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Sprott Physical Gold
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Overview Fund Activity

156 hedge funds and large institutions have $77B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

Holders
156
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+22.83%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+75%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
44
Increased
46
Reduced
29
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PAMP
1
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$72M
2
PHS
2
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$53M
3
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$11.4M
4
AFM
4
Anson Funds Management
Texas
$10.3M
5
COLIM
5
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$6.56M

Top Sellers

1
WAM
1
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$0
2
CS
2
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$0
3
VF
3
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.74M
4
CBB
4
Citizens Business Bank
California
$2.54M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.02M
Name Market Value Shares Shares
Change 		Shares
Change %
SAC
1
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
– – – –
PAMP
2
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$72M 7,109,651 +5,351,384 +304%
PHS
3
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$53M 5,235,867 +3,300,774 +171%
EAM
4
Evanson Asset Management
California
$22.4M 2,210,701 +596,944 +37%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.7M 2,142,254 +315,688 +17%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$14.7M 1,450,976 +161,742 +13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$11.5M 1,133,018 +124,613 +12%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$11.4M 1,121,669 +1,022,471 +1,031%
AFM
9
Anson Funds Management
Texas
$10.3M 1,017,849 +1,017,849 New
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.02M 792,257 -84,950 -10%
COLIM
11
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$6.56M 646,927 +646,927 New
FHC
12
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$5.06M 500,000 +500,000 New
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.96M 487,468 +86,827 +22%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.74M 468,312 -317,740 -40%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.61M 455,344 +51,671 +13%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.99M 393,787 +192,405 +96%
LCP
17
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$3.21M 316,890 +316,890 New
B
18
Bailard
California
$3.1M 306,275 +306,275 New
FRM
19
Fore Research & Management
New York
$3.04M 300,000 – –
BFA
20
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.02M 308,807 +54,278 +21%
BCM
21
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.98M 294,300 +294,300 New
CIC
22
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$2.85M 281,181 +281,181 New
PAG
23
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.82M 272,029 +21,417 +9%
BCA
24
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$2.77M 273,371 +196,821 +257%
CBB
25
Citizens Business Bank
California
$2.54M 251,063 -231,304 -48%
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