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Sprott Physical Gold
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $385M (+$23.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 179 (+2)

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.84% → 18.95% (+1.1%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 42

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
42
Reduced
42
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$10.8M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$3.84M
3
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
+$3.7M
4
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
+$3.07M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.49M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.29M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$1.65M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.38M
4
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$1.17M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BPA
76
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$399K +$112K +10,638 +38%
WPC
77
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$398K -$70.6K -6,700 -15%
AM
78
Account Management
Massachusetts
$388K – – –
ECM
79
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$374K – – –
FCT
80
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$366K – – –
FCH
81
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$357K +$1.05K +100 +0.3%
AWE
82
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$345K +$5.69K +540 +2%
SG
83
StoneX Group
New York
$339K – – –
LA
84
Lau Associates
Delaware
$334K – – –
ACP
85
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$315K – – –
CCA
86
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$313K – – –
SPIA
87
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$308K -$10.5K -1,000 -3%
FAAS
88
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$304K -$12.1K -1,152 -4%
RCAG
89
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$303K +$306K +29,027 New
PFM
90
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$303K – – –
SPC
91
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$297K -$15.9K -1,510 -5%
WT
92
Whittier Trust
California
$294K +$200K +19,025 +210%
TCM
93
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$285K +$5.02K +476 +2%
BWP
94
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$266K – – –
HPCM
95
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$262K +$264K +25,060 New
SI
96
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$261K – – –
AIM
97
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$246K – – –
UR
98
USCA RIA
Texas
$242K +$31.6K +3,000 +15%
OC
99
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$232K -$26.3K -2,500 -10%
GG
100
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$229K – – –
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4
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

179 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $385M — up 6.4% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PHYS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.29M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $385M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2019, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.