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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
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
151
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$38K +$37.5K +3,605 New
WTC
152
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$37K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
153
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$33K -$41.8K -4,019 -56%
OIA
154
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$32K – – –
IA
155
IFP Advisors
Florida
$29K -$12K -1,156 -30%
SEI Investments
156
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$26K – – –
RIA
157
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$25K – – –
SPIA
158
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$21K +$4.88K +469 +30%
FAIM
159
Financial Advocates Investment Management
Washington
$11K +$10.4K +1,000 New
APA
160
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$8.32K +$8.17K +786 New
NSIM
161
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$7K – – –
BBPWM
162
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
HNB
163
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5K – – –
RFM
164
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$5K – – –
CA
165
Calton & Associates
Florida
$5K +$5.2K +500 New
SWMG
166
Signature Wealth Management Group
Georgia
$5K +$5.2K +500 New
WAP
167
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
TRCT
168
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K – – –
KLWA
169
Kelly Lawrence W & Associates
California
$1K – – –
PA
170
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
CAG
171
Csenge Advisory Group
Florida
– -$980K -93,845 Closed
CL
172
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
– -$425K -40,800 Closed
NPC
173
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$367K -35,140 Closed
B
174
Brightworth
Georgia
– -$265K -25,431 Closed
DBIA
175
Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors
New Jersey
– -$230K -22,022 Closed
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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.