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Sprott Physical Gold
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297 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 23

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 55

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.33B (+$144M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 274 → 297 (+23)

11.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.33% → 28.08% (-11%)

Holders
297
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+8.39%
% of All Funds
5.26%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
51
Increased
97
Reduced
55
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$41.6M
2
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
+$40.3M
3
CWA
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
+$10.7M
4
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
+$9.91M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.62M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.82M
3
PPW
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
-$4.62M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.61M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IWC
126
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$847K +$4.95K +333 +0.6%
BSG
127
Black Swift Group
Colorado
$830K +$817K +55,000 New
UCFA
128
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$821K +$57.2K +3,847 +8%
Cetera Investment Advisers
129
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$814K +$802K +53,975 New
EH
130
Equitable Holdings
New York
$813K -$498K -33,500 -38%
SCM
131
Soros Capital Management
New York
$803K +$22.2K +1,491 +3%
DC
132
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$799K -$4.61K -310 -0.6%
CB
133
Community Bank
New York
$786K -$164K -11,032 -17%
BAAM
134
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$770K +$49.8K +3,350 +7%
WT
135
Whittier Trust
California
$758K – – –
AFP
136
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$756K +$39.4K +2,650 +6%
SG
137
StoneX Group
New York
$750K +$269K +18,100 +57%
BEAM
138
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$739K – – –
WTC
139
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$733K – – –
WPC
140
White Pine Capital
Minnesota
$730K -$4.16K -280 -0.6%
HAC
141
Harbor Advisory Corp
New Hampshire
$730K +$719K +48,370 New
LCM
142
LVM Capital Management
Michigan
$728K +$3.34K +225 +0.5%
Creative Planning
143
Creative Planning
Kansas
$728K +$398K +26,779 +125%
SWP
144
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$723K +$22.9K +1,544 +3%
LA
145
Latitude Advisors
Florida
$693K +$683K +45,955 New
BWLSA
146
Blue Water Life Science Advisors
California
$688K +$678K +45,626 New
CSIC
147
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$680K +$263K +17,700 +65%
QPWM
148
Quadrant Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$653K +$86.3K +5,807 +16%
RF
149
RHS Financial
California
$624K -$460K -30,952 -43%
Cohen & Steers
150
Cohen & Steers
New York
$623K – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

297 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.33B — up 12% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new PHYS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 97 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boothbay Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 297 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2020, up from 274 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2020 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.