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Sprott Physical Gold

130 hedge funds and large institutions have $269M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 13

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 126130 (+4)

5.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 18.76%12.87% (-5.9%)

9% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1110 (-1)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 40

25% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $358M → $269M (-$88.8M)

Holders
130
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.17%
% of All Funds
3.76%
Holding in Top 10
10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-9.09%
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
18
Increased
36
Reduced
40
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$31.2M +$3.14M +292,233 +11%
PHS
2
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$28.8M +$1.94M +180,495 +7%
SI
3
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$24.4M +$162K +15,100 +0.7%
PAMP
4
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$19.7M -$37M -3,437,376 -65%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.8M -$6.56M -609,667 -32%
ECM
6
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$12M +$419K +38,975 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.62M +$4.12M +383,060 +74%
PG
8
Portola Group
California
$9.56M -$4.06M -377,650 -30%
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$8.69M -$1.61M -149,212 -15%
HighTower Advisors
10
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$7.31M +$3.29M +305,848 +81%
LCM
11
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$5.11M -$465K -43,200 -8%
CBB
12
Citizens Business Bank
California
$4.93M +$75.1K +6,984 +2%
LA
13
Lau Associates
Delaware
$4.46M -$807K -75,000 -15%
BFA
14
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.45M -$801K -74,443 -15%
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.72M -$106K -9,840 -3%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.41M -$87.9K -8,166 -2%
PP
17
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$3.2M -$985K -91,588 -23%
Barclays
18
Barclays
United Kingdom
$3.05M -$10.8K -1,000 -0.3%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.97M -$58.6K -5,450 -2%
OFG
20
OTA Financial Group
New York
$2.95M -$5.33M -494,964 -64%
B
21
Bailard
California
$2.88M +$2.91M +270,375 New
CAN
22
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.69M +$404K +37,530 +18%
WA
23
WFG Advisors
Texas
$2.68M +$108K +10,069 +4%
DCM
24
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.58M +$265K +24,584 +11%
BA
25
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.53M -$221K -20,500 -8%