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Sprott Physical Gold
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $406M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $385M → $406M (+$21.5M)

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.95% → 18.44% (-0.51%)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 20

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 41

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 177 (-2)

Holders
177
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.12%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
19
Increased
37
Reduced
41
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$17.8M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$16.1M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.02M
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$2.26M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$39.7M
2
B
Bailard
California
-$7.98M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$6.09M
4
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$5.17M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$798K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
76
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
$440K – – –
AM
77
Account Management
Massachusetts
$421K – – –
UBS Group
78
UBS Group
Switzerland
$413K -$204K -19,494 -35%
BAM
79
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$410K +$379K +36,172 New
ECM
80
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$406K +$375K +35,800 New
FCT
81
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$397K – – –
NNP
82
Nachman Norwood & Parrott
South Carolina
$397K +$367K +35,000 New
AWE
83
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$374K – – –
SG
84
StoneX Group
New York
$368K – – –
SPC
85
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$347K +$22.5K +2,150 +8%
TCM
86
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$347K +$35.6K +3,400 +12%
ACP
87
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$345K – – –
CCA
88
Cobblestone Capital Advisors
New York
$339K – – –
SPIA
89
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$333K – – –
FAAS
90
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$330K – – –
PFM
91
Peak Financial Management
Massachusetts
$329K – – –
RCAG
92
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$329K – – –
WT
93
Whittier Trust
California
$318K – – –
BWP
94
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$288K – – –
RF
95
RHS Financial
California
$284K +$263K +25,083 New
SI
96
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$283K – – –
AIM
97
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$266K – – –
UR
98
USCA RIA
Texas
$262K – – –
RJT
99
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$262K +$26.2K +2,500 +12%
NFG
100
Next Financial Group
Texas
$254K +$235K +22,375 New
2 3
4
5 6

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

177 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $406M — up 5.6% from $385M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of PHYS and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $39.7M sold.

  • 177 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2019, down from 179 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $406M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2019, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2019 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $17.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $39.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.