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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.5M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 84 (+10)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.3M → $51.5M (+$4.19M)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.03% → 6.25% (+0.22%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.51%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$2.33M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.18M
3
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
+$717K
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$669K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$414K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$4.07M
2
PG
Portola Group
California
-$489K
3
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$370K
4
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
-$331K
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$308K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFW
51
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$93K – – –
OMC
52
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$80K +$82.1K +12,400 New
TAM
53
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$79K – – –
CSIC
54
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$78K +$79.5K +12,000 New
CAS
55
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$75K +$75.8K +11,452 New
CB
56
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$72K – – –
PSI
57
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$48K – – –
MWAN
58
Mariner Wealth Advisors (NYC)
Kansas
$46K +$46.7K +7,047 New
WRM
59
Westport Resources Management
Connecticut
$40K – – –
WA
60
WFG Advisors
Texas
$35K -$7.95K -1,200 -18%
SSB
61
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$29K – – –
IWMPD
62
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$27K +$28.2K +4,258 New
UBS Group
63
UBS Group
Switzerland
$21K +$22.1K +3,339 New
JFA
64
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$20K +$20.5K +3,090 New
SAC
65
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$19.4K – – –
BCMIO
66
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$15K +$1.32K +200 +9%
Citigroup
67
Citigroup
New York
$14K -$3.31K -500 -19%
TCM
68
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$14K – – –
First Manhattan
69
First Manhattan
New York
$12K – – –
JWA
70
JFS Wealth Advisors
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
SIA
71
Stancorp Investment Advisers
Oregon
$7K – – –
Canada Life
72
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$6K – – –
FANJ
73
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
New Jersey
$6K – – –
GT
74
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
US Bancorp
75
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K – – –
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

84 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $51.5M — up 8.9% from $47.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PSLV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evergreen Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.33M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $4.07M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2015, up from 74 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $51.5M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $2.33M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $4.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.