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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.04% → 13.1% (-0.93%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 88 (-8)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $120M → $110M (-$10M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 16

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
88
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
21
Reduced
20
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$3M
2
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
+$2.39M
3
TYCC
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
+$1.79M
4
HPCM
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
+$382K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$333K

Top Sellers

1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
-$7.04M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$4.37M
3
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$1.67M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.24M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AGA
26
Arkos Global Advisors
Texas
$573K – – –
GWM
27
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$377K -$9.04K -1,600 -2%
HPCM
28
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
$375K +$382K +67,660 New
Stifel Financial
29
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$374K -$38.4K -6,800 -9%
MC
30
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$367K -$47.9K -8,474 -11%
William Blair & Company
31
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$349K +$64.2K +11,350 +22%
Envestnet Asset Management
32
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$327K -$55.5K -9,823 -14%
Bank of America
33
Bank of America
North Carolina
$276K -$1.97K -348 -0.7%
SPC
34
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$256K -$20.5K -3,625 -7%
AIM
35
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$183K – – –
UR
36
USCA RIA
Texas
$173K – – –
MWM
37
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$166K – – –
HCM
38
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$165K – – –
AG
39
Advisor Group
Arizona
$162K -$49.8K -8,815 -23%
OA
40
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$156K – – –
PFBT
41
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$155K – – –
IIC
42
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$148K – – –
1832 Asset Management
43
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$137K – – –
Goldman Sachs
44
Goldman Sachs
New York
$122K – – –
PAG
45
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$115K -$46.6K -8,250 -28%
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
$113K -$1.7K -300 -1%
SDWIA
47
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$110K +$23.7K +4,200 +27%
AWA
48
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$101K – – –
CTC
49
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$98K -$14.1K -2,500 -12%
BW
50
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$95K – – –
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

88 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $110M — down 8.4% from $120M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of PSLV and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, adding an estimated $3M. The largest seller was Boothbay Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.04M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2019, down from 96 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $110M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2019, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, an estimated $3M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2019 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $7.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.