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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $466M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.27% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.52% → 20.79% (+1.3%)

6% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 18

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 169 → 167 (-2)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 7 (-1)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 50

88% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.91B → $466M (-$3.44B)

Holders
167
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.18%
% of All Funds
3.79%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-12.5%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
17
Increased
36
Reduced
50
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$20.7M
2
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$3.41M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$2.81M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.14M
5
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$1.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$5.81M
2
B
Bailard
California
-$2.06M
3
CAG
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
-$980K
4
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$692K
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$641K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PL
101
Plancorp LLC
Missouri
$230K – – –
WSFS
102
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$225K -$25K -2,400 -10%
CSIC
103
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$222K – – –
LPT
104
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$218K – – –
LW
105
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$217K – – –
IWM
106
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$215K +$14.8K +1,425 +8%
CB
107
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$208K – – –
MML Investors Services
108
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$194K -$21.5K -2,072 -10%
BIG
109
Bellwether Investment Group
Tennessee
$193K -$10.6K -1,018 -5%
MA
110
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$190K +$187K +17,957 New
WF
111
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$183K – – –
OCM
112
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$181K -$23.9K -2,300 -12%
Creative Planning
113
Creative Planning
Kansas
$181K +$61K +5,865 +52%
BTS
114
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$175K -$37K -3,563 -18%
UR
115
USCA RIA
Texas
$173K -$289K -27,800 -63%
SFG
116
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$159K – – –
SCA
117
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$157K -$20.8K -2,000 -12%
LNB
118
Ledyard National Bank
$156K +$49.9K +4,800 +49%
XSC
119
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$153K +$150K +14,430 New
TCM
120
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$152K +$5.2K +500 +4%
OCAM
121
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$149K +$39K +3,750 +36%
DI
122
Diligent Investors
California
$148K +$146K +14,000 New
FPFS
123
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$143K – – –
HSA
124
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$141K – – –
TAM
125
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$140K -$1.04K -100 -0.7%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

167 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $466M — down 88% from $3.91B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of PHYS and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 50 trimmed existing stakes and 36 added.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, adding an estimated $20.7M. The largest seller was Proficio Capital Partners, cutting an estimated $5.81M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2017, down from 169 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $466M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2017, down 88% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2017 and 18 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2017 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $20.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2017 was Proficio Capital Partners, an estimated $5.81M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.