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Sprott Physical Gold

125 hedge funds and large institutions have $289M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1011 (+1)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.34%14.77% (+1.4%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $288M → $289M (+$1.24M)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 36

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 127125 (-2)

Holders
125
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.57%
% of All Funds
3.63%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
10
Increased
34
Reduced
36
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAMP
1
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$39.3M +$15.5M +1,463,887 +59%
PHS
2
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$27.7M +$2.74M +257,965 +10%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27M -$875K -82,508 -3%
VF
4
Virtu Financial
New York
$24.2M +$18.5M +1,742,546 +255%
SI
5
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$22.2M -$864K -81,440 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
6
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$14.7M +$5.83M +549,714 +59%
ECM
7
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$12.8M +$772K +72,785 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
8
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$681K +64,221 +6%
PG
9
Portola Group
California
$8.53M -$297K -28,000 -3%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$7.72M -$88.6K -8,356 -1%
OFG
11
OTA Financial Group
New York
$4.54M +$4.38M +412,797 New
BFA
12
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$4.37M -$189K -17,787 -4%
CBB
13
Citizens Business Bank
California
$4.04M -$287K -27,059 -6%
LA
14
Lau Associates
Delaware
$4.01M -$159K -15,000 -4%
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.55M +$20.5K +1,930 +0.5%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.12M -$41.6K -3,924 -1%
LCM
17
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.08M -$1.81M -170,260 -36%
WAM
18
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.01M +$3.2M +301,754 New
CAN
19
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.89M +$221K +20,809 +8%
PP
20
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$2.49M -$265K -25,000 -9%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.45M -$246K -23,146 -9%
BA
22
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.37M -$2.12K -200 -0.1%
F
23
Filament
Washington
$2.35M +$457K +43,082 +22%
WA
24
WFG Advisors
Texas
$2.23M -$396K -37,320 -14%
VKH
25
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.14M +$2.28M +214,677 New

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

125 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $289M — up 0.43% from $288M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 11 funds closed out of PHYS and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 34 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was Bluefin Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.8M sold.

  • 125 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2014, down from 127 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $289M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2014, up 0.43% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2014 and 11 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2014 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $8.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.