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Sprott Physical Gold

312 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.23B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 23

30% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 77

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 297312 (+15)

0.03% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.08%28.05% (-0.03%)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.33B → $1.23B (-$99M)

19% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2117 (-4)

Holders
312
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+5.05%
% of All Funds
5.48%
Holding in Top 10
17
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-19.05%
% of All Funds
0.3%
New
39
Increased
100
Reduced
77
Closed
23
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAG
1
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$104M -$4.36M -307,701 -4%
EAM
2
Evanson Asset Management
California
$91.8M +$4.56M +321,684 +5%
PAMP
3
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$80.2M
CTC
4
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$77.6M +$8.55M +602,876 +12%
FDCDDQ
5
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$71.7M +$10.1M +709,913 +15%
JAM
6
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$69.3M +$32.9M +2,317,712 +81%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$66.4M +$2.62M +184,882 +4%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$60.9M +$12.4M +874,479 +24%
PHS
9
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$50.5M +$1.52M +107,242 +3%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$23.2M -$9.04M -637,400 -27%
Commonwealth Equity Services
11
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$22.2M -$3.96M -279,243 -14%
FHC
12
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$19.4M
SC
13
SouthState Corp
Florida
$18.1M +$4.72M +332,937 +33%
LNWTC
14
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$15.5M +$498K +35,101 +3%
BPA
15
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$14.4M +$567K +39,995 +4%
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$14.2M +$4.74M +334,302 +46%
CC
17
Cannell & Co
New York
$11.6M +$1.2M +85,000 +11%
AA
18
Auxano Advisors
Washington
$11.6M +$790K +55,748 +7%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$10.9M +$3.75M +264,680 +48%
KOC
20
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
$10.5M +$11.1M +781,866 New
CWA
21
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$10.4M +$756K +53,353 +7%
HCM
22
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.2M +$2.53M +178,281 +31%
Osaic Holdings
23
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$10.1M +$4.42M +311,560 +70%
OFG
24
OTA Financial Group
New York
$9.95M +$10.5M +741,662 New
Bank of Montreal
25
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$9.68M +$4.88M +344,335 +96%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

312 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $1.23B — down 7.5% from $1.33B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new PHYS positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jupiter Asset Management, adding an estimated $32.9M. The largest seller was Boothbay Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $42.3M sold.

  • 312 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q1 2021, up from 297 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $1.23B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q1 2021, down 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q1 2021 and 23 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q1 2021 was Jupiter Asset Management, an estimated $32.9M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q1 2021 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $42.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.