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Sprott Physical Gold
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $453M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $406M → $453M (+$46.3M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 40

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 187 (+10)

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.44% → 19.77% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

Holders
187
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.65%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
19
Increased
44
Reduced
40
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$6.85M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$6.49M
3
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
+$5.95M
4
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$5.78M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.25M

Top Sellers

1
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.62M
2
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$4.41M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.25M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.08M
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RF
101
RHS Financial
California
$302K +$5.11K +432 +2%
SI
102
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$296K – – –
RJT
103
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$285K +$11.8K +1,000 +4%
VF
104
Virtu Financial
New York
$283K +$59.2K +5,008 +26%
TSS
105
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$282K +$282K +23,878 New
AIM
106
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$278K +$278K +23,500 New
UR
107
USCA RIA
Texas
$274K – – –
Fifth Third Bancorp
108
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$273K +$24.3K +2,055 +10%
AIP
109
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$272K +$166K +14,023 +156%
GG
110
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$257K – – –
OC
111
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$250K – – –
CSIC
112
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$248K – – –
BW
113
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$243K -$2.37K -200 -1%
LPT
114
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$243K – – –
LW
115
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$243K – – –
GIM
116
Guild Investment Management
California
$236K +$236K +20,000 New
GC
117
Garde Capital
Washington
$233K – – –
PAS
118
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$226K – – –
WSFS
119
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$211K -$39.9K -3,375 -16%
BWP
120
BSW Wealth Partners
Colorado
$206K -$94.7K -8,012 -32%
OMC
121
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$206K +$206K +17,451 New
MA
122
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$204K -$8.28K -700 -4%
WF
123
Welch & Forbes
Massachusetts
$204K – – –
SWMG
124
Strategic Wealth Management Group
Maryland
$199K – – –
OCAM
125
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$199K +$33.1K +2,800 +20%
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5
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

187 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $453M — up 11% from $406M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PHYS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evanson Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.85M. The largest seller was Pekin Hardy Strauss, cutting an estimated $4.62M.

  • 187 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2019, up from 177 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $453M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2019 was Evanson Asset Management, an estimated $6.85M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2019 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $4.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.