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Sprott Physical Gold
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 127 (+3)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.42% → 13.51% (+0.09%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M → $169M (-$9.85M)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
127
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.42%
% of All Funds
3.33%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
30
Reduced
37
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$10.7M
2
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$8.82M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.93M
4
FRM
Fore Research & Management
New York
+$2.72M
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$1.39M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$14.4M
2
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$4.08M
3
B
Bailard
California
-$2.81M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.75M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NFG
51
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$366K +$380K +41,912 New
OA
52
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$345K – – –
AA
53
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$331K -$10.4K -1,150 -3%
FCH
54
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$292K +$1.13K +125 +0.4%
CG
55
Caprock Group
Idaho
$282K +$9.07K +1,000 +3%
LA
56
Lau Associates
Delaware
$279K -$99.8K -11,000 -26%
LW
57
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$275K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
58
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$266K – – –
FDCC
59
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$262K +$272K +30,000 New
FAAS
60
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$223K +$232K +25,565 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
61
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$222K +$52K +5,730 +29%
JP Morgan Chase
62
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$221K -$520K -57,380 -69%
BW
63
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$221K -$8.99K -991 -4%
LCM
64
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$218K – – –
GT
65
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$214K – – –
CWM
66
Concert Wealth Management
California
$201K -$1.02K -112 -0.5%
SI
67
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$192K – – –
GC
68
Garde Capital
Washington
$189K – – –
CSIC
69
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$183K – – –
LPT
70
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$180K – – –
CFA
71
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$178K – – –
CL
72
CSS LLC
Illinois
$177K +$184K +20,300 New
WSFS
73
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$176K -$91K -10,035 -33%
LVP
74
Limestone Value Partners
Texas
$175K +$178K +19,600 New
OCM
75
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$169K -$18.1K -2,000 -9%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

127 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $169M — down 5.5% from $179M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new PHYS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Weiss Asset Management, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.4M sold.

  • 127 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2015, up from 124 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $169M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2015 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2015 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.