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Sprott Physical Gold

166 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.02B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 11

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165166 (+1)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4B → $4.02B (+$19.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 19.72%19.23% (-0.49%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
166
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.61%
% of All Funds
4.14%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
13
Increased
36
Reduced
45
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CL
76
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$413K
OA
77
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$400K
AC
78
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
$394K
RFC
79
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$394K
CCM
80
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$370K -$165K -16,030 -31%
FAAS
81
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$358K -$65K -6,320 -15%
NPC
82
National Planning Corporation
California
$357K -$28.7K -2,787 -7%
FCT
83
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$355K
FCH
84
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$346K
CIC
85
Carnegie Investment Counsel
Ohio
$336K +$13.9K +1,350 +4%
GT
86
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$327K
LA
87
Lau Associates
Delaware
$324K
WT
88
Whittier Trust
California
$317K
OC
89
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$308K
PNC Financial Services Group
90
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$306K
PFM
91
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$294K
Fifth Third Bancorp
92
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$293K +$111K +10,788 +60%
SG
93
StoneX Group
New York
$282K -$14.4K -1,400 -5%
SAM
94
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$282K
AIIMS
95
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$274K
Ameriprise
96
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$274K +$29.7K +2,886 +12%
SI
97
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$253K +$30.8K +3,000 +14%
PL
98
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
$249K
WSFS
99
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$239K
NIM
100
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$233K +$40.8K +3,964 +21%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

166 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $4.02B — up 0.49% from $4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PHYS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Johnson Investment Counsel, cutting an estimated $25.8M.

  • 166 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2017, up from 165 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.02B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2017, up 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2017 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2017 was Johnson Investment Counsel, an estimated $25.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.