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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $97.5M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 29 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 8

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $92.9M → $97.5M (+$4.59M)

0.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.99% → 10.24% (+0.25%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 92 (-1)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 29

Holders
92
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.08%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
9
Increased
20
Reduced
29
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$1.94M
2
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$1.5M
3
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$1.12M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$1.05M
5
HI
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
+$973K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
-$1.48M
2
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$1.43M
3
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$863K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$646K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$290K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NPC
26
National Planning Corporation
California
$676K -$66.8K -10,449 -9%
SI
27
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$660K +$1.76K +275 +0.3%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$545K -$57.9K -9,055 -9%
Mariner
29
Mariner
Kansas
$530K – – –
MC
30
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$501K -$24.1K -3,777 -5%
Stifel Financial
31
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$473K +$401K +62,750 +498%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$425K -$31.2K -4,885 -7%
GWM
33
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$378K +$33.2K +5,200 +9%
SPC
34
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$331K -$13.4K -2,095 -4%
Bank of America
35
Bank of America
North Carolina
$287K -$11.2K -1,750 -4%
William Blair & Company
36
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$280K +$285K +44,663 New
TSS
37
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$255K +$259K +40,549 New
Citadel Advisors
38
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$247K +$251K +39,278 New
Creative Planning
39
Creative Planning
Kansas
$244K -$29.4K -4,603 -11%
HCM
40
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$239K -$21.1K -3,300 -8%
First Eagle Investment Management
41
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$234K – – –
AG
42
Advisor Group
Arizona
$206K +$959 +150 +0.5%
OMC
43
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$182K +$115K +17,947 +162%
OA
44
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$177K – – –
IIC
45
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$169K – – –
BF
46
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$168K +$9.84K +1,540 +6%
PFBT
47
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$164K – – –
PAG
48
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$160K +$6.39K +1,000 +4%
DI
49
Diligent Investors
California
$148K – – –
PHS
50
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$142K – – –
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

92 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $97.5M — up 4.9% from $92.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new PSLV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 20 added to existing stakes and 29 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Proficio Capital Partners, adding an estimated $1.94M. The largest seller was Evergreen Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $1.48M sold.

  • 92 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q3 2017, down from 93 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $97.5M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q3 2017, up 4.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q3 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2017 was Proficio Capital Partners, an estimated $1.94M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q3 2017 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $1.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.