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Sprott Physical Gold
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.34% → 14.77% (+1.4%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $288M → $289M (+$1.24M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 36

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 125 (-2)

Holders
125
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
3.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
10
Increased
34
Reduced
36
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$18.5M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$15.5M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.83M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.2M
5
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$2.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$8.8M
2
B
Bailard
California
-$2.98M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.74M
4
DCM
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.31M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
26
MUFG Americas
New York
$2.11M +$896K +84,491 +67%
American Century Companies
27
American Century Companies
Missouri
$2.08M +$103K +9,712 +5%
HighTower Advisors
28
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.91M -$2.74M -258,381 -57%
PAG
29
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.89M -$169K -15,933 -8%
Janus Henderson Group
30
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.71M – – –
QCMNJ
31
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1.4M -$7.92K -747 -0.5%
JP Morgan Chase
32
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.37M -$49.8K -4,694 -3%
CL
33
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$1.34M – – –
BAAM
34
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$1.32M -$184K -17,370 -12%
HI
35
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$1.25M – – –
BTS
36
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.18M – – –
Wells Fargo
37
Wells Fargo
California
$1.17M +$45.6K +4,298 +4%
BFEC
38
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.15M +$350 +33 +0%
NHFG
39
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$1.14M +$1.2M +113,128 +8,894%
Bank of America
40
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.05M +$225K +21,241 +25%
FIM
41
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$982K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$869K -$284K -26,785 -24%
AM
43
Account Management
Massachusetts
$790K – – –
BCA
44
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$764K -$12.7K -1,200 -2%
SCM
45
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
$756K – – –
CNB
46
City National Bank
California
$734K – – –
B
47
Baird
Wisconsin
$729K +$8.49K +800 +1%
Neuberger Berman Group
48
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$701K – – –
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$700K – – –
First Manhattan
50
First Manhattan
New York
$598K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

125 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $289M — up 0.43% from $288M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PHYS and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.8M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2014, down from 127 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $289M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2014, up 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $8.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.