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Sprott Physical Gold
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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $440M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

54% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 13

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 160 → 167 (+7)

0.2% more ownership

Funds ownership: 19.17% → 19.37% (+0.2%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $456M → $440M (-$15.1M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 8 (-2)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 43

Holders
167
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+4.38%
% of All Funds
3.82%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
20
Increased
33
Reduced
43
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
KLC
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
+$7.98M
2
BCM
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
+$6.33M
3
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$2.61M
4
CC
Chicago Capital
Illinois
+$1.28M
5
F
Filament
Washington
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

1
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$5.68M
2
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$3.32M
3
QCMNJ
Quantum Capital Management (New Jersey)
New Jersey
-$1.2M
4
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$1.02M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$860K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAMP
1
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$111M – – –
PHS
2
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$51.4M +$2.61M +246,001 +5%
EAM
3
Evanson Asset Management
California
$44.4M -$197K -18,594 -0.4%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$28.7M +$1.14M +107,759 +4%
FDCDDQ
5
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$27.5M +$553K +52,054 +2%
KLC
6
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
$21.4M +$7.98M +752,000 +56%
FHC
7
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$14.7M -$398K -37,498 -3%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$12.5M +$383K +36,077 +3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$11.1M +$358K +33,733 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$10.2M -$594K -55,974 -5%
BCM
11
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$6.07M +$6.33M +596,543 New
RJA
12
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.99M +$134K +12,605 +2%
F
13
Filament
Washington
$4.56M +$1.2M +113,136 +34%
OFG
14
OTA Financial Group
New York
$4.48M -$5.68M -534,576 -55%
PCP
15
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$4.44M -$156K -14,710 -3%
JIC
16
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$4.42M -$254K -23,911 -5%
LCP
17
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$3.73M +$23.9K +2,250 +0.6%
B
18
Bailard
California
$3.67M – – –
PAG
19
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3M +$998K +94,006 +46%
BFA
20
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.94M -$87K -8,196 -3%
CIC
21
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$2.91M -$38.4K -3,615 -1%
BCA
22
Benchmark Capital Advisors
New York
$2.68M -$139K -13,100 -5%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$2.63M – – –
BA
24
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.17M – – –
CC
25
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$2.05M +$1.28M +120,092 +148%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

167 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $440M — down 3.3% from $456M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new PHYS positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 43 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Knowledge Leaders Capital, adding an estimated $7.98M. The largest seller was OTA Financial Group, cutting an estimated $5.68M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2018, up from 160 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $440M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2018, down 3.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2018 was Knowledge Leaders Capital, an estimated $7.98M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2018 was OTA Financial Group, an estimated $5.68M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.