Sprott Physical Silver Trust
PSLV
93 hedge funds and large institutions have $92.9M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 6
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 89 → 93 (+4)
0.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 10.09% → 9.99% (-0.1%)
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $103M → $92.9M (-$10.3M)
35% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 23
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$5.39M |
| 2 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.56M |
| 3 |
NPC
National Planning Corporation
El Segundo,
California
|
+$462K |
| 4 |
SPC
Sigma Planning Corp
Ann Arbor,
Michigan
|
+$358K |
| 5 |
Commonwealth Equity Services
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$316K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.26M |
| 2 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$2.5M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.65M |
| 4 |
PP
Paloma Partners
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$913K |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$791K |
PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
93 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $92.9M — down 10% from $103M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new PSLV positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 15 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, adding an estimated $5.39M. The largest seller was Ionic Capital Management, cutting an estimated $3.26M.
- 93 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q2 2017, up from 89 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $92.9M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q2 2017, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
- 11 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q2 2017 and 6 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
- The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q2 2017 was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, an estimated $5.39M added.
- The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q2 2017 was Ionic Capital Management, an estimated $3.26M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.