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Sprott Physical Silver Trust

80 hedge funds and large institutions have $60.2M invested in Sprott Physical Silver Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $57.2M → $60.2M (+$3.05M)

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 17

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.13%5.24% (-0.89%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8780 (-7)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 16

Holders
80
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-8.05%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
18
Reduced
17
Closed
16
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SAC
1
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$18.6M
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$10.1M +$1.08M +185,564 +13%
LPL Financial
3
LPL Financial
California
$5.13M +$842K +144,416 +21%
HighTower Advisors
4
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.17M +$166K +28,543 +6%
ECM
5
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2.21M -$9.32K -1,600 -0.4%
RJFSA
6
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.1M +$575K +98,595 +41%
Royal Bank of Canada
7
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2M +$886K +152,125 +90%
Wells Fargo
8
Wells Fargo
California
$1.75M +$1.31M +224,133 +386%
CAN
9
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.31M +$68.1K +11,681 +6%
BA
10
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$1.16M
PAG
11
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$1.11M +$73.2K +12,570 +8%
Bank of New York Mellon
12
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$982K +$515K +88,319 +126%
SI
13
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$970K -$2.39M -409,700 -72%
LTFS
14
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$966K -$219K -37,577 -19%
RJA
15
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$926K +$223K +38,250 +34%
LVP
16
Limestone Value Partners
Texas
$672K
Mariner
17
Mariner
Kansas
$524K
MA
18
MUFG Americas
New York
$352K
NPC
19
National Planning Corporation
California
$337K -$5.7K -978 -2%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$325K +$44.6K +7,650 +17%
Bank of America
21
Bank of America
North Carolina
$324K -$8.54K -1,465 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$323K +$80.6K +13,825 +36%
Commonwealth Equity Services
23
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$318K +$14.6K +2,500 +5%
HCM
24
Highlander Capital Management
New Jersey
$300K
HI
25
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$267K +$251K +43,100 New

PSLV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

80 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $60.2M — up 5.3% from $57.2M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of PSLV and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 18 added.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.31M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.15M sold.

  • 80 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV) as of Q1 2016, down from 87 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $60.2M of Sprott Physical Silver Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Sprott Physical Silver Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.31M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Silver Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $5.15M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.