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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $47.3M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 14

0.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.24% → 6.03% (-0.2%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 75 → 74 (-1)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $54.7M → $47.3M (-$7.39M)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
74
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.33%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
14
Increased
16
Reduced
21
Closed
14
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
+$7.12M
2
EPIM
Equinox Partners Investment Management
Connecticut
+$4.53M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$2.02M
4
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
+$925K
5
LFR
Lehman Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
+$609K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$10.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$3.82M
3
MLIM
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
-$1.91M
4
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$709K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
-$331K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GI
76
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$2K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
77
JP Morgan Chase
New York
– -$10.4M -1,505,337 Closed
MLIM
78
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
– -$1.91M -277,664 Closed
VKH
79
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$331K -48,145 Closed
Nomura Holdings
80
Nomura Holdings
Japan
– -$297K -42,804 Closed
OAM
81
Orinda Asset Management
California
– -$245K -35,610 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
82
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$224K -32,650 Closed
Jane Street
83
Jane Street
New York
– -$212K -30,880 Closed
OC
84
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$197K -28,700 Closed
Goldman Sachs
85
Goldman Sachs
New York
– -$161K -23,432 Closed
CBB
86
Citizens Business Bank
California
– -$94K -13,679 Closed
LPT
87
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
– -$75K -10,950 Closed
PTC
88
Private Trust Company
Ohio
– -$10K -1,382 Closed
EWM
89
Elite Wealth Management
Washington
– -$5K -719 Closed
BRWM
90
B. Riley Wealth Management
Tennessee
– -$2K -390 Closed
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

74 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $47.3M — down 14% from $54.7M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in PSLV was balanced in Q4 2014: 14 funds opened new positions, 14 closed out, 16 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.12M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.4M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q4 2014, down from 75 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $47.3M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $7.12M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q4 2014 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $10.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.