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Sprott Physical Gold
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.34% → 14.77% (+1.4%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $288M → $289M (+$1.24M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 36

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 125 (-2)

Holders
125
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
3.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
10
Increased
34
Reduced
36
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$18.5M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$15.5M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.83M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.2M
5
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$2.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$8.8M
2
B
Bailard
California
-$2.98M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.74M
4
DCM
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.31M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LW
76
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$314K +$8.49K +800 +3%
WSFS
77
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$300K -$17.1K -1,613 -5%
PSI
78
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$296K -$79.6K -7,500 -20%
CWM
79
Concert Wealth Management
California
$288K -$11.4K -1,073 -4%
PWP
80
Private Wealth Partners
California
$269K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
81
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$268K +$213K +20,124 +301%
William Blair & Company
82
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$267K – – –
LPT
83
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$259K – – –
EWA
84
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$249K – – –
GT
85
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$243K – – –
AIG
86
American International Group
New York
$242K +$1.06K +100 +0.4%
EAM
87
Evanson Asset Management
California
$231K +$97.1K +9,153 +65%
SAM
88
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$217K – – –
OCM
89
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$213K – – –
VFAM
90
Valley Forge Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$199K +$21.2K +2,000 +11%
ICOA
91
Investment Centers of America
North Dakota
$197K +$2.12K +200 +1%
CFA
92
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$197K +$217K +20,500 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
93
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$185K -$12.1K -1,140 -6%
KAM
94
Keeley Asset Management
Illinois
$182K – – –
SCA
95
Salient Capital Advisors
Texas
$169K -$335K -31,565 -65%
HH
96
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$162K – – –
Citigroup
97
Citigroup
New York
$153K +$19.6K +1,845 +14%
LCM
98
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$150K – – –
CSIC
99
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$145K +$47.7K +4,500 +45%
US Bancorp
100
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$141K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

125 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $289M — up 0.43% from $288M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PHYS and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.8M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2014, down from 127 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $289M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2014, up 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $8.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.