Sprott Physical Gold
PHYS
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.
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
Top Buyers
| 1 |
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$7.98M |
| 2 |
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
|
+$6.33M |
| 3 |
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.61M |
| 4 |
CC
Chicago Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$1.28M |
| 5 |
F
Filament
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.2M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WAM
176
Weiss Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$538K | -50,000 | Closed |
|
|
HFS
177
HL Financial Services
Louisville,
Kentucky
| – | -$473K | -44,000 | Closed |
|
|
VF
178
Virtu Financial
New York
| – | -$461K | -42,844 | Closed |
|
|
FBFS
179
First Business Financial Services
Madison,
Wisconsin
| – | -$311K | -28,975 | Closed |
|
180
MML Investors Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$133K | -12,332 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
181
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$67K | -6,252 | Closed |
|
|
APP
182
Avantax Planning Partners
Dubuque,
Iowa
| – | -$43K | -4,035 | Closed |
|
|
PWAG
183
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
San Rafael,
California
| – | -$31K | -2,900 | Closed |
|
|
OGC
184
Oak Grove Capital
North Hampton,
New Hampshire
| – | -$2K | -150 | Closed |
|
185
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | +$308 | +29 | New |
|
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.