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Sprott Physical Gold
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $453M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $406M → $453M (+$46.3M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 40

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 187 (+10)

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.44% → 19.77% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

Holders
187
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.65%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
19
Increased
44
Reduced
40
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$6.85M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$6.49M
3
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
+$5.95M
4
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$5.78M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.25M

Top Sellers

1
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.62M
2
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$4.41M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.25M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.08M
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAN
51
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$895K -$231K -19,499 -20%
BRWM
52
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$867K -$757 -64 -0.1%
PCP
53
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$813K -$728K -61,600 -47%
TF
54
TIAA FSB
Florida
$792K – – –
AG
55
Advisor Group
Arizona
$790K +$5.91K +500 +0.8%
RJFSA
56
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$782K +$46.9K +3,970 +6%
HighTower Advisors
57
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$763K +$26K +2,198 +4%
NFG
58
Next Financial Group
Texas
$760K +$496K +41,965 +188%
GSM
59
Global Strategic Management
Puerto Rico
$751K -$87.8K -7,426 -10%
BPA
60
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$732K -$290K -24,547 -28%
CIBC World Market
61
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$732K +$80K +6,767 +12%
Jane Street
62
Jane Street
New York
$724K +$724K +61,264 New
AGA
63
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$715K +$29.3K +2,476 +4%
EVC
64
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$706K -$166K -14,000 -22%
UBS Group
65
UBS Group
Switzerland
$655K +$224K +18,917 +52%
EWA
66
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$639K – – –
FIM
67
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$614K +$17.7K +1,500 +3%
UCFA
68
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$603K -$17.7K -1,500 -3%
PWP
69
Private Wealth Partners
California
$591K – – –
ACA
70
Aptus Capital Advisors
Alabama
$582K -$25.7K -2,173 -4%
MC
71
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$570K +$1.96K +166 +0.3%
LCM
72
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$567K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
73
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$550K +$15.2K +1,282 +3%
WPC
74
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$529K – – –
BAM
75
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$518K +$90.8K +7,681 +21%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

187 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $453M — up 11% from $406M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PHYS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evanson Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.85M. The largest seller was Pekin Hardy Strauss, cutting an estimated $4.62M.

  • 187 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2019, up from 177 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $453M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2019 was Evanson Asset Management, an estimated $6.85M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2019 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $4.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.