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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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87 hedge funds and large institutions have $57.2M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

89% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 9

45% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $39.4M → $57.2M (+$17.8M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 87 (+7)

0.73% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.4% → 6.13% (+0.73%)

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 20

Holders
87
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+8.75%
% of All Funds
2.28%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
17
Increased
18
Reduced
20
Closed
9
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$3.7M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.98M
3
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
+$932K
4
LVP
Limestone Value Partners
Texas
+$570K
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$565K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EPIM
Equinox Partners Investment Management
Connecticut
-$853K
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$612K
3
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
-$598K
4
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$592K
5
NHFG
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
-$444K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
51
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$73K – – –
UBS Group
52
UBS Group
Switzerland
$73K +$43.7K +7,675 +125%
AIA
53
Allegis Investment Advisors
Idaho
$73K +$78.5K +13,775 New
CB
54
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$71K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
55
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$70K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
56
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$68K -$56.2K -9,863 -43%
Goldman Sachs
57
Goldman Sachs
New York
$67K +$72.5K +12,733 New
TD Asset Management
58
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$66K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
59
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$65K +$70.1K +12,314 New
Stifel Financial
60
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$60K +$65K +11,411 New
CB
61
Commerce Bank
Missouri
$58K – – –
CWM
62
Concert Wealth Management
California
$58K – – –
SWP
63
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$55K +$59.7K +10,478 New
SPC
64
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$54K -$4.88K -856 -8%
AIG
65
American International Group
New York
$49K +$9.94K +1,745 +23%
Envestnet Asset Management
66
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$33K -$7.92K -1,391 -18%
IWMPD
67
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$29K +$2.4K +422 +8%
SSB
68
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$24K – – –
TCM
69
Tanaka Capital Management
New York
$21K +$22.8K +4,000 New
AA
70
Apriem Advisors
California
$17K +$18.5K +3,246 New
BCMIO
71
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$16K – – –
TCM
72
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$15K – – –
HNB
73
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$12K – – –
First Manhattan
74
First Manhattan
New York
$10K – – –
DADC
75
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$8K -$592K -103,957 -98%
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

87 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $57.2M — up 45% from $39.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PSLV positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $3.7M. The largest seller was Equinox Partners Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $853K sold.

  • 87 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q4 2015, up from 80 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $57.2M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q4 2015, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q4 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2015 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $3.7M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q4 2015 was Equinox Partners Investment Management, an estimated $853K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.