Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
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.
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
Top Buyers
| 1 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$5.62M |
| 2 |
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$4.63M |
| 3 |
OFG
OTA Financial Group
Purchase,
New York
|
+$3.14M |
| 4 |
William Blair & Company
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.12M |
| 5 |
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
Carmel,
California
|
+$1.08M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SI
176
Stephens Inc
Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$253K | -25,000 | Closed |
|
|
SCA
177
Salient Capital Advisors
Houston,
Texas
| – | -$172K | -16,970 | Closed |
|
|
SFS
178
Sowell Financial Services
North Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$142K | -13,796 | Closed |
|
|
ECM
179
Evergreen Capital Management
Bellevue,
Washington
| – | -$133K | -13,080 | Closed |
|
180
1832 Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$20K | -2,000 | Closed |
|
|
VWA
181
V Wealth Advisors
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$10K | -1,000 | Closed |
|
|
FMII
182
Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc
Lincoln,
Nebraska
| – | -$8K | -766 | Closed |
|
183
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
| – | -$6K | -595 | 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.