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Sprott Physical Gold
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $453M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $406M → $453M (+$46.3M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 40

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 187 (+10)

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.44% → 19.77% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

Holders
187
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.65%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
19
Increased
44
Reduced
40
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$6.85M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$6.49M
3
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
+$5.95M
4
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$5.78M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.25M

Top Sellers

1
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.62M
2
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$4.41M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.25M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.08M
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EGA
26
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.2M +$2.2M +186,260 New
CC
27
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$2.17M -$201K -17,030 -8%
SJIC
28
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$2.13M -$206K -17,450 -9%
ADBIC
29
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$2.09M – – –
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.99M +$44.3K +3,745 +2%
Susquehanna International Group
31
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.89M +$1.74M +147,553 +1,229%
William Blair & Company
32
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.75M -$392K -33,167 -18%
FIM
33
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.73M -$234K -19,759 -12%
Bank of America
34
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.57M +$33.7K +2,847 +2%
APG
35
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$1.47M – – –
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.46M -$409K -34,585 -22%
WTC
37
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$1.38M – – –
Bank of Montreal
38
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.31M -$22.6K -1,910 -2%
BS
39
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$1.28M -$14.2K -1,200 -1%
AA
40
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.27M +$223K +18,900 +21%
Envestnet Asset Management
41
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.25M +$724K +61,196 +137%
BFA
42
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.21M +$156K +13,200 +15%
NCM
43
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$1.16M +$1.16M +98,100 New
SI
44
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$1.11M +$46.3K +3,916 +4%
EFS
45
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.1M +$159K +13,476 +17%
LPL Financial
46
LPL Financial
California
$964K +$35.8K +3,027 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
47
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$946K -$105K -8,877 -10%
HCM
48
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$938K – – –
FDCC
49
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$909K – – –
CAM
50
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$903K -$59.1K -5,000 -6%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

187 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $453M — up 11% from $406M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PHYS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evanson Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.85M. The largest seller was Pekin Hardy Strauss, cutting an estimated $4.62M.

  • 187 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2019, up from 177 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $453M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2019 was Evanson Asset Management, an estimated $6.85M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2019 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $4.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.