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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.5M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 84 (+10)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.3M → $51.5M (+$4.19M)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.03% → 6.25% (+0.22%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.51%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$2.33M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.18M
3
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
+$717K
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$669K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$414K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$4.07M
2
PG
Portola Group
California
-$489K
3
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$370K
4
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
-$331K
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$308K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HCM
26
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$392K -$6.62K -1,000 -2%
MFS
27
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$390K +$167K +25,287 +72%
Wells Fargo
28
Wells Fargo
California
$374K -$94.2K -14,219 -20%
OFG
29
OTA Financial Group
New York
$371K -$29.9K -4,511 -7%
CNB
30
City National Bank
California
$341K – – –
RJFSA
31
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$326K +$334K +50,460 New
Bank of New York Mellon
32
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$292K +$193K +29,101 +182%
Commonwealth Equity Services
33
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$289K -$10.6K -1,600 -3%
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$248K -$57.6K -8,706 -18%
Bank of Montreal
35
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$239K +$50.3K +7,600 +26%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
36
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$206K +$5.63K +850 +3%
William Blair & Company
37
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$201K – – –
AIG
38
American International Group
New York
$198K -$8.22K -1,241 -4%
HH
39
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$186K – – –
KIA
40
King Investment Advisors
Texas
$183K – – –
BF
41
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$179K +$184K +27,717 New
YP
42
Yellowstone Partners
Idaho
$176K +$179 +27 +0.1%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$163K +$154K +23,205 +1,160%
PNC Financial Services Group
44
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$154K +$17.3K +2,616 +12%
DI
45
Diligent Investors
California
$130K +$28.5K +4,300 +26%
AWA
46
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$122K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
47
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$119K +$122K +18,445 New
Citadel Advisors
48
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$116K +$119K +17,932 New
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$111K -$2.45K -370 -2%
FIM
50
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$101K – – –
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

84 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $51.5M — up 8.9% from $47.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PSLV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evergreen Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.33M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $4.07M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2015, up from 74 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $51.5M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $2.33M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $4.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.