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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.91B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 166 → 169 (+3)

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.23% → 19.52% (+0.29%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $3.91B (-$108M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
169
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.81%
% of All Funds
4.21%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
15
Increased
30
Reduced
57
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$5.62M
2
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$4.63M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$3.14M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$2.12M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

1
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$3.9M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$1.89M
3
NFG
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
-$1.02M
4
HI
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
-$969K
5
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$947K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IA
151
IFP Advisors
Florida
$41K -$1.87K -179 -4%
BF
152
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$40K +$39.5K +3,790 New
CFA
153
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$38K – – –
JFA
154
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$38K – – –
WTC
155
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$37K – – –
OIA
156
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$31K – – –
SEI Investments
157
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$26K -$11K -1,054 -30%
RIA
158
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$25K +$25.1K +2,405 New
SPIA
159
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$16K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
160
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$15K +$14.7K +1,414 New
NSIM
161
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$7K – – –
BBPWM
162
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
NFG
163
Next Financial Group
Texas
$6K – – –
HNB
164
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5K – – –
PCFFS
165
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$5K – – –
RFM
166
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$5K – – –
ECM
167
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
$4K +$3.72K +357 New
WAP
168
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K +$3.23K +310 New
TRCT
169
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K – – –
PA
170
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
KLWA
171
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$1K +$521 +50 New
RCM
172
RB Capital Management
Nevada
$106 – – –
NFG
173
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
– -$1.02M -100,749 Closed
OMC
174
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
– -$585K -57,752 Closed
Ameriprise
175
Ameriprise
Minnesota
– -$274K -27,065 Closed
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

169 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.91B — down 2.7% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PHYS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was Johnson Investment Counsel, cutting an estimated $3.9M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2017, up from 166 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.91B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2017, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2017 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2017 was Johnson Investment Counsel, an estimated $3.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.