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Sprott Physical Gold
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125 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 11 (+1)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.34% → 14.77% (+1.4%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $288M → $289M (+$1.24M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 36

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 125 (-2)

Holders
125
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
3.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
10
Increased
34
Reduced
36
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$18.5M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$15.5M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$5.83M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.2M
5
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$2.74M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$8.8M
2
B
Bailard
California
-$2.98M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$2.74M
4
DCM
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.31M
5
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OCAM
101
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$139K – – –
SC
102
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$134K +$3.82K +360 +3%
PHIMC
103
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$132K – – –
ACM
104
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$125K +$133K +12,532 New
BFS
105
Bradley Foster & Sargent
Connecticut
$120K +$127K +12,000 New
CA
106
Capital Advantage
California
$107K – – –
OIA
107
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$105K – – –
ICM
108
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$102K -$40.3K -3,800 -27%
RMC
109
Regis Management Company
California
$100K +$106K +10,000 New
JWA
110
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$63K – – –
WA
111
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$46K – – –
TCM
112
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$36K – – –
BCMIO
113
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$33K – – –
Creative Planning
114
Creative Planning
Kansas
$29K -$246K -23,177 -89%
PTC
115
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$27K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
116
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$26K – – –
JFA
117
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$17K – – –
Ameriprise
118
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16K +$16.4K +1,550 +1,550%
ClearBridge Investments
119
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$10K – – –
Canada Life
120
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$9K – – –
RFA
121
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$9K – – –
BBPWM
122
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
TRCT
123
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$6K – – –
WTB
124
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$5K – – –
HCM
125
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.49K +$2.65K +250 New
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

125 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $289M — up 0.43% from $288M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PHYS and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.8M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2014, down from 127 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $289M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2014, up 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $8.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.