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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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84 hedge funds and large institutions have $51.5M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

138% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 8

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 84 (+10)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $47.3M → $51.5M (+$4.19M)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 18

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.03% → 6.25% (+0.22%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

Holders
84
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+13.51%
% of All Funds
2.24%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
19
Increased
19
Reduced
18
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ECM
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
+$2.33M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$1.18M
3
SCM
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
+$717K
4
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$669K
5
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
+$414K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$4.07M
2
PG
Portola Group
California
-$489K
3
Mariner
Mariner
Kansas
-$370K
4
AC
Altus Capital
Ohio
-$331K
5
PP
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
-$308K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HNB
76
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6K +$6.62K +1,000 New
JIC
77
Joel Isaacson & Co
New York
$6K +$6.62K +1,000 New
TRCT
78
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K – – –
BBPWM
79
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
NFG
80
Next Financial Group
Texas
$4K – – –
GI
81
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$3K – – –
NHFG
82
New Harbor Financial Group
Massachusetts
$3K – – –
DOA
83
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$3K +$3.31K +500 New
RFA
84
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$1K +$1.32K +200 New
PP
85
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$308K -50,000 Closed
DAS
86
Dynamic Advisor Solutions
Arizona
– -$263K -42,724 Closed
LW
87
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
– -$100K -16,300 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
88
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$84.3K -13,700 Closed
BAAM
89
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
– -$66K -10,760 Closed
RMAM
90
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
– -$55K -9,000 Closed
WAM
91
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
– -$41K -6,800 Closed
BCI
92
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$19K -3,093 Closed
CWM
93
Concert Wealth Management
California
– +$72.5K +10,950 New
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

84 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $51.5M — up 8.9% from $47.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new PSLV positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Evergreen Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.33M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $4.07M.

  • 84 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2015, up from 74 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $51.5M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Evergreen Capital Management, an estimated $2.33M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $4.07M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.