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Sprott Physical Gold
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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

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

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
NL
176
NWAM LLC
Washington
– -$148K -14,150 Closed
WS
177
Wedbush Securities
California
– -$112K -10,705 Closed
American Century Companies
178
American Century Companies
Missouri
– -$108K -10,319 Closed
RCM
179
RB Capital Management
Nevada
– -$106 -10,149 Closed
VAS
180
Valicenti Advisory Services
New York
– -$106K -10,113 Closed
MA
181
MUFG Americas
New York
– -$103K -9,911 Closed
WAM
182
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$87K -8,396 Closed
Bessemer Group
183
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
– -$46K -4,410 Closed
BF
184
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$40K -3,790 Closed
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
185
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
– -$15K -1,414 Closed
NFG
186
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$6K -608 Closed
PCFFS
187
Pacific Center for Financial Services
California
– -$5K -524 Closed
ECM
188
Exchange Capital Management
Michigan
– -$4K -357 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
189
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– -$42 -4 -10%
Citigroup
190
Citigroup
New York
– +$10 +1 New
4 5 6 7
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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.