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Sprott Physical Gold

380 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.56B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

37% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 81

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2631 (+5)

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 31

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 378380 (+2)

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.16%28.12% (-1%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.7B → $1.56B (-$136M)

Holders
380
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.53%
% of All Funds
6.4%
Holding in Top 10
31
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+19.23%
% of All Funds
0.52%
New
35
Increased
111
Reduced
81
Closed
31
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
1
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$114M +$28.3M +1,922,726 +31%
CTC
2
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$104M +$6.09M +413,571 +6%
EAM
3
Evanson Asset Management
California
$101M -$338K -22,916 -0.3%
PAMP
4
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$84.8M
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$68.7M +$2.85M +193,285 +4%
PAG
6
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$67.7M -$26.2M -1,778,199 -27%
FDCDDQ
7
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$65.7M -$690K -46,814 -1%
JAM
8
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$58.3M -$23.8M -1,616,201 -28%
PHS
9
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$55.6M +$3.3M +224,249 +6%
SAS
10
SMI Advisory Services
Indiana
$44M +$6.9M +468,316 +18%
SC
11
SouthState Corp
Florida
$27.4M +$1.31M +88,800 +5%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$26.4M -$1.79M -121,436 -6%
FHC
13
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$20.5M
Commonwealth Equity Services
14
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$19.7M -$2.59M -175,518 -11%
LNWTC
15
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$17.9M +$493K +33,447 +3%
MAM
16
Monaco Asset Management
Monaco
$17M
BW
17
Basepoint Wealth
Iowa
$16.4M -$605K -41,046 -3%
HCM
18
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.3M +$826K +56,032 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$16.1M +$6.1M +414,023 +58%
CAN
20
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$15.6M +$10.9M +738,231 +203%
National Bank of Canada
21
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$14.8M +$434K +29,426 +3%
IWC
22
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$13.6M +$3.2M +217,286 +29%
AA
23
Auxano Advisors
Washington
$13.2M -$96.6K -6,557 -0.7%
CF
24
Concorde Financial
Texas
$12.8M +$211K +14,323 +2%
CC
25
Cannell & Co
New York
$12.8M

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

380 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.56B — down 8% from $1.7B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new PHYS positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 111 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal Bank of Canada, adding an estimated $28.3M. The largest seller was Private Advisor Group, cutting an estimated $26.2M.

  • 380 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2022, up from 378 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.56B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2022, down 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2022 and 31 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2022 was Royal Bank of Canada, an estimated $28.3M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2022 was Private Advisor Group, an estimated $26.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.