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Sprott Physical Gold

166 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.02B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 11

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165166 (+1)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4B → $4.02B (+$19.5M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

0.49% less ownership

Funds ownership: 19.72%19.23% (-0.49%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 45

Holders
166
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+0.61%
% of All Funds
4.14%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
13
Increased
36
Reduced
45
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAC
1
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$3.6B
PAMP
2
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$116M +$13.8M +1,338,785 +13%
PHS
3
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$49.7M +$101K +9,800 +0.2%
EAM
4
Evanson Asset Management
California
$44.6M +$7.45M +724,283 +20%
FDCDDQ
5
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$22.9M +$4.2M +408,494 +22%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.1M -$650K -63,211 -4%
FHC
7
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$14.7M
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$13.3M -$713K -69,384 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.8M -$180K -17,515 -2%
JIC
10
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$10.5M -$25.8M -2,508,469 -71%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$8.82M +$270K +26,303 +3%
PCP
12
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$6.06M +$110K +10,710 +2%
B
13
Bailard
California
$5.66M
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.95M +$84.1K +8,179 +2%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.72M -$227K -22,034 -5%
LTFS
16
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.79M -$320K -31,138 -8%
LCP
17
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$3.65M +$198K +19,237 +6%
VF
18
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.32M +$119K +11,564 +4%
BFA
19
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.04M -$1.43M -139,422 -32%
CIC
20
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$2.93M
BCA
21
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$2.68M -$17.5K -1,700 -0.6%
BA
22
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.27M -$2.06K -200 -0.1%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.95M +$127K +12,373 +7%
F
24
Filament
Washington
$1.83M +$147K +14,327 +9%
Baird Financial Group
25
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.61M +$16.3K +1,587 +1%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

166 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $4.02B — up 0.49% from $4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PHYS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Johnson Investment Counsel, cutting an estimated $25.8M.

  • 166 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2017, up from 165 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $4.02B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2017, up 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2017 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2017 was Johnson Investment Counsel, an estimated $25.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.