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Sprott Physical Gold

401 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.95B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 108 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

65% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 26

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2528 (+3)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 387401 (+14)

1% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 107

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.51%30.57% (+0.05%)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.35B → $1.95B (-$395M)

Holders
401
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+3.62%
% of All Funds
5.85%
Holding in Top 10
28
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12%
% of All Funds
0.41%
New
43
Increased
108
Reduced
107
Closed
26
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$218M +$115M +7,502,698 +122%
EAM
2
Evanson Asset Management
California
$102M -$3.14M -204,350 -3%
CTC
3
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$98.8M +$1.14M +73,989 +1%
PAMP
4
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$95M
Royal Bank of Canada
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$89.3M -$5.39M -350,828 -6%
PHS
6
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$66.2M +$871K +56,684 +1%
SS
7
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
$62.8M -$1.51M -98,401 -2%
BFG
8
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$61.6M -$1.51M -98,002 -2%
FDCDDQ
9
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$53.5M -$2.16M -140,308 -4%
Truist Financial
10
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$43.1M -$5.71M -371,816 -12%
JAM
11
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$40.4M -$6.52M -423,944 -14%
SC
12
SouthState Corp
Florida
$32.2M -$503K -32,699 -2%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
13
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$27.9M +$2.1M +136,331 +8%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
14
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$27.1M -$900K -58,546 -3%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$24M +$268K +17,463 +1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
16
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$23.8M +$865K +56,310 +4%
FHC
17
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$23.1M
SFS
18
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$21.3M -$46.1K -3,000 -0.2%
Jane Street
19
Jane Street
New York
$20.3M -$3.65M -237,680 -16%
Envestnet Asset Management
20
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$19.3M +$552K +35,915 +3%
BW
21
Basepoint Wealth
Iowa
$18.8M -$288K -18,760 -2%
HCM
22
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17.7M -$227K -14,750 -1%
Osaic Holdings
23
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$17M -$9.8M -637,915 -37%
LPL Financial
24
LPL Financial
California
$16.9M +$13.1K +855 +0.1%
CAN
25
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$15.7M +$561K +36,493 +4%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

401 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $1.95B — down 17% from $2.35B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new PHYS positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 108 added to existing stakes and 107 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $115M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $52.1M.

  • 401 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q4 2023, up from 387 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.95B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q4 2023, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 43 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q4 2023 and 26 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $115M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q4 2023 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $52.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.