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Sprott Physical Gold
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 127 (+3)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.42% → 13.51% (+0.09%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M → $169M (-$9.85M)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
127
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.42%
% of All Funds
3.33%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
30
Reduced
37
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$10.7M
2
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$8.82M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.93M
4
FRM
Fore Research & Management
New York
+$2.72M
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$1.39M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$14.4M
2
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$4.08M
3
B
Bailard
California
-$2.81M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.75M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Janus Henderson Group
26
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$1M -$82.7K -9,112 -7%
F
27
Filament
Washington
$1M -$1.58M -174,516 -60%
BAAM
28
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$933K -$130K -14,300 -12%
American Century Companies
29
American Century Companies
Missouri
$893K -$53.5K -5,894 -5%
SPC
30
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$888K -$6.32K -697 -0.7%
Wells Fargo
31
Wells Fargo
California
$866K +$35.4K +3,908 +4%
SI
32
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$842K +$272K +30,000 +45%
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$825K -$77.6K -8,555 -8%
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$733K -$156K -17,205 -17%
Jane Street
35
Jane Street
New York
$698K +$471K +51,909 +185%
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$692K -$74.9K -8,262 -9%
BCA
37
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$668K -$5.44K -600 -0.8%
FIM
38
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$627K -$44.8K -4,942 -6%
MFS
39
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$622K +$65.5K +7,223 +11%
DADC
40
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$603K -$6.99K -771 -1%
VKH
41
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$592K +$436K +48,091 +243%
AM
42
Account Management
Massachusetts
$571K -$113K -12,500 -16%
First Manhattan
43
First Manhattan
New York
$523K – – –
OFG
44
OTA Financial Group
New York
$498K +$493K +54,377 New
ECM
45
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$479K +$336K +37,000 +207%
Bank of Montreal
46
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$476K – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
47
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$469K +$21.5K +2,373 +5%
CL
48
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$411K -$600K -66,100 -58%
NPC
49
National Planning Corporation
California
$410K +$105K +11,544 +37%
Envestnet Asset Management
50
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$388K -$1.4K -154 -0.3%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

127 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $169M — down 5.5% from $179M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new PHYS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Weiss Asset Management, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.4M sold.

  • 127 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2015, up from 124 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $169M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2015 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2015 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.