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Sprott Physical Gold
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223 hedge funds and large institutions have $678M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 65 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

147% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 17

78% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 16 (+7)

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 65 | Existing positions reduced: 37

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $482M → $678M (+$196M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 202 → 223 (+21)

6.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.96% → 26.2% (+6.2%)

Holders
223
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+10.4%
% of All Funds
4.91%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+77.78%
% of All Funds
0.35%
New
42
Increased
65
Reduced
37
Closed
17
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$45.1M
2
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$20.4M
3
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$9.02M
4
CC
Cannell & Co
New York
+$8.96M
5
SPA
Sentinel Pension Advisors
Massachusetts
+$7.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.57M
2
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$2.49M
3
TNA
True North Advisors
Texas
-$1.23M
4
EGA
E&G Advisors
Texas
-$934K
5
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
-$873K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AGA
76
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$785K -$141K -11,105 -16%
CTC
77
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$718K – – –
BAM
78
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$708K +$125K +9,813 +22%
MC
79
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$675K +$66.9K +5,262 +11%
UCFA
80
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$657K – – –
WTC
81
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$637K -$871K -68,440 -58%
PWP
82
Private Wealth Partners
California
$630K -$25.4K -2,000 -4%
LCM
83
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$630K – – –
SPIA
84
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$622K +$229K +18,000 +61%
PNC Financial Services Group
85
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$600K -$74.9K -5,885 -11%
WPC
86
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$586K -$1.46K -115 -0.3%
SPC
87
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$584K +$110K +8,632 +24%
KJHP
88
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$555K – – –
LP
89
LGL Partners
Pennsylvania
$549K +$532K +41,841 New
AC
90
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
$510K – – –
BAAM
91
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$505K +$104K +8,160 +27%
SIC
92
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$500K +$434K +34,100 +846%
AM
93
Account Management
Massachusetts
$487K – – –
ECM
94
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$470K – – –
ICM
95
Islay Capital Management
Texas
$470K +$3.18K +250 +0.7%
RCAG
96
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$469K +$455K +35,764 New
NNP
97
Nachman Norwood & Parrott
South Carolina
$459K – – –
UBS Group
98
UBS Group
Switzerland
$447K -$43.5K -3,418 -9%
FFN
99
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$441K -$47.9K -3,761 -10%
FCT
100
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$439K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

223 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $678M — up 41% from $482M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new PHYS positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 65 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Private Advisor Group, adding an estimated $45.1M. The largest seller was OTA Financial Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $3.57M sold.

  • 223 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2020, up from 202 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $678M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2020, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2020 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $45.1M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2020 was OTA Financial Group, an estimated $3.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.