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Sprott Physical Gold
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179 hedge funds and large institutions have $385M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

42% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 12

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $385M (+$23.2M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 179 (+2)

1.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 17.84% → 18.95% (+1.1%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 42

22% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)

Holders
179
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.13%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-22.22%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
17
Increased
42
Reduced
42
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$10.8M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
+$3.84M
3
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
+$3.7M
4
MIM
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
+$3.07M
5
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$1.49M

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.29M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$1.65M
3
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$1.38M
4
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
-$1.17M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PHS
1
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$51.4M +$3.84M +364,856 +8%
EAM
2
Evanson Asset Management
California
$47.1M +$1.49M +141,503 +3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
3
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$39.7M +$10.8M +1,021,000 +37%
FDCDDQ
4
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$33.3M +$1.46M +138,263 +5%
PAMP
5
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$22.9M – – –
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$19.4M -$566K -53,705 -3%
FHC
7
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$15.4M – – –
B
8
Bailard
California
$11.4M -$86K -8,158 -0.7%
Commonwealth Equity Services
9
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$10.9M +$299K +28,382 +3%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$9.61M -$3.29M -312,019 -25%
F
11
Filament
Washington
$7.64M +$456K +43,316 +6%
PCP
12
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$7.44M +$1.06M +100,320 +16%
Royal Bank of Canada
13
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$6.64M +$784K +74,395 +13%
PAG
14
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$5.02M +$538K +51,025 +12%
BPWA
15
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
California
$4.64M +$839K +79,573 +22%
SDWIA
16
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$4.43M +$311K +29,485 +7%
KP
17
Keel Point
Alabama
$4.39M +$3.7M +350,987 +507%
JIC
18
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$4.18M -$39.5K -3,748 -0.9%
LCP
19
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$3.86M -$14.7K -1,399 -0.4%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.14M +$13.6K +1,292 +0.4%
MIM
21
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$3.05M +$3.07M +291,457 New
CIC
22
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$2.95M – – –
Baird Financial Group
23
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$2.73M +$496K +47,067 +22%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.23M +$393K +37,253 +21%
BA
25
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.22M – – –
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

179 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $385M — up 6.4% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PHYS positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 42 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $10.8M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $3.29M.

  • 179 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2019, up from 177 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $385M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2019, up 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2019 and 12 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $10.8M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $3.29M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.