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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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89 hedge funds and large institutions have $103M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

41% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $73.2M → $103M (+$30M)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 21

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 85 → 89 (+4)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 8.19% → 10.09% (+1.9%)

Holders
89
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+4.71%
% of All Funds
2.22%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
24
Reduced
21
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$4.75M
2
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
+$727K
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$652K
4
TCT
TIAA CREF Trust
Missouri
+$478K
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$429K

Top Sellers

1
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$3.32M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$1.11M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$760K
4
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$274K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$259K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Mariner
26
Mariner
Kansas
$583K – – –
MC
27
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$580K +$66 +10 +0%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
28
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$494K +$3.58K +540 +0.8%
Commonwealth Equity Services
29
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$440K +$47.3K +7,130 +13%
Bank of America
30
Bank of America
North Carolina
$420K +$4.98K +750 +1%
MA
31
MUFG Americas
New York
$374K – – –
OFG
32
OTA Financial Group
New York
$342K -$1.11M -167,227 -77%
NPC
33
National Planning Corporation
California
$328K +$11.1K +1,678 +4%
HI
34
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$297K – – –
HCM
35
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$290K – – –
MML Investors Services
36
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$273K +$262K +39,521 New
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$271K -$35.3K -5,316 -12%
GWM
38
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$263K +$73K +11,000 +40%
First Eagle Investment Management
39
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$257K +$247K +37,209 New
PAG
40
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$242K -$4.71K -710 -2%
OMC
41
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$242K +$233K +35,035 New
AG
42
Advisor Group
Arizona
$204K +$74.9K +11,285 +61%
OA
43
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$195K – – –
IIC
44
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$185K – – –
PFBT
45
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$177K – – –
BF
46
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$174K – – –
1832 Asset Management
47
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$172K -$166K -25,000 -50%
PHS
48
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$156K – – –
CIBC World Market
49
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$150K -$23.6K -3,552 -14%
BW
50
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$149K +$113 +17 +0.1%
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

89 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $103M — up 41% from $73.2M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PSLV positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $4.75M. The largest seller was Federated Hermes, cutting an estimated $3.32M.

  • 89 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2017, up from 85 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $103M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2017, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2017 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $4.75M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2017 was Federated Hermes, an estimated $3.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.