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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

1.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.77% → 12.84% (-1.9%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 122 (-3)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $289M → $245M (-$43.9M)

45% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 6 (-5)

64% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 53

Holders
122
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.4%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-45.45%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
14
Increased
19
Reduced
53
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$12M
2
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$4.41M
3
B
Bailard
California
+$3.04M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.98M
5
CB
Chemical Bank
Michigan
+$574K

Top Sellers

1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$21.3M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$7.66M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.35M
4
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.3M
5
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
First Manhattan
51
First Manhattan
New York
$586K – – –
LCM
52
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$577K -$2.48M -249,600 -81%
CB
53
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$565K +$574K +57,818 New
AA
54
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$532K -$33.6K -3,381 -6%
NES
55
New England Securities
New York
$517K -$13.1K -1,320 -2%
OCM
56
Orrell Capital Management
California
$460K -$12.9K -1,300 -3%
FAAS
57
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$446K – – –
EAM
58
Evanson Asset Management
California
$441K +$217K +21,904 +94%
Mariner
59
Mariner
Kansas
$441K +$448K +45,095 New
PI
60
Placemark Investments
Illinois
$425K +$10.7K +1,074 +3%
NPC
61
National Planning Corporation
California
$402K -$83K -8,364 -17%
AC
62
Altus Capital
Ohio
$390K -$4.96K -500 -1%
KIA
63
King Investment Advisors
Texas
$386K – – –
DAS
64
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
$379K -$72.1K -7,264 -16%
YP
65
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$356K -$45.4K -4,570 -11%
Bank of Montreal
66
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$346K – – –
LCM
67
Lucas Capital Management
New Jersey
$343K – – –
FCT
68
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$342K – – –
OCM
69
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$339K +$132K +13,300 +62%
KeyBank National Association
70
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$334K – – –
CG
71
Caprock Group
Idaho
$331K +$336K +33,850 New
Citadel Advisors
72
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$319K +$324K +32,643 New
OFG
73
OTA Financial Group
New York
$314K -$3.78M -380,612 -92%
LW
74
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$308K – – –
CWM
75
Concert Wealth Management
California
$289K +$5.32K +536 +2%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

122 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $245M — down 15% from $289M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of PHYS and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $21.3M.

  • 122 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2014, down from 125 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $245M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2014 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $21.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.