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Sprott Physical Gold
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187 hedge funds and large institutions have $453M invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

111% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 9

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $406M → $453M (+$46.3M)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 40

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 187 (+10)

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.44% → 19.77% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 8 (0)

Holders
187
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+5.65%
% of All Funds
4.1%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.18%
New
19
Increased
44
Reduced
40
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
EAM
Evanson Asset Management
California
+$6.85M
2
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$6.49M
3
LWS
Lucia Wealth Services
California
+$5.95M
4
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$5.78M
5
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.25M

Top Sellers

1
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.62M
2
JIC
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
-$4.41M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$3.25M
4
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.08M
5
KP
Keel Point
Alabama
-$1.81M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAM
1
Evanson Asset Management
California
$62.1M +$6.85M +579,581 +12%
PAMP
2
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$50.3M +$4.25M +359,549 +9%
PHS
3
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$47.7M -$4.62M -390,471 -9%
FDCDDQ
4
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$43.7M +$5.78M +488,795 +15%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$24.2M +$1.55M +131,046 +7%
FHC
6
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$17.4M – – –
OFG
7
OTA Financial Group
New York
$14.9M -$3.25M -275,128 -18%
PAG
8
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$14.8M +$6.49M +548,736 +78%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$14.6M +$1.23M +104,449 +9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
10
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$447K +37,806 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$12.1M +$1.17M +98,653 +11%
F
12
Filament
Washington
$8.88M +$109K +9,193 +1%
BPWA
13
Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors
California
$6.45M +$1.01M +85,165 +19%
SDWIA
14
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$6.21M +$1.04M +87,980 +20%
LWS
15
Lucia Wealth Services
California
$5.95M +$5.95M +503,219 New
Janney Montgomery Scott
16
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.87M +$1.58M +134,043 +48%
LCP
17
Legacy Capital Partners
Wisconsin
$4.64M +$166K +14,020 +4%
MIM
18
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$3.82M +$513K +43,376 +16%
B
19
Bailard
California
$3.71M -$167K -14,158 -4%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.53M +$508K +42,984 +17%
CIC
21
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$3.34M – – –
KP
22
Keel Point
Alabama
$3.27M -$1.81M -153,289 -36%
Baird Financial Group
23
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$3.1M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.61M -$72.7K -6,145 -3%
BA
25
Bennicas & Associates
California
$2.48M -$5.91K -500 -0.2%
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

187 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $453M — up 11% from $406M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PHYS positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evanson Asset Management, adding an estimated $6.85M. The largest seller was Pekin Hardy Strauss, cutting an estimated $4.62M.

  • 187 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q3 2019, up from 177 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $453M of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q3 2019, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q3 2019 and 9 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q3 2019 was Evanson Asset Management, an estimated $6.85M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q3 2019 was Pekin Hardy Strauss, an estimated $4.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.