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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $91M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.22% less ownership

Funds ownership: 7.98% → 6.76% (-1.2%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 76 (-5)

20% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $114M → $91M (-$22.8M)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 24

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
76
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.17%
% of All Funds
2.2%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
18
Reduced
24
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.73M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$2.06M
3
PAG
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
+$993K
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$416K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$205K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$6.41M
2
PG
Portola Group
California
-$2.86M
3
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$2.02M
4
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
-$1.74M
5
PHS
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWM
76
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
$4K – – –
BRWM
77
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
$3K +$3.2K +390 New
OFG
78
OTA Financial Group
New York
– -$3.12K -412,776 Closed
PAMP
79
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.02M -266,938 Closed
PP
80
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$1.32M -175,000 Closed
LCM
81
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$1.08M -142,702 Closed
VF
82
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$114K -15,006 Closed
FNBOO
83
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
– -$95K -12,595 Closed
BAAM
84
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
– -$81K -10,760 Closed
BFA
85
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$81K -10,676 Closed
FA
86
Financial Advantage
Maryland
– -$13K -1,700 Closed
LNB
87
Ledyard National Bank
– -$9K -1,200 Closed
BFEC
88
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$7K -900 Closed
KT
89
Kanaly Trust
Texas
– -$4K -550 Closed
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

76 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $91M — down 20% from $114M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of PSLV and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.73M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $6.41M.

  • 76 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2014, down from 81 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $91M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2014, down 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.73M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2014 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $6.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.