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Sprott Physical Gold

382 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.24B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 122 increasing their positions, 84 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 122 | Existing positions reduced: 84

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.34B → $2.24B (-$100M)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 32

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 387382 (-5)

1.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.21%27.75% (-1.5%)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3126 (-5)

Holders
382
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-1.29%
% of All Funds
6%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.13%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
29
Increased
122
Reduced
84
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
QP
1
Quilter Plc
United Kingdom
$579M +$165K +10,713 +2%
EAM
2
Evanson Asset Management
California
$103M -$434K -28,094 -0.4%
PAMP
3
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$88.9M -$13.7M -884,760 -13%
CTC
4
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$88.9M +$1.32M +85,595 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$83.6M +$6.39M +413,449 +8%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$83.4M +$9.7M +627,796 +13%
PHS
7
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$62.1M -$745K -48,216 -1%
SS
8
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$60.1M +$1.12M +72,515 +2%
BFG
9
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$59.1M +$134K +8,696 +0.2%
JAM
10
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$53.7M -$2.56M -165,722 -4%
FDCDDQ
11
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$53.1M -$6.47M -418,858 -11%
Truist Financial
12
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$47.3M -$847K -54,857 -2%
SC
13
SouthState Corp
Florida
$31.6M +$1.38M +89,578 +4%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$24.9M +$2.71M +175,163 +12%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
15
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$23.8M +$953K +61,719 +4%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$23.5M +$4.06M +262,898 +20%
FHC
17
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$21.6M
Commonwealth Equity Services
18
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$21.4M +$665K +43,068 +3%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$18.8M +$772K +49,980 +4%
BW
20
Basepoint Wealth
Iowa
$17.5M -$176K -11,398 -1%
LNWTC
21
Laird Norton Wetherby Trust Company
Washington
$16.9M -$676K -43,761 -4%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$16.5M +$739K +47,850 +5%
HCM
23
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$16.5M -$207K -13,395 -1%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$16M +$416K +26,936 +3%
CAN
25
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$14.9M +$210K +13,626 +1%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

382 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $2.24B — down 4.3% from $2.34B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of PHYS and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 84 trimmed existing stakes and 122 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $9.7M. The largest seller was Monaco Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.5M sold.

  • 382 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2023, down from 387 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $2.24B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2023, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2023 and 32 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2023 was Monaco Asset Management, an estimated $18.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.