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Sprott Physical Gold
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163 hedge funds and large institutions have $79.2B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

93% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 27

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 11

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 162 → 163 (+1)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $79.4B → $79.2B (-$218M)

0.96% less ownership

Funds ownership: 15.67% → 14.7% (-0.96%)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)

Holders
163
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.62%
% of All Funds
4.35%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
13
Increased
52
Reduced
27
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CIA
Choate Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
+$3.49M
2
Janney Montgomery Scott
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
+$2.43M
3
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.55M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$1.13M
5
FHC
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
+$1.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$25.3M
2
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$7.06M
3
GEM
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
-$1.76M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.74M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UR
76
USCA RIA
Texas
$457K +$343K +31,000 +290%
CL
77
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$446K – – –
FAAS
78
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$433K +$4.43K +400 +1%
OA
79
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$432K – – –
AC
80
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
$426K – – –
RFC
81
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$426K +$238K +21,500 +123%
NPC
82
National Planning Corporation
California
$416K -$37K -3,341 -8%
FCT
83
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$383K – – –
FCH
84
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$372K – – –
GT
85
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$353K +$3.32K +300 +0.9%
LA
86
Lau Associates
Delaware
$350K – – –
LW
87
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$345K – – –
CG
88
Caprock Group
Idaho
$343K – – –
PFM
89
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$341K +$201K +18,200 +141%
SG
90
StoneX Group
New York
$320K +$324K +29,250 New
NL
91
NWAM LLC
Washington
$311K +$314K +28,375 New
CIC
92
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$309K -$23.2K -2,100 -7%
SAM
93
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$305K – – –
WT
94
Whittier Trust
California
$303K +$107K +9,675 +54%
PNC Financial Services Group
95
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$299K +$14.7K +1,325 +5%
JMPWA
96
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$289K +$144K +13,050 +98%
OC
97
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$274K +$277K +25,049 New
PL
98
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
$270K +$273K +24,637 New
CWM
99
Concert Wealth Management
California
$268K -$3.21K -290 -1%
PAS
100
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$259K – – –
2 3
4
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

163 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $79.2B — down 0.27% from $79.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PHYS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Choate Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.49M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $25.3M.

  • 163 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2016, up from 162 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $79.2B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2016, down 0.27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2016 and 11 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2016 was Choate Investment Advisors, an estimated $3.49M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2016 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $25.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.