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Sprott Physical Silver Trust
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298 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 92 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

48% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 92 | Existing positions reduced: 62

25% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $947M → $1.18B (+$233M)

1.52% more ownership

Funds ownership: 18.89% → 20.41% (+1.5%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 306 → 298 (-8)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 25

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
298
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-2.61%
% of All Funds
4.75%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
22
Increased
92
Reduced
62
Closed
25
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$88.1M
2
MCC
Money Concepts Capital
Florida
+$21.6M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
+$3.28M
4
SS
Simplicity Solutions
Minnesota
+$2.01M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DPRC
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
-$26.9M
2
WAM
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$18.8M
3
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$7.67M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.49M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$1.38M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FIM
126
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$516K -$18.5K -2,395 -4%
HAM
127
Hedges Asset Management
Nevada
$509K – – –
BFM
128
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$485K -$1.07M -139,097 -70%
EAM
129
Evanson Asset Management
California
$467K – – –
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
130
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$465K +$229K +29,676 +114%
CWS
131
Cypress Wealth Services
California
$465K – – –
Mercer Global Advisors
132
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$453K +$13.4K +1,740 +3%
OC
133
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$450K – – –
AC
134
Addison Capital
Pennsylvania
$442K – – –
CAP
135
Columbia Advisory Partners
Washington
$442K +$59.6K +7,725 +17%
NA
136
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$416K -$91.2K -11,811 -20%
ATC
137
Argent Trust Co
Tennessee
$415K +$47.8K +6,186 +14%
TCA
138
Transcend Capital Advisors
New Jersey
$409K – – –
IWC
139
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$397K +$1.39K +180 +0.4%
BCM
140
Bluefin Capital Management
New York
$396K -$1.11M -143,448 Closed
PI
141
PFG Investments
New York
$394K +$364K +47,195 New
Barclays
142
Barclays
United Kingdom
$389K – – –
SWP
143
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$380K +$352K +45,604 New
LW
144
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$376K – – –
GP
145
Geneva Partners
Wisconsin
$375K +$116K +15,000 +50%
USCWA
146
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
$372K +$7.72K +1,000 +2%
IIC
147
Ironwood Investment Counsel
Arizona
$363K – – –
BHWM
148
Beaird Harris Wealth Management
Texas
$358K – – –
CIBC World Market
149
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$356K +$31.5K +4,076 +11%
LNC
150
Lincoln National Corp
Pennsylvania
$350K -$728K -94,300 -69%
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PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

298 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $1.18B — up 25% from $947M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of PSLV and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 92 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $88.1M. The largest seller was Deer Park Road Corp, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.9M sold.

  • 298 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2023, down from 306 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.18B of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2023, up 25% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2023 and 25 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $88.1M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2023 was Deer Park Road Corp, an estimated $26.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.