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Sprott Physical Gold
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $385M (+$23.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 179 (+2)

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.84% → 18.95% (+1.1%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 42

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
42
Reduced
42
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$10.8M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$3.84M
3
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
+$3.7M
4
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
+$3.07M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.49M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.29M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$1.65M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.38M
4
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$1.17M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EFS
51
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$744K +$3.55K +337 +0.5%
TF
52
TIAA FSB
Florida
$730K +$29.6K +2,810 +4%
BRWM
53
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$714K -$4.59K -436 -0.6%
HighTower Advisors
54
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$702K -$257K -24,370 -27%
AG
55
Advisor Group
Arizona
$694K -$110K -10,392 -14%
Bank of New York Mellon
56
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$691K -$9.48K -900 -1%
AGA
57
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$624K – – –
UBS Group
58
UBS Group
Switzerland
$585K +$7.16K +679 +1%
BAAM
59
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$572K -$48.7K -4,620 -8%
EWA
60
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$565K – – –
CIBC World Market
61
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$558K +$50.6K +4,800 +10%
FIM
62
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$528K -$106K -10,055 -17%
PWP
63
Private Wealth Partners
California
$523K – – –
LCM
64
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$502K – – –
MC
65
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$499K -$68.6K -6,508 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
66
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$481K +$93.8K +8,900 +24%
Envestnet Asset Management
67
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$479K -$1.38M -130,715 -74%
SWMG
68
Strategic Wealth Management Group
Maryland
$457K -$453K -42,940 -50%
FFN
69
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$425K +$428K +40,640 New
Susquehanna International Group
70
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$422K +$15K +1,427 +4%
SC
71
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$415K +$37.1K +3,521 +10%
OA
72
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$413K – – –
CIC
73
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$407K – – –
RFC
74
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$407K – – –
AC
75
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
$406K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

179 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $385M — up 6.4% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PHYS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.29M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $385M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2019, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.