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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

1.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.77% → 12.84% (-1.9%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 122 (-3)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $289M → $245M (-$43.9M)

45% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 6 (-5)

64% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 53

Holders
122
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.4%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-45.45%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
14
Increased
19
Reduced
53
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$12M
2
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$4.41M
3
B
Bailard
California
+$3.04M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.98M
5
CB
Chemical Bank
Michigan
+$574K

Top Sellers

1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$21.3M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$7.66M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.35M
4
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.3M
5
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
26
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.83M -$39.3K -3,963 -2%
American Century Companies
27
American Century Companies
Missouri
$1.82M -$217K -21,874 -11%
WA
28
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.69M -$506K -50,973 -23%
Janus Henderson Group
29
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1.68M – – –
F
30
Filament
Washington
$1.54M -$781K -78,651 -33%
MA
31
MUFG Americas
New York
$1.43M -$646K -65,110 -31%
QCMNJ
32
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1.37M -$8.83K -890 -0.6%
Wells Fargo
33
Wells Fargo
California
$1.25M +$104K +10,518 +9%
HI
34
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$1.23M – – –
SPC
35
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.19M +$1.21M +121,507 New
CL
36
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$1.11M -$213K -21,483 -16%
BAAM
37
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$1.11M -$186K -18,705 -14%
BFEC
38
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$1.07M -$53.6K -5,399 -5%
Stifel Financial
39
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.04M +$512K +51,554 +94%
Bank of New York Mellon
40
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$851K – – –
B
41
Baird
Wisconsin
$847K +$135K +13,610 +19%
FIM
42
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$845K -$119K -12,019 -12%
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$841K -$189K -19,088 -18%
DADC
44
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$779K +$333K +33,545 +73%
AM
45
Account Management
Massachusetts
$774K – – –
BCA
46
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$740K -$8.93K -900 -1%
CNB
47
City National Bank
California
$719K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$712K -$639K -64,386 -47%
SCM
49
Seamans Capital Management
Massachusetts
$653K -$89.3K -9,000 -12%
UBS Group
50
UBS Group
Switzerland
$637K +$648K +65,249 New
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

122 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $245M — down 15% from $289M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of PHYS and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $21.3M.

  • 122 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2014, down from 125 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $245M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2014 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $21.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.