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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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91 hedge funds and large institutions have $74.3M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 16

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 91 (+5)

0.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.67% → 6.94% (-0.73%)

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $101M → $74.3M (-$26.7M)

Holders
91
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.81%
% of All Funds
2.43%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
29
Reduced
16
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$326K
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$287K
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$274K
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$237K
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$210K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$6.78M
2
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$945K
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$831K
4
LVP
Limestone Value Partners
Texas
-$762K
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$423K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LTFS
26
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$523K +$274K +36,388 +106%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
27
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$482K +$59.5K +7,900 +14%
MFS
28
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$435K +$131K +17,406 +42%
Bank of America
29
Bank of America
North Carolina
$417K +$8.7K +1,155 +2%
Commonwealth Equity Services
30
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$406K +$18.4K +2,438 +5%
MA
31
MUFG Americas
New York
$401K -$18.2K -2,422 -4%
HCM
32
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$329K -$27.9K -3,700 -8%
NPC
33
National Planning Corporation
California
$322K -$29.6K -3,936 -8%
HI
34
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$318K – – –
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$281K +$2.26K +300 +0.8%
PAG
36
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$255K +$92.3K +12,252 +51%
UBS Group
37
UBS Group
Switzerland
$233K +$237K +31,523 New
OA
38
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$208K – – –
William Blair & Company
39
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$205K +$52.7K +7,000 +34%
IIC
40
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$199K +$202K +26,880 New
PFBT
41
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$188K – – –
BF
42
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$186K – – –
1832 Asset Management
43
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$185K – – –
SBIA
44
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$177K -$17.6K -2,340 -9%
PHS
45
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$170K – – –
CIBC World Market
46
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$166K -$27.1K -3,600 -14%
GWM
47
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$161K +$71.2K +9,450 +77%
CWM
48
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$161K +$175K +23,234 New
BW
49
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$160K – – –
KP
50
Keel Point
Alabama
$157K +$49K +6,500 +44%
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

91 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $74.3M — down 26% from $101M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PSLV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 29 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $326K. The largest seller was Federated Hermes, cutting an estimated $6.78M.

  • 91 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q3 2016, up from 86 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $74.3M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q3 2016, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $326K added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q3 2016 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $6.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.