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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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88 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 20

0.93% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.04% → 13.1% (-0.93%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 96 → 88 (-8)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $120M → $110M (-$10M)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 16

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
88
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
21
Reduced
20
Closed
16
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
+$3M
2
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
+$2.39M
3
TYCC
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
+$1.79M
4
HPCM
High Pointe Capital Management
Illinois
+$382K
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$333K

Top Sellers

1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
-$7.04M
2
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
-$4.37M
3
ICM
Ionic Capital Management
New York
-$1.67M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$1.24M
5
Federated Hermes
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
-$1.12M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LB
76
Legacy Bridge
Iowa
$10K +$10.1K +1,790 New
FHA
77
Flagship Harbor Advisors
Massachusetts
$8K – – –
PWMG
78
Prestige Wealth Management Group
New Jersey
$6K – – –
APA
79
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$5.54K – – –
ASN
80
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K – – –
BBPWM
81
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$4K – – –
NFG
82
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2K -$60.5K -10,700 -96%
JP Morgan Chase
83
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2K -$22.7K -4,007 -93%
Toronto Dominion Bank
84
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$2K +$1.33K +236 +254%
NFH
85
NEXT Financial Holdings
Texas
$2K +$2.54K +450 New
UBS Group
86
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1K -$27.2K -4,811 -96%
CIAS
87
Capital Investment Advisory Services
North Carolina
$1K – – –
SI
88
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$510 +$23.7K +4,200 +5%
GT
89
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$5 -$9.33K -1,650 -62%
BFM
90
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$7.04M -1,258,651 Closed
ICM
91
Ionic Capital Management
New York
– -$1.67M -298,491 Closed
Jane Street
92
Jane Street
New York
– -$1.24M -221,995 Closed
Federated Hermes
93
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
– -$1.12M -200,000 Closed
PP
94
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$1.11M -198,170 Closed
KJHP
95
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$208K -37,225 Closed
BF
96
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
– -$141K -25,192 Closed
TSS
97
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$109K -19,578 Closed
KM
98
Kalos Management
Georgia
– -$70K -12,367 Closed
PA
99
PFG Advisors
Arizona
– -$60K -10,470 Closed
Citadel Advisors
100
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$56K -10,017 Closed
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

88 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $110M — down 8.4% from $120M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of PSLV and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 20 trimmed existing stakes and 21 added.

The largest buyer was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, adding an estimated $3M. The largest seller was Boothbay Fund Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.04M sold.

  • 88 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2019, down from 96 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $110M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2019, down 8.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 16 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec, an estimated $3M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2019 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $7.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.