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Sprott Physical Gold
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384 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.6B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 25

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.4B → $1.6B (+$194M)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 30 (+2)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 363 → 384 (+21)

0.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 27.82% → 28.35% (+0.53%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 105

Holders
384
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+5.79%
% of All Funds
6.17%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.14%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
53
Increased
84
Reduced
105
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$26.7M
2
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
+$20.4M
3
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$17.3M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$12.7M
5
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$5.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$49.6M
2
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
-$23.3M
3
OBGC
O'Brien Greene & Co
Pennsylvania
-$11.6M
4
KOC
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
-$9.5M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$7.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HAM
126
Hedges Asset Management
Nevada
$1.42M – – –
QPWM
127
Quadrant Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.41M +$1.33M +99,947 New
GVAG
128
Great Valley Advisor Group
Delaware
$1.4M – – –
LOPW
129
Live Oak Private Wealth
North Carolina
$1.39M -$53.4K -4,000 -4%
NCM
130
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$1.38M – – –
EWA
131
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$1.37M +$463K +34,715 +56%
Mariner
132
Mariner
Kansas
$1.34M +$369K +27,634 +41%
SIM
133
Seaview Investment Managers
Florida
$1.34M – – –
HA
134
HC Advisors
Georgia
$1.28M -$138K -10,357 -10%
CSIC
135
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$1.26M – – –
HCM
136
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$1.17M – – –
BWM
137
BCS Wealth Management
Tennessee
$1.15M -$73.3K -5,492 -6%
Federated Hermes
138
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1.13M -$334K -25,000 -24%
SCM
139
Soros Capital Management
New York
$1.11M – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
140
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$1.11M -$129K -9,628 -11%
Citadel Advisors
141
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.11M +$1.05M +78,685 New
AWE
142
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$1.09M – – –
PCP
143
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$1.09M -$133K -9,970 -11%
SWM
144
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$1.05M -$21.8K -1,635 -2%
SCA
145
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$1.04M +$144K +10,764 +17%
BCM
146
Barometer Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.02M +$965K +72,300 New
CAM
147
Claret Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
$1.02M +$16K +1,200 +2%
SC
148
Sepio Capital
Utah
$1,000K -$189K -14,184 -17%
IFO
149
Independent Family Office
New York
$964K – – –
DC
150
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$936K -$49.6K -3,713 -5%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

384 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $1.6B — up 14% from $1.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new PHYS positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $26.7M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $49.6M.

  • 384 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2022, up from 363 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.6B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2022, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2022 and 25 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2022 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $26.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2022 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $49.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.