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Sprott Physical Gold
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160 hedge funds and large institutions have $456M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 10 (+3)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $466M → $456M (-$10.9M)

1.62% less ownership

Funds ownership: 20.79% → 19.17% (-1.6%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 167 → 160 (-7)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 42

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 19

Holders
160
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-4.19%
% of All Funds
3.67%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+42.86%
% of All Funds
0.23%
New
13
Increased
35
Reduced
42
Closed
19
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$10.3M
2
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$9.82M
3
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$4.65M
4
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$4.62M
5
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
-$26.8M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$6.92M
3
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$3.65M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$1.57M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$1.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWM
101
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$218K – – –
CB
102
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$211K – – –
MA
103
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$193K – – –
WF
104
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$186K – – –
OCM
105
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$184K – – –
SFG
106
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$178K +$17.1K +1,580 +11%
UR
107
USCA RIA
Texas
$176K – – –
TCM
108
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$162K +$8.44K +780 +5%
LNB
109
Ledyard National Bank
$158K – – –
XSC
110
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$155K – – –
DI
111
Diligent Investors
California
$151K – – –
OCAM
112
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$151K – – –
FPFS
113
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$145K – – –
HSA
114
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$143K – – –
GWM
115
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$140K -$289K -26,668 -67%
BTS
116
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$138K -$39.2K -3,624 -22%
First Eagle Investment Management
117
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$135K – – –
MML Investors Services
118
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$133K -$64.3K -5,941 -33%
SAM
119
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$126K – – –
HCM
120
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$125K – – –
KWM
121
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$125K – – –
CAS
122
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$123K – – –
SCA
123
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$121K -$39K -3,600 -24%
IA
124
Independence Advisors
Pennsylvania
$119K – – –
CCB
125
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$115K – – –
3 4
5
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

160 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $456M — down 2.3% from $466M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of PHYS and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 35 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.8M sold.

  • 160 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2018, down from 167 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $456M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2018, down 2.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2018 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2018 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $26.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.