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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
RFM
176
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$6K – – –
KFS
177
Kelly Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5.91K – – –
WAP
178
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
SFS
179
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$4K +$4.26K +360 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
180
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$3K -$2.97K -251 -48%
LWANC
181
Laurel Wealth Advisors (North Carolina)
North Carolina
$2K – – –
TRCT
182
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K – – –
IFAM
183
Institutional & Family Asset Management
Colorado
$1K – – –
PA
184
Parallel Advisors
California
$1K – – –
FCH
185
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$404 – – –
GT
186
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$370 – – –
JIC
187
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
– -$4.41M -389,809 Closed
WAM
188
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$2.08M -184,005 Closed
AWM
189
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
– -$161K -14,238 Closed
First Eagle Investment Management
190
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
– -$142K -12,540 Closed
SCM
191
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
– -$128K -11,269 Closed
MF
192
Manchester Financial
California
– -$76K -6,722 Closed
AOWM
193
Alpha Omega Wealth Management
Virginia
– -$20K -1,764 Closed
TM
194
Titan Managers
Arizona
– -$15K -1,300 Closed
Fidelity International
195
Fidelity International
Bermuda
– -$6K -500 Closed
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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.