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Sprott Physical Silver Trust

85 hedge funds and large institutions have $73.2M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.94%8.19% (+1.3%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 22

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $74.3M → $73.2M (-$1.1M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9185 (-6)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
85
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-6.59%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
13
Increased
24
Reduced
22
Closed
17
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MC
26
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$511K -$13.1K -1,992 -2%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$491K +$65.9K +10,059 +14%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$432K +$38K +5,799 +9%
MFS
29
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$396K +$40.4K +6,159 +10%
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$365K +$23.7K +3,612 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
31
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$345K +$11.7K +1,790 +3%
MA
32
MUFG Americas
New York
$330K
1832 Asset Management
33
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$306K +$164K +25,000 +100%
NPC
34
National Planning Corporation
California
$303K -$997 -152 -0.3%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$271K +$42.9K +6,550 +17%
HI
36
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$262K
HCM
37
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$256K -$16.4K -2,500 -6%
PAG
38
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$224K -$2.81K -429 -1%
OA
39
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$171K
GWM
40
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$165K +$35.4K +5,400 +25%
IIC
41
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$163K
PFBT
42
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$156K
CIBC World Market
43
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$154K +$18.4K +2,812 +13%
BF
44
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$153K
PHS
45
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$137K -$3.28K -500 -2%
BW
46
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$132K
KP
47
Keel Point
Alabama
$130K
SBIA
48
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$125K -$22.3K -3,400 -14%
AWA
49
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$118K +$4.36K +665 +4%
AG
50
Advisor Group
Arizona
$112K -$6.56K -1,000 -5%

PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

85 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $73.2M — down 1.5% from $74.3M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of PSLV and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 22 trimmed existing stakes and 24 added.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $5.52M. The largest seller was Evergreen Capital Management, cutting an estimated $775K.

  • 85 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q4 2016, down from 91 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $73.2M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q4 2016, down 1.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q4 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2016 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $5.52M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q4 2016 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $775K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.