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Sprott Physical Gold

124 hedge funds and large institutions have $179M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 9

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 124124 (0)

0.02% less ownership

Funds ownership: 13.44%13.42% (-0.02%)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $199M → $179M (-$20M)

25% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 (-1)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
124
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
3.46%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
24
Reduced
43
Closed
9
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19.2M -$413K -44,638 -2%
PHS
2
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$17.3M -$7.37M -795,945 -30%
PAMP
3
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$16.1M
BCM
4
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$14.4M +$3.49M +376,868 +32%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M +$1.86M +201,225 +21%
Commonwealth Equity Services
6
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$9.15M -$632K -68,300 -6%
VF
7
Virtu Financial
New York
$7.81M +$755K +81,583 +11%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$5.93M -$33.5K -3,616 -0.6%
EAM
9
Evanson Asset Management
California
$5.89M +$4.93M +532,731 +490%
CBB
10
Citizens Business Bank
California
$5.11M +$665K +71,832 +15%
TAM
11
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$4.08M
BFA
12
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.63M
CS
13
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$3.63M +$156K +16,833 +4%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$3.36M +$3.16M +340,896 +1,369%
B
15
Bailard
California
$2.81M
F
16
Filament
Washington
$2.66M +$203K +21,946 +8%
PAG
17
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.37M -$1.91M -205,882 -44%
BA
18
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.32M -$41.7K -4,500 -2%
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.27M -$248K -26,789 -10%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.96M -$183K -19,770 -8%
SJIC
21
St. James Investment Company
Texas
$1.73M +$442K +47,735 +34%
WA
22
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.61M +$77.9K +8,419 +5%
QCMNJ
23
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$1.3M +$9.49K +1,025 +0.7%
Stifel Financial
24
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.25M -$14.1K -1,524 -1%
MA
25
MUFG Americas
New York
$1.17M -$165K -17,770 -12%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

124 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $179M — down 10% from $199M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PHYS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evanson Asset Management, adding an estimated $4.93M. The largest seller was Pekin Hardy Strauss, cutting an estimated $7.37M.

  • 124 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $179M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2015, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2015 was Evanson Asset Management, an estimated $4.93M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2015 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $7.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.