB
240
Ledyard National Bank
$183K – – –
VFA
241
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$179K – – –
OCM
242
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$175K – – –
WCM
243
WealthBridge Capital Management
Ohio
$174K – – –
Citigroup
244
Citigroup
New York
$165K +$2.97K +200 +2%
SCA
245
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$155K – – –
CCB
246
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$154K – – –
TFS
247
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$153K – – –
TF
248
Tompkins Financial
New York
$142K +$6.46K +435 +5%
HIA
249
Harbor Investment Advisory
Maryland
$139K – – –
PCFFS
250
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$132K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

297 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.33B — up 12% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new PHYS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 97 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boothbay Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 297 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2020, up from 274 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2020 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.