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Sprott Physical Gold
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $456M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $466M → $456M (-$10.9M)

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.79% → 19.17% (-1.6%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 160 (-7)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 42

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
160
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.19%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
13
Increased
35
Reduced
42
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
2
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$9.82M
3
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$4.65M
4
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$4.62M
5
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$26.8M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$6.92M
3
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$3.65M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$1.57M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Susquehanna International Group
76
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$371K -$145K -13,440 -28%
GT
77
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$370K – – –
FCH
78
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$367K – – –
SPC
79
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$353K -$241K -22,269 -40%
LA
80
Lau Associates
Delaware
$344K – – –
WT
81
Whittier Trust
California
$336K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
82
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$325K -$6.83K -631 -2%
CCM
83
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$324K – – –
CCA
84
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$322K – – –
PFM
85
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$312K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
86
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$311K – – –
FBFS
87
First Business Financial Services
Wisconsin
$311K – – –
AIIMS
88
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
$290K – – –
ECM
89
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$290K – – –
SCM
90
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$282K -$654K -60,431 -70%
BWP
91
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$273K +$9.96K +920 +4%
OC
92
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$266K -$32.5K -3,000 -11%
SG
93
StoneX Group
New York
$236K -$55.5K -5,125 -19%
BW
94
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$236K -$7.68K -710 -3%
GG
95
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$235K – – –
GC
96
Garde Capital
Washington
$233K – – –
WSFS
97
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$228K – – –
CSIC
98
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$226K – – –
LPT
99
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$221K – – –
LW
100
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$221K – – –
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4
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

160 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $456M — down 2.3% from $466M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of PHYS and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.8M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2018, down from 167 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $456M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2018, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2018 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $26.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.