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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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97 hedge funds and large institutions have $113M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 10

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $97.5M → $113M (+$15.1M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 92 → 97 (+5)

1.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.24% → 11.68% (+1.4%)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 22

Holders
97
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.43%
% of All Funds
2.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
15
Increased
23
Reduced
22
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$9.77M
2
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
+$5.51M
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$5.31M
4
Baird Financial Group
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
+$875K
5
CTC
Central Trust Company
Missouri
+$799K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
-$3.56M
2
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
-$2.75M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.71M
4
NPC
National Planning Corporation
California
-$674K
5
RJFSA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
-$586K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
1832 Asset Management
51
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$158K +$157K +25,000 New
DI
52
Diligent Investors
California
$150K – – –
PHS
53
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$143K – – –
CIBC World Market
54
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$138K – – –
KP
55
Keel Point
Alabama
$135K – – –
BW
56
Bison Wealth
Georgia
$134K -$2.82K -450 -2%
EAM
57
Evanson Asset Management
California
$127K – – –
AWA
58
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$115K – – –
NIM
59
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$109K – – –
LW
60
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$104K – – –
XSC
61
X-Square Capital
Puerto Rico
$104K +$103K +16,380 New
UR
62
USCA RIA
Texas
$102K +$101K +16,066 New
AIM
63
Arcadia Investment Management
Michigan
$101K – – –
CSIC
64
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$97K – – –
FDCC
65
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$93K – – –
KJHP
66
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
$88K – – –
CB
67
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$84K – – –
RPGK
68
Retirement Planning Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$82K +$81.6K +13,000 New
CAS
69
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$80K – – –
PAG
70
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$79K -$80.1K -12,767 -51%
NWM
71
Northwest Wealth Management
Iowa
$79K +$78.6K +12,525 New
MFW
72
Meristem Family Wealth
Minnesota
$76K +$75.3K +12,000 New
JIC
73
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$73K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
74
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$58K -$13.2K -2,105 -19%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
75
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$43K +$29.8K +4,756 +238%
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

97 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $113M — up 15% from $97.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PSLV positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $9.77M. The largest seller was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, cutting an estimated $3.56M.

  • 97 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q4 2017, up from 92 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $113M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q4 2017, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q4 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2017 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $9.77M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q4 2017 was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, an estimated $3.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.