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Sprott Physical Gold
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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $77B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45,498% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $169M → $77B (+$76.8B)

238% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 13

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 29

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 156 (+29)

2.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.51% → 15.75% (+2.2%)

Holders
156
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+22.83%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
44
Increased
46
Reduced
29
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$52.2M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$32.2M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.97M
4
AFM
Anson Funds Management
Texas
+$9.92M
5
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$6.31M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$10.7M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$3.44M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.1M
4
CBB
Citizens Business Bank
California
-$2.25M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$828K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OFG
51
OTA Financial Group
New York
$748K +$191K +19,631 +36%
FIM
52
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$727K – – –
DADC
53
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$692K -$6.73K -690 -1%
ASN
54
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$652K +$491K +50,358 +359%
VKH
55
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$644K -$41.4K -4,246 -6%
AM
56
Account Management
Massachusetts
$640K -$21.4K -2,200 -3%
First Manhattan
57
First Manhattan
New York
$607K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
58
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$598K +$143K +14,679 +33%
AA
59
Ancora Advisors
Ohio
$593K +$201K +20,582 +54%
Bank of Montreal
60
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$576K +$23.2K +2,380 +4%
EWA
61
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$547K +$527K +54,032 New
GWM
62
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$524K +$508K +52,107 New
DBIA
63
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
$507K +$489K +50,113 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
64
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$506K +$240K +24,572 +96%
Bank of New York Mellon
65
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$505K -$37.3K -3,827 -7%
CCM
66
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$500K +$482K +49,445 New
CIBC World Market
67
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$482K +$464K +47,637 New
VWA
68
V Wealth Advisors
Kansas
$457K +$442K +45,363 New
NPC
69
National Planning Corporation
California
$452K -$3.48K -357 -0.8%
MFS
70
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$429K -$281K -28,803 -40%
NFG
71
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$424K – – –
FIM
72
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$421K +$405K +41,595 New
CL
73
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$412K -$61.4K -6,300 -13%
American Century Companies
74
American Century Companies
Missouri
$409K -$603K -61,864 -60%
OA
75
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$400K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

156 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $77B — up 45,498% from $169M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new PHYS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $52.2M. The largest seller was Weiss Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.7M sold.

  • 156 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2016, up from 127 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $77B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2016, up 45,498% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2016 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $52.2M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2016 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.