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Sprott Physical Gold
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127 hedge funds and large institutions have $169M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

31% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 16

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124 → 127 (+3)

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.42% → 13.51% (+0.09%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $179M → $169M (-$9.85M)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 37

Holders
127
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+2.42%
% of All Funds
3.33%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
21
Increased
30
Reduced
37
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$10.7M
2
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$8.82M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.93M
4
FRM
Fore Research & Management
New York
+$2.72M
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$1.39M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$14.4M
2
TAM
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
-$4.08M
3
B
Bailard
California
-$2.81M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$2.75M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$2.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FNBT
101
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$89K +$90.7K +10,000 +4,000%
FBFS
102
First Business Financial Services
Wisconsin
$88K – – –
OC
103
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$88K – – –
Fiera Capital (Canada)
104
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$87K – – –
AIG
105
American International Group
New York
$83K +$15.3K +1,690 +22%
US Bancorp
106
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$75K – – –
LNB
107
Ledyard National Bank
$74K – – –
CBT
108
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$53K – – –
Creative Planning
109
Creative Planning
Kansas
$45K +$22.7K +2,500 +96%
WA
110
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$41K – – –
GWM
111
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$39K +$40.8K +4,500 New
TCM
112
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$35K – – –
IWMPD
113
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$33K +$2.43K +268 +8%
IA
114
IFP Advisors
Florida
$21K +$21.5K +2,369 New
WTC
115
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$19K +$19.5K +2,150 New
AA
116
Apriem Advisors
California
$18K +$18.9K +2,080 New
JIC
117
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$17K – – –
JFA
118
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$15K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
119
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$9K – – –
RFA
120
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$8K – – –
BCMIO
121
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$7K – – –
UFA
122
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$7K +$6.8K +750 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
123
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$7K +$7.57K +834 New
HNB
124
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6K – – –
Toronto Dominion Bank
125
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$6K +$5.61K +618 +824%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

127 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $169M — down 5.5% from $179M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new PHYS positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Weiss Asset Management, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.4M sold.

  • 127 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2015, up from 124 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $169M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2015, down 5.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2015 and 16 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2015 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2015 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $14.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.