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122 hedge funds and large institutions have $245M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 15

1.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.77% → 12.84% (-1.9%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 125 → 122 (-3)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $289M → $245M (-$43.9M)

45% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 6 (-5)

64% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 53

Holders
122
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-2.4%
% of All Funds
3.25%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-45.45%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
14
Increased
19
Reduced
53
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$12M
2
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
+$4.41M
3
B
Bailard
California
+$3.04M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.98M
5
CB
Chemical Bank
Michigan
+$574K

Top Sellers

1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$21.3M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$7.66M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$4.35M
4
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.3M
5
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.78M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BWP
101
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$138K +$140K +14,100 New
FWCM
102
Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Oregon
$135K +$137K +13,830 New
Citigroup
103
Citigroup
New York
$132K -$20.4K -2,054 -13%
PHIMC
104
Private Harbour Investment Management & Counsel
Ohio
$129K – – –
ACM
105
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$122K – – –
TSS
106
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$122K +$124K +12,446 New
OIA
107
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$107K – – –
ICM
108
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$100K – – –
US Bancorp
109
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$92K -$46.6K -4,700 -33%
JWA
110
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$61K – – –
WA
111
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$45K – – –
TCM
112
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$36K – – –
BCMIO
113
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$33K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
114
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$25K – – –
BBHC
115
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$22K +$21.9K +2,210 New
JFA
116
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$17K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
117
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$10K – – –
HNB
118
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$10K – – –
Canada Life
119
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$8K – – –
RFA
120
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$8K – – –
TRCT
121
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$6K – – –
BBPWM
122
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
Creative Planning
123
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2K -$26.8K -2,700 -93%
VKH
124
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$2.14M -214,677 Closed
SAG
125
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
– -$565K -56,250 Closed
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

122 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $245M — down 15% from $289M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of PHYS and 14 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 53 trimmed existing stakes and 19 added.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $21.3M.

  • 122 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2014, down from 125 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $245M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2014, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $12M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2014 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $21.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.