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Sprott Physical Gold
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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.91B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 30 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 8 (+3)

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 11

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 166 → 169 (+3)

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.23% → 19.52% (+0.29%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.02B → $3.91B (-$108M)

47% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 30 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
169
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.81%
% of All Funds
4.21%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+60%
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
15
Increased
30
Reduced
57
Closed
11
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$5.62M
2
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$4.63M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$3.14M
4
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
+$2.12M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.08M

Top Sellers

1
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$3.9M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$1.89M
3
NFG
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
-$1.02M
4
HI
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
-$969K
5
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$947K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SAC
1
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$3.47B – – –
PAMP
2
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$120M +$439K +42,089 +0.4%
PHS
3
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$49.3M -$1.89M -181,301 -4%
EAM
4
Evanson Asset Management
California
$47.1M +$1.08M +103,231 +2%
FDCDDQ
5
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$23.4M -$229K -21,977 -1%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$16.2M -$446K -42,793 -3%
FHC
7
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$15.2M +$120K +11,525 +0.8%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$13M -$686K -65,807 -5%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$11.3M +$158K +15,181 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.57M +$478K +45,837 +5%
JIC
11
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$6.88M -$3.9M -373,998 -36%
PCP
12
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$6.09M -$43K -4,120 -0.7%
B
13
Bailard
California
$5.83M – – –
BCM
14
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$5.62M +$5.62M +538,733 New
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.07M +$204K +19,537 +4%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$4.97M -$134K -12,851 -3%
KLC
17
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
$4.64M +$4.63M +444,357 New
OFG
18
OTA Financial Group
New York
$4.48M +$3.14M +301,195 +235%
LCP
19
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$3.79M +$33.1K +3,177 +0.9%
LTFS
20
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$3.75M -$159K -15,218 -4%
BFA
21
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$3.08M -$62.6K -6,006 -2%
CIC
22
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$3.02M – – –
BCA
23
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$2.97M +$212K +20,300 +8%
F
24
Filament
Washington
$2.94M +$1.06M +101,397 +56%
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.53M -$891K -85,456 -26%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

169 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $3.91B — down 2.7% from $4.02B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PHYS positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 30 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bluefin Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was Johnson Investment Counsel, cutting an estimated $3.9M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2017, up from 166 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $3.91B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2017, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2017 and 11 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2017 was Bluefin Capital Management, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2017 was Johnson Investment Counsel, an estimated $3.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.