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Sprott Physical Gold
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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
ECM
126
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$139K – – –
First Eagle Investment Management
127
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$133K – – –
SAM
128
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$124K -$168K -16,154 -58%
KWM
129
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$123K -$10.4K -1,000 -8%
HCM
130
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$121K -$18.7K -1,800 -14%
CAS
131
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$121K – – –
IA
132
Independence Advisors
Pennsylvania
$117K – – –
CCB
133
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$113K – – –
KJHP
134
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$110K +$108K +10,395 New
AIP
135
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$107K – – –
Fiera Capital (Canada)
136
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$106K – – –
RPGK
137
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$106K – – –
AAC
138
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$91K – – –
AIM
139
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$83K – – –
US Bancorp
140
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$77K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
141
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$70K – – –
HI
142
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$69K – – –
CBT
143
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$64K – – –
ST
144
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$61K – – –
SWP
145
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$50K +$49.2K +4,729 New
BBHC
146
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$47K +$45.8K +4,410 New
WA
147
WealthTrust-Arizona
Arizona
$44K – – –
SIC
148
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$43K – – –
CFA
149
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$39K – – –
JFA
150
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$39K – – –
4 5
6
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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.