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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $54.7M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 3

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 75 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.38% → 6.24% (-0.14%)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 23

21% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $68.8M → $54.7M (-$14.2M)

Holders
75
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.74%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
5
Increased
20
Reduced
23
Closed
3
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$382K
2
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
+$298K
3
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$276K
4
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$180K
5
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
+$145K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$1.11M
2
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
-$782K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$776K
4
PG
Portola Group
California
-$209K
5
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
-$163K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CB
51
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$76K – – –
LPT
52
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$75K – – –
BAAM
53
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$74K – – –
WA
54
WFG Advisors
Texas
$57K +$31K +3,900 +90%
PSI
55
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$42K -$15.9K -2,000 -25%
WRM
56
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$42K – – –
U
57
UBS
Switzerland
$34K +$38.1K +4,800 +2,400%
SSB
58
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$31K – – –
TRCT
59
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$31K +$29.6K +3,734 +533%
HCM
60
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$24.8K +$28.6K +3,600 New
Citigroup
61
Citigroup
New York
$22K -$4.21K -530 -14%
BCI
62
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$21K -$183 -23 -0.7%
SAC
63
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$20.6K – – –
NFG
64
Next Financial Group
Texas
$18K +$21.2K +2,670 New
TCM
65
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$15K – – –
BCMIO
66
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$15K +$1.98K +250 +13%
JWA
67
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
PTC
68
Private Trust Company
Ohio
$10K – – –
Canada Life
69
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$8K – – –
FANJ
70
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$7K – – –
US Bancorp
71
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$7K – – –
GT
72
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
BBPWM
73
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$5K – – –
EWM
74
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$5K – – –
GI
75
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K -$4.76K -600 -60%
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

75 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $54.7M — down 21% from $68.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 5 funds opened new PSLV positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Virtu KCG Holdings, opening a new position worth an estimated $382K. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $1.11M.

  • 75 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q3 2014, up from 73 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $54.7M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 3 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Virtu KCG Holdings, an estimated $382K added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.