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131 hedge funds and large institutions have $467M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

160% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 26 | Existing positions closed: 10

15% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 → 15 (+2)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 116 → 131 (+15)

5% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 39

2.54% less ownership

Funds ownership: 24.5% → 21.96% (-2.5%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $492M → $467M (-$25.3M)

Holders
131
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+12.93%
% of All Funds
4.25%
Holding in Top 10
15
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+15.38%
% of All Funds
0.49%
New
26
Increased
37
Reduced
39
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$32M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$4.39M
3
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$3.77M
4
B
Bailard
California
+$2.79M
5
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
+$1.38M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$42.4M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$16.5M
3
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$14.8M
4
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$14.3M
5
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$6.86M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
101
Comerica Bank
Texas
$149K +$150K +13,581 New
PHIMC
102
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$146K – – –
US Bancorp
103
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$140K – – –
EVM
104
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$124K -$4.55K -411 -4%
MA
105
MUFG Americas
New York
$119K +$120K +10,800 New
FNBOO
106
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$118K – – –
NFG
107
Nadler Financial Group
Illinois
$112K – – –
SC
108
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$112K +$112K +10,110 New
TCOV
109
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$110K – – –
PMG
110
ProVise Management Group
Florida
$110K +$111K +10,000 New
WTC
111
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$105K – – –
BPBT
112
Boston Private Bank & Trust
Massachusetts
$93K +$22.2K +2,000 +31%
Invesco
113
Invesco
Georgia
$82K – – –
Citigroup
114
Citigroup
New York
$74K -$105K -9,520 -59%
LNB
115
Ledyard National Bank
$68K – – –
NHFG
116
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$56K +$56.5K +5,100 New
CGT
117
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$55K +$55.4K +5,000 New
WAM
118
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$53K -$286K -25,775 -84%
AIG
119
American International Group
New York
$51.7K -$101K -9,140 -66%
WA
120
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$51K – – –
CEMP
121
Compass Efficient Model Portfolios
Tennessee
$33K – – –
S
122
SignatureFD
Georgia
$26K +$26.6K +2,400 New
TWA
123
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$13K +$13.3K +1,200 New
ClearBridge Investments
124
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$11K – – –
DADC
125
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$11K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

131 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $467M — down 5.1% from $492M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 26 funds opened new PHYS positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $32M. The largest seller was Weiss Asset Management, cutting an estimated $42.4M.

  • 131 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2013, up from 116 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $467M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2013, down 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 26 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2013 and 10 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2013 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $32M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2013 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $42.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.