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Sprott Physical Gold
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297 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 23

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 55

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.33B (+$144M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 274 → 297 (+23)

11.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.33% → 28.08% (-11%)

Holders
297
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+8.39%
% of All Funds
5.26%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
51
Increased
97
Reduced
55
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$41.6M
2
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
+$40.3M
3
CWA
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
+$10.7M
4
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
+$9.91M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.62M

Top Sellers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.82M
3
PPW
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
-$4.62M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.61M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HighTower Advisors
26
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$9.2M +$1.12M +75,549 +14%
HCM
27
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$8.79M +$1.43M +96,218 +20%
SPC
28
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$8.73M +$1.87M +126,187 +28%
RJA
29
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$8.3M -$1.95M -131,066 -19%
SDWIA
30
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$8.3M +$254K +17,100 +3%
BA
31
Bridge Advisory
California
$7.87M +$7.75M +521,414 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
32
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$7.71M -$201K -13,534 -3%
QP
33
Quilter Plc
United Kingdom
$7.31M +$696K +46,877 +11%
IFG
34
Independent Financial Group
California
$7.1M +$310K +20,863 +5%
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$6.71M +$190K +12,801 +3%
TC
36
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$6.59M -$197K -13,277 -3%
DTIM
37
Danda Trouve Investment Management
Kansas
$6.25M +$107K +7,233 +2%
LCP
38
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$5.99M -$59.9K -4,034 -1%
BFS
39
Bard Financial Services
Connecticut
$5.96M +$5.87M +394,925 New
PPW
40
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
$5.72M -$4.62M -310,889 -45%
PCM
41
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$5.53M +$369K +24,810 +7%
MLIM
42
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
$5.28M -$119K -8,000 -2%
Bank of Montreal
43
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$5.2M +$835K +56,202 +19%
OBGC
44
O'Brien Greene & Co
Pennsylvania
$5.16M +$145K +9,780 +3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
45
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.12M +$629K +42,353 +14%
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$5.02M +$4.95M +332,917 New
BFA
47
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.82M -$2.92M -196,464 -38%
B
48
Bailard
California
$4.79M -$5.74K -386 -0.1%
RDWM
49
Red Door Wealth Management
Tennessee
$4.77M +$2.98M +200,900 +174%
KP
50
Keel Point
Alabama
$4.72M +$2.15K +145 +0%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

297 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.33B — up 12% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new PHYS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 97 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boothbay Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 297 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2020, up from 274 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2020 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.