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Sprott Physical Gold
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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $440M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 167 (+7)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.17% → 19.37% (+0.2%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $456M → $440M (-$15.1M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
167
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.38%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
20
Increased
33
Reduced
43
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$7.98M
2
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$6.33M
3
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$2.61M
4
CC
Chicago Capital
Illinois
+$1.28M
5
F
Filament
Washington
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

1
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$5.68M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$3.32M
3
QCMNJ
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
-$1.2M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$1.02M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$860K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RIA
151
RPG Investment Advisory
California
$24K – – –
MPWT
152
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$20.4K +$21.2K +2,000 New
CF
153
Centaurus Financial
California
$20K +$21.2K +2,000 New
SPIA
154
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$18K -$2.86K -269 -13%
AOWM
155
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
$18K +$18.7K +1,764 New
WAM
156
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
$11K – – –
OIA
157
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$10K -$53.1K -5,000 -83%
GCM
158
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$10K +$10.6K +1,000 New
APA
159
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$8K – – –
NSIM
160
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$7K – – –
BBPWM
161
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$6K -$531 -50 -8%
HNB
162
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$5K – – –
NWM
163
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$5K – – –
RFM
164
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$5K – – –
SWMG
165
Signature Wealth Management Group
Georgia
$5K – – –
WA
166
WP Advisors
California
$4K +$4.68K +441 New
TRCT
167
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K -$2.12K -200 -40%
LF
168
Lee Financial
Texas
$3K – – –
WAP
169
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
170
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K +$2.12K +200 New
TFA
171
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2K +$2.12K +200 New
QCMNJ
172
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
– -$1.2M -111,314 Closed
ASN
173
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$1.02M -94,920 Closed
Federated Hermes
174
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
– -$860K -80,000 Closed
Northern Trust
175
Northern Trust
Illinois
– -$667K -62,054 Closed
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

167 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $440M — down 3.3% from $456M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new PHYS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Knowledge Leaders Capital, adding an estimated $7.98M. The largest seller was OTA Financial Group, cutting an estimated $5.68M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2018, up from 160 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $440M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2018, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2018 was Knowledge Leaders Capital, an estimated $7.98M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2018 was OTA Financial Group, an estimated $5.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.