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Sprott Physical Gold
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297 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.33B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 51 funds opening new positions, 97 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 51 | Existing positions closed: 23

76% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 97 | Existing positions reduced: 55

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.18B → $1.33B (+$144M)

11% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 21 (+2)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 274 → 297 (+23)

11.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.33% → 28.08% (-11%)

Holders
297
Holders Change
+23
Holders Change %
+8.39%
% of All Funds
5.26%
Holding in Top 10
21
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
51
Increased
97
Reduced
55
Closed
23
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$41.6M
2
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
+$40.3M
3
CWA
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
+$10.7M
4
VDBMI
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
+$9.91M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$9.62M

Top Sellers

1
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$11.5M
2
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$4.82M
3
PPW
Pasadena Private Wealth
California
-$4.62M
4
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.61M
5
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
-$2.92M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PAG
1
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$122M -$951K -64,020 -0.8%
EAM
2
Evanson Asset Management
California
$98.5M +$3.3M +222,025 +4%
PAMP
3
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$90.2M – – –
CTC
4
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$78.2M +$40.3M +2,713,372 +110%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$71.9M +$9.62M +647,863 +16%
FDCDDQ
6
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$70.2M +$4.76M +320,478 +7%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$55.3M -$11.5M -776,882 -17%
PHS
8
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$55.2M -$4.82M -324,150 -8%
JAM
9
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$43.1M -$2.04M -137,017 -5%
BFM
10
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$42.3M +$41.6M +2,799,997 New
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$35.7M +$2.47M +166,233 +8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$29.2M -$2.82M -189,641 -9%
FHC
13
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$21.9M -$452K -30,418 -2%
LNWTC
14
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$16.9M +$16.7M +1,121,265 New
SPA
15
Sentinel Pension Advisors
Massachusetts
$15.8M +$440K +29,608 +3%
BPA
16
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$15.6M +$1.55M +104,436 +11%
SC
17
SouthState Corp
Florida
$15.4M +$1.73M +116,297 +13%
Envestnet Asset Management
18
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$13.7M -$3.61M -242,730 -21%
AA
19
Auxano Advisors
Washington
$12.2M +$219K +14,727 +2%
CC
20
Cannell & Co
New York
$11.8M -$44.6K -3,000 -0.4%
AC
21
Amitell Capital
Singapore
$11.5M +$11.3M +758,891 New
LPL Financial
22
LPL Financial
California
$11M +$4.01M +269,675 +59%
CIBC World Market
23
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$10.8M -$1.9M -127,741 -15%
CWA
24
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$10.5M +$10.7M +720,324 New
VDBMI
25
Van Den Berg Management I
Texas
$10.1M +$9.91M +667,175 New
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PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

297 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $1.33B — up 12% from $1.18B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 51 funds opened new PHYS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 97 added to existing stakes and 55 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boothbay Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $41.6M. The largest seller was Royal Bank of Canada, cutting an estimated $11.5M.

  • 297 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2020, up from 274 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.33B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2020, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 51 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2020 and 23 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2020 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $41.6M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2020 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $11.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.