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Sprott Physical Gold
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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $440M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 167 (+7)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.17% → 19.37% (+0.2%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $456M → $440M (-$15.1M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
167
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.38%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
20
Increased
33
Reduced
43
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$7.98M
2
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$6.33M
3
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$2.61M
4
CC
Chicago Capital
Illinois
+$1.28M
5
F
Filament
Washington
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

1
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$5.68M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$3.32M
3
QCMNJ
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
-$1.2M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$1.02M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$860K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CB
101
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$200K – – –
WF
102
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$176K – – –
OCM
103
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$174K – – –
IA
104
IFP Advisors
Florida
$174K +$152K +14,312 +523%
UR
105
USCA RIA
Texas
$167K – – –
IWM
106
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$159K -$46.6K -4,387 -22%
SFG
107
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$153K -$16.8K -1,580 -10%
MA
108
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$152K -$31.9K -3,000 -17%
LNB
109
Ledyard National Bank
$149K – – –
Citadel Advisors
110
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$148K +$154K +14,536 New
XSC
111
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$147K – – –
GWM
112
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$147K +$14.7K +1,384 +11%
VFA
113
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$144K +$160K +15,051 New
DI
114
Diligent Investors
California
$143K – – –
OCAM
115
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$143K – – –
FPFS
116
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$138K – – –
HSA
117
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
$136K – – –
SFS
118
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$133K +$39.5K +3,723 +37%
First Eagle Investment Management
119
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$128K – – –
FMW
120
Farr Miller & Washington
District of Columbia
$128K +$134K +12,616 New
SAM
121
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$119K – – –
HCM
122
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$117K – – –
SCA
123
Stonebridge Capital Advisors
Minnesota
$115K – – –
CCT
124
Chemung Canal Trust
New York
$113K -$321K -30,253 -73%
KWM
125
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$113K -$5.31K -500 -4%
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5
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

167 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $440M — down 3.3% from $456M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new PHYS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Knowledge Leaders Capital, adding an estimated $7.98M. The largest seller was OTA Financial Group, cutting an estimated $5.68M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2018, up from 160 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $440M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2018, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2018 was Knowledge Leaders Capital, an estimated $7.98M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2018 was OTA Financial Group, an estimated $5.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.