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Sprott Physical Gold
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $385M (+$23.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 179 (+2)

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.84% → 18.95% (+1.1%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 42

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
42
Reduced
42
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$10.8M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$3.84M
3
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
+$3.7M
4
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
+$3.07M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.49M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.29M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$1.65M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.38M
4
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$1.17M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NWM
176
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$5K – – –
RFM
177
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$5K – – –
WAP
178
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$3K – – –
LWANC
179
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$2K – – –
TRCT
180
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K – – –
PA
181
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
SI
182
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$800 +$1.48K +140 +0.2%
GT
183
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$327 -$27.4K -2,600 -8%
OFG
184
OTA Financial Group
New York
– -$1.65M -160,234 Closed
Federated Hermes
185
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
– -$1.03M -100,000 Closed
WMA
186
Wealth Management Associates
New Jersey
– -$401K -38,877 Closed
AIIMS
187
Analyst IMS Investment Management Services
Israel
– -$278 -27,000 Closed
IWM
188
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$160K -15,494 Closed
NFG
189
Next Financial Group
Texas
– -$158K -15,308 Closed
IA
190
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$85K -8,233 Closed
AIC
191
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
– -$19K -1,865 Closed
WANY
192
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
– -$8K -750 Closed
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
193
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
– -$8K -728 Closed
BlackRock
194
BlackRock
New York
– -$2K -170 Closed
Toronto Dominion Bank
195
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.13K -107 -99%
CA
196
Claro Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$1K -80 Closed
TWA
197
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
– +$337 +32 New
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

179 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $385M — up 6.4% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PHYS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.29M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $385M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2019, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.