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Sprott Physical Gold
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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.91B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 166 → 169 (+3)

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.23% → 19.52% (+0.29%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $3.91B (-$108M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
169
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.81%
% of All Funds
4.21%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
15
Increased
30
Reduced
57
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$5.62M
2
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$4.63M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$3.14M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$2.12M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

1
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$3.9M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$1.89M
3
NFG
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
-$1.02M
4
HI
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
-$969K
5
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$947K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PL
101
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
$227K -$29.7K -2,844 -12%
GC
102
Garde Capital
Washington
$227K – – –
CSIC
103
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$219K – – –
JMPWA
104
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$218K +$217K +20,841 New
LPT
105
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$215K – – –
LW
106
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$214K – – –
MML Investors Services
107
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$212K -$7.48K -717 -3%
BTS
108
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$209K -$5.03K -482 -2%
CB
109
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$205K – – –
OCM
110
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$203K – – –
BIG
111
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$202K -$12.1K -1,159 -6%
FBFS
112
First Business Financial Services
Wisconsin
$202K – – –
IWM
113
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$194K -$6.59K -632 -3%
WF
114
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$180K -$2.09K -200 -1%
SCA
115
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$176K +$10.4K +1,000 +6%
TSS
116
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$170K -$447K -42,873 -72%
Susquehanna International Group
117
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$162K -$365K -35,020 -69%
SFG
118
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$157K – – –
NL
119
NWAM LLC
Washington
$148K – – –
TCM
120
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$144K +$14.2K +1,364 +11%
FPFS
121
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$141K – – –
TAM
122
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$140K – – –
HSA
123
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$139K – – –
HCM
124
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$138K -$24K -2,300 -15%
First Eagle Investment Management
125
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$131K – – –
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5
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

169 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.91B — down 2.7% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PHYS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was Johnson Investment Counsel, cutting an estimated $3.9M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2017, up from 166 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.91B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2017, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2017 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2017 was Johnson Investment Counsel, an estimated $3.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.