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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.2M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.4M → $57.2M (+$17.8M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 87 (+7)

0.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.4% → 6.13% (+0.73%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
87
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.75%
% of All Funds
2.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
18
Reduced
20
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$3.7M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.98M
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$932K
4
LVP
Limestone Value Partners
Texas
+$570K
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$565K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EPIM
Equinox Partners Investment Management
Connecticut
-$853K
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$612K
3
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
-$598K
4
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$592K
5
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
-$444K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
26
MUFG Americas
New York
$298K +$2.4K +422 +0.8%
Bank of America
27
Bank of America
North Carolina
$283K -$20.4K -3,589 -6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$256K +$38K +6,672 +16%
HCM
29
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$254K – – –
Bank of Montreal
30
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$235K -$5.7K -1,000 -2%
MFS
31
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$225K +$85.4K +15,000 +54%
VKH
32
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$213K -$48.6K -8,531 -17%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
33
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$201K +$285 +50 +0.1%
SBIA
34
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$156K +$169K +29,600 New
OA
35
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$149K – – –
William Blair & Company
36
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$145K -$19.4K -3,400 -11%
OMC
37
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$144K +$156K +27,328 New
1832 Asset Management
38
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$133K – – –
BF
39
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$133K – – –
PFBT
40
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$133K – – –
BW
41
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$114K -$18.1K -3,185 -13%
DI
42
Diligent Investors
California
$110K – – –
AWA
43
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$99K – – –
SHCM
44
Stokes & Hubbell Capital Management
Louisiana
$92K +$99K +17,391 New
LW
45
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$86K – – –
FNBT
46
FineMark National Bank & Trust
Florida
$86K +$92.8K +16,300 New
FIM
47
Frontier Investment Management
Texas
$85K – – –
Deutsche Bank
48
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$82K – – –
CSIC
49
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$80K – – –
MFW
50
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$75K – – –
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

87 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $57.2M — up 45% from $39.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PSLV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $3.7M. The largest seller was Equinox Partners Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $853K sold.

  • 87 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q4 2015, up from 80 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $57.2M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $3.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Equinox Partners Investment Management, an estimated $853K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.