Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
123 hedge funds and large institutions have $205M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 31
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 122 → 123 (+1)
0.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 12.84% → 13.28% (+0.44%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $245M → $205M (-$40.8M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$3.46M |
| 2 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
+$1.71M |
| 3 |
SJIC
St. James Investment Company
Southlake,
Texas
|
+$1.39M |
| 4 |
F
Filament
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$992K |
| 5 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
+$693K |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$12.9M |
| 2 |
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$12.7M |
| 3 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$7.56M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$6.14M |
| 5 |
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.89M |
PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
123 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $205M — down 17% from $245M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new PHYS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Pekin Hardy Strauss, adding an estimated $3.46M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $12.9M.
- 123 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2015, up from 122 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $205M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2015 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $3.46M added.
- The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $12.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.