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Sprott Physical Gold
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $453M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $406M → $453M (+$46.3M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 40

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 187 (+10)

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.44% → 19.77% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

Holders
187
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.65%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
19
Increased
44
Reduced
40
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$6.85M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$6.49M
3
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
+$5.95M
4
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$5.78M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.25M

Top Sellers

1
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.62M
2
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$4.41M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.25M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.08M
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TA
151
Thor Advisors
New York
$107K +$107K +9,083 New
PCFFS
152
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
$103K – – –
FHA
153
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$89K – – –
1832 Asset Management
154
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$81K – – –
ClearBridge Investments
155
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$78K – – –
FPFS
156
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$76K +$75.9K +6,417 New
CBT
157
Central Bank & Trust
Kentucky
$71K – – –
ST
158
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$69K – – –
CCM
159
Covington Capital Management
California
$58K – – –
IRC
160
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$58K – – –
BBHC
161
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$52K – – –
CFA
162
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$48K – – –
SIC
163
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$48K – – –
Rockefeller Capital Management
164
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$45K +$44.9K +3,800 New
US Bancorp
165
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$43K -$54.4K -4,600 -55%
BCI
166
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$31K -$28.3K -2,390 -48%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
167
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$25K – – –
HPC
168
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$20K – – –
BAM
169
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$20K +$19.6K +1,654 New
GCM
170
Gables Capital Management
Florida
$12K – – –
RIA
171
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$10K +$9.58K +810 New
APA
172
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$9.29K – – –
JFA
173
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$8K -$30K -2,540 -78%
BBPWM
174
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
PO
175
Private Ocean
California
$7K +$6.11K +517 New
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

187 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $453M — up 11% from $406M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PHYS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evanson Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.85M. The largest seller was Pekin Hardy Strauss, cutting an estimated $4.62M.

  • 187 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2019, up from 177 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $453M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2019 was Evanson Asset Management, an estimated $6.85M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2019 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $4.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.