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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $39.4M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 10

0.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6% → 5.4% (-0.59%)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 80 (-2)

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.3M → $39.4M (-$7.94M)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 25

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
80
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.44%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
14
Reduced
25
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
+$981K
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$528K
3
CAN
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
+$497K
4
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
+$452K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$284K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$1.17M
2
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$466K
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$404K
4
OCM
One Capital Management
California
-$346K
5
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
-$201K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MFW
51
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$81K – – –
MC
52
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$80K +$81.5K +14,064 New
PNC Financial Services Group
53
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$76K – – –
CB
54
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$76K +$78K +13,466 New
TAM
55
Tocqueville Asset Management
New York
$69K – – –
TD Asset Management
56
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$66K – – –
CB
57
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$63K – – –
CWM
58
Concert Wealth Management
California
$63K – – –
SPC
59
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$63K +$4.64K +800 +8%
AIG
60
American International Group
New York
$43K -$127K -21,861 -74%
PSI
61
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$43K +$35.4K +6,100 +439%
Envestnet Asset Management
62
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$43K +$44.1K +7,606 New
UBS Group
63
UBS Group
Switzerland
$35K -$99.4K -17,149 -74%
IWMPD
64
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$29K +$5.09K +878 +21%
WA
65
WFG Advisors
Texas
$26K – – –
SSB
66
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$25K – – –
SAC
67
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$17K – – –
BCMIO
68
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$17K – – –
TCM
69
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$16K +$3.69K +636 +30%
Creative Planning
70
Creative Planning
Kansas
$13K -$118K -20,374 -90%
HNB
71
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$13K – – –
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$12K – – –
First Manhattan
73
First Manhattan
New York
$11K – – –
JIC
74
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$6K – – –
US Bancorp
75
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$6K – – –
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

80 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $39.4M — down 17% from $47.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new PSLV positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 14 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $981K. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $1.17M.

  • 80 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q3 2015, down from 82 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $39.4M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $981K added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $1.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.