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Sprott Physical Gold
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177 hedge funds and large institutions have $406M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $385M → $406M (+$21.5M)

0.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.95% → 18.44% (-0.51%)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 20

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 41

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 179 → 177 (-2)

Holders
177
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.12%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
19
Increased
37
Reduced
41
Closed
20
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$17.8M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$16.1M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.02M
4
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$2.26M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$2.26M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
-$39.7M
2
B
Bailard
California
-$7.98M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$6.09M
4
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$5.17M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$798K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GG
101
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$248K – – –
WSFS
102
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$241K – – –
OC
103
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$239K -$11.3K -1,081 -5%
CSIC
104
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$238K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
105
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$238K – – –
BW
106
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$235K – – –
LPT
107
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$233K – – –
LW
108
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$233K – – –
GC
109
Garde Capital
Washington
$223K – – –
PAS
110
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$217K – – –
VF
111
Virtu Financial
New York
$214K +$198K +18,908 New
MA
112
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$203K – – –
WF
113
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$196K – – –
Creative Planning
114
Creative Planning
Kansas
$193K – – –
SWMG
115
Strategic Wealth Management Group
Maryland
$190K -$282K -26,924 -62%
GWS
116
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$181K +$168K +15,983 New
HCM
117
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$177K +$9.43K +900 +6%
PGAM
118
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$170K – – –
VFA
119
Valeo Financial Advisors
Indiana
$164K – – –
XSC
120
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$163K – – –
AWM
121
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$161K +$149K +14,238 New
DC
122
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$160K – – –
OCAM
123
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$159K – – –
OCM
124
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$156K -$24.1K -2,300 -14%
FPFS
125
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$153K – – –
3 4
5
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

177 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $406M — up 5.6% from $385M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of PHYS and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 41 trimmed existing stakes and 37 added.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $17.8M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, exiting entirely with an estimated $39.7M sold.

  • 177 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2019, down from 179 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $406M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2019, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2019 and 20 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2019 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $17.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $39.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.