Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
127 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
31% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 124 → 127 (+3)
0.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 13.42% → 13.51% (+0.09%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $179M → $169M (-$9.85M)
19% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 37
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
-$14.4M |
| 2 |
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
|
-$4.08M |
| 3 |
B
Bailard
Foster City,
California
|
-$2.81M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.75M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.4M |
PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
127 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $169M — down 5.5% from $179M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new PHYS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Weiss Asset Management, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.4M sold.
- 127 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2015, up from 124 in Q3 2015.
- Funds reported $169M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2015 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $10.7M added.
- The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2015 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $14.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.