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Sprott Physical Gold
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45,498% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $169M → $77B (+$76.8B)

238% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 13

75% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 7 (+3)

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 29

23% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 156 (+29)

2.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 13.51% → 15.75% (+2.2%)

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
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$52.2M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$32.2M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$9.97M
4
AFM
Anson Funds Management
Texas
+$9.92M
5
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$6.31M

Top Sellers

1
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$10.7M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$3.44M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$3.1M
4
CBB
Citizens Business Bank
California
-$2.25M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$828K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAC
1
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$76.6B – – –
PAMP
2
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$72M +$52.2M +5,351,384 +304%
PHS
3
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$53M +$32.2M +3,300,774 +171%
EAM
4
Evanson Asset Management
California
$22.4M +$5.82M +596,944 +37%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$21.7M +$3.08M +315,688 +17%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$14.7M +$1.58M +161,742 +13%
Commonwealth Equity Services
7
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$11.5M +$1.21M +124,613 +12%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$11.4M +$9.97M +1,022,471 +1,031%
AFM
9
Anson Funds Management
Texas
$10.3M +$9.92M +1,017,849 New
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.02M -$828K -84,950 -10%
COLIM
11
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$6.56M +$6.31M +646,927 New
FHC
12
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$5.06M +$4.87M +500,000 New
LTFS
13
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$4.96M +$846K +86,827 +22%
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.74M -$3.1M -317,740 -40%
RJFSA
15
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.61M +$504K +51,671 +13%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.98M +$1.88M +192,405 +96%
LCP
17
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$3.21M +$3.09M +316,890 New
B
18
Bailard
California
$3.1M +$2.99M +306,275 New
FRM
19
Fore Research & Management
New York
$3.04M – – –
BFA
20
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.02M +$529K +54,278 +21%
BCM
21
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$2.98M +$2.87M +294,300 New
CIC
22
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$2.85M +$2.74M +281,181 New
PAG
23
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.82M +$209K +21,417 +9%
BCA
24
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$2.77M +$1.92M +196,821 +257%
CBB
25
Citizens Business Bank
California
$2.54M -$2.25M -231,304 -48%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

156 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $77B — up 45,498% from $169M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new PHYS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $52.2M. The largest seller was Weiss Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.7M sold.

  • 156 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2016, up from 127 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $77B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2016, up 45,498% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2016 and 13 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2016 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $52.2M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2016 was Weiss Asset Management, an estimated $10.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.