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Sprott Physical Gold
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202 hedge funds and large institutions have $482M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 17

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 187 → 202 (+15)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $453M → $482M (+$28.9M)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 42

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.77% → 19.96% (+0.19%)

Holders
202
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+8.02%
% of All Funds
3.98%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
34
Increased
44
Reduced
42
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.8M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.56M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$3.3M
4
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.88M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.43M

Top Sellers

1
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$12.1M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$11.5M
3
CIC
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
-$3.07M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.51M
5
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
-$1.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
26
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.16M -$31.5K -2,648 -1%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.76M +$76.2K +6,403 +3%
BA
28
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.54M -$14.3K -1,200 -0.6%
SJIC
29
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$2.33M +$126K +10,615 +6%
CC
30
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$2.24M – – –
ADBIC
31
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$2.14M -$14.3K -1,200 -0.7%
Stifel Financial
32
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.02M -$21.7K -1,822 -1%
NC
33
NovaPoint Capital
Georgia
$1.98M +$1.94M +162,549 New
DTIM
34
Danda Trouve Investment Management
Kansas
$1.97M +$1.93M +162,079 New
William Blair & Company
35
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$1.8M – – –
LTFS
36
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$1.61M +$104K +8,722 +7%
APG
37
Abacus Planning Group
South Carolina
$1.51M – – –
WTC
38
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$1.43M – – –
EFS
39
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.38M +$239K +20,091 +22%
BS
40
Boenning & Scattergood
Pennsylvania
$1.32M – – –
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.29M -$58.5K -4,915 -4%
AA
42
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$1.26M -$49.5K -4,154 -4%
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.25M -$359K -30,126 -23%
BFA
44
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$1.25M +$1.49K +125 +0.1%
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.24M -$48.4K -4,069 -4%
NCM
46
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$1.2M – – –
EGA
47
E&G Advisors
Texas
$1.08M -$1.16M -97,298 -52%
HighTower Advisors
48
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.05M +$261K +21,892 +34%
HCM
49
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$974K +$7.21K +606 +0.8%
FIM
50
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$965K -$802K -67,362 -46%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

202 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $482M — up 6.4% from $453M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new PHYS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $5.8M. The largest seller was Pekin Hardy Strauss, cutting an estimated $12.1M.

  • 202 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2019, up from 187 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $482M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2019, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2019 and 17 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2019 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $5.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2019 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $12.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.