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Sprott Physical Gold

354 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.45B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 82 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

121% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 24

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1824 (+6)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 327354 (+27)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.37B → $1.45B (+$79M)

0.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.21%29.4% (+0.19%)

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 82 | Existing positions reduced: 92

Holders
354
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+8.26%
% of All Funds
5.45%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.37%
New
53
Increased
82
Reduced
92
Closed
24
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAG
1
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$106M -$72.1M -5,105,075 -41%
EAM
2
Evanson Asset Management
California
$104M +$3.18M +224,883 +3%
CTC
3
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$95.6M +$3.24M +229,683 +4%
JAM
4
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$90.8M +$8.51M +602,323 +10%
PAMP
5
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$85.8M
FDCDDQ
6
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$73.8M -$5.71M -404,426 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$67.6M -$2.08M -147,249 -3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$60.9M -$10.4M -737,487 -15%
PHS
9
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$49.7M -$3.87M -273,786 -7%
SC
10
SouthState Corp
Florida
$25.4M +$1.44M +101,628 +6%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$25.2M +$845K +59,847 +4%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.6M -$1.53M -108,261 -7%
FHC
13
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$20.8M
LNWTC
14
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$17.3M +$171K +12,086 +1%
BW
15
Basepoint Wealth
Iowa
$16.7M +$16.5M +1,164,616 New
TWC
16
TD Waterhouse Canada
Ontario, Canada
$15.5M +$12.4M +877,260 New
HCM
17
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13.3M +$1.45M +102,737 +12%
AA
18
Auxano Advisors
Washington
$12.8M +$265K +18,765 +2%
MIM
19
Meixler Investment Management
Arizona
$12.8M +$12.6M +891,161 New
Bank of America
20
Bank of America
North Carolina
$12.7M +$289K +20,467 +2%
CC
21
Cannell & Co
New York
$12.4M -$71.6K -5,070 -0.6%
BPA
22
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$11.3M -$2.47M -174,758 -18%
Osaic Holdings
23
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$11.1M +$1.85M +131,243 +20%
CWA
24
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$11.1M +$431K +30,488 +4%
SPA
25
Sentinel Pension Advisors
Massachusetts
$11M +$471K +33,352 +5%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

354 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.45B — up 5.8% from $1.37B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new PHYS positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 82 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jupiter Asset Management, adding an estimated $8.51M. The largest seller was Private Advisor Group, cutting an estimated $72.1M.

  • 354 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2021, up from 327 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.45B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2021, up 5.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2021 and 24 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2021 was Jupiter Asset Management, an estimated $8.51M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2021 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $72.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.