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Sprott Physical Gold
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $456M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $466M → $456M (-$10.9M)

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.79% → 19.17% (-1.6%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 160 (-7)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 42

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
160
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.19%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
13
Increased
35
Reduced
42
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
2
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$9.82M
3
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$4.65M
4
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$4.62M
5
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$26.8M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$6.92M
3
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$3.65M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$1.57M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
26
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.73M -$24.9K -2,305 -1%
DADC
27
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.64M +$5.41K +500 +0.3%
ADBIC
28
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$1.58M – – –
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.48M -$146K -13,476 -9%
LPL Financial
30
LPL Financial
California
$1.47M +$15.9K +1,473 +1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.31M +$285K +26,350 +28%
SI
32
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$1.3M -$50.3K -4,652 -4%
TF
33
TIAA FSB
Florida
$1.26M – – –
CAM
34
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$1.22M +$153K +14,105 +14%
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.2M +$162K +14,938 +15%
QCMNJ
36
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1.2M +$4K +370 +0.3%
SJIC
37
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$1.19M -$63.2K -5,845 -5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
38
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.15M – – –
JMPWA
39
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$1.1M +$89.8K +8,300 +9%
ASN
40
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.02M -$170K -15,733 -14%
AA
41
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$973K -$5.41K -500 -0.5%
Jane Street
42
Jane Street
New York
$934K -$1.41M -130,565 -60%
PWP
43
Private Wealth Partners
California
$887K – – –
HighTower Advisors
44
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$883K -$2.98K -275 -0.3%
CC
45
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$870K +$876K +80,916 New
Federated Hermes
46
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$860K -$1.08M -100,000 -56%
HCM
47
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$853K – – –
FDCC
48
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$851K – – –
AG
49
Advisor Group
Arizona
$844K -$74.3K -6,863 -8%
William Blair & Company
50
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$831K -$1.57M -144,870 -65%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

160 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $456M — down 2.3% from $466M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of PHYS and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.8M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2018, down from 167 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $456M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2018, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2018 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $26.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.