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Sprott Physical Gold
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $385M (+$23.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 179 (+2)

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.84% → 18.95% (+1.1%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 42

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
42
Reduced
42
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$10.8M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$3.84M
3
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
+$3.7M
4
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
+$3.07M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.49M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.29M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$1.65M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.38M
4
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$1.17M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
26
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$2.1M – – –
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.86M -$505K -47,948 -21%
ADBIC
28
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$1.85M +$327K +31,045 +21%
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.78M -$99.4K -9,436 -5%
William Blair & Company
30
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.76M -$27.2K -2,578 -2%
APG
31
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$1.67M -$381K -36,193 -18%
FIM
32
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.38M +$202K +19,199 +17%
Janney Montgomery Scott
33
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.33M +$139K +13,225 +12%
SJIC
34
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$1.28M +$551K +52,320 +74%
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.18M +$22.8K +2,166 +2%
BS
36
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$1.15M -$64K -6,075 -5%
Bank of America
37
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.11M +$46.7K +4,427 +4%
BFA
38
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$985K -$94K -8,921 -9%
CAN
39
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$985K -$5.04K -478 -0.5%
KJHP
40
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$966K +$678K +64,300 +229%
AA
41
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$929K -$26.3K -2,500 -3%
LPL Financial
42
LPL Financial
California
$908K -$148 -14 -0%
RJFSA
43
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$904K -$43.4K -4,119 -5%
WTC
44
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$865K +$39.5K +3,752 +5%
CAM
45
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$851K -$6.53K -620 -0.8%
HCM
46
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$830K – – –
FDCC
47
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$804K – – –
Jane Street
48
Jane Street
New York
$798K -$216K -20,542 -21%
EVC
49
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$791K – – –
GSM
50
Global Strategic Management
Puerto Rico
$783K +$789K +74,869 New
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

179 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $385M — up 6.4% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PHYS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.29M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $385M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2019, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.