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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
MML Investors Services
201
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$152K +$29.8K +3,854 +27%
SC
202
Scotia Capital
Ontario, Canada
$151K +$34K +4,410 +33%
ACA
203
Atlas Capital Advisors
Wyoming
$150K – – –
BSC
204
Brown Shipley & Co
United Kingdom
$150K +$139K +18,000 New
IP
205
Ignite Planners
California
$150K – – –
OA
206
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$147K – – –
FFM
207
Forum Financial Management
Illinois
$147K – – –
DI
208
Diligent Investors
California
$147K – – –
CIA
209
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$146K – – –
CWM
210
Cornerstone Wealth Management
Missouri
$143K +$132K +17,123 New
LG
211
Lane Generational
Massachusetts
$142K – – –
Millennium Management
212
Millennium Management
New York
$141K +$130K +16,889 New
NAS
213
Nicolet Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$139K – – –
EGA
214
E&G Advisors
Texas
$138K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
215
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$137K +$11.9K +1,537 +10%
BRWA
216
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$136K +$10.8K +1,400 +9%
FFS
217
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$136K -$158K -20,496 -56%
CC
218
Chicago Capital
Illinois
$133K – – –
Citigroup
219
Citigroup
New York
$133K – – –
SI
220
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$128K – – –
GCAC
221
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
$126K – – –
BCV
222
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
Switzerland
$125K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
223
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$124K +$7.72K +1,000 +7%
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
224
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$122K – – –
NFG
225
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
$121K – – –
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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.