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Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
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63 hedge funds and large institutions have $314M invested in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 2 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

800% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 2

191% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $108M → $314M (+$206M)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 6 (+3)

62% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 13

34% more funds holding

Funds holding: 47 → 63 (+16)

17.78% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.44% → 43.22% (+18%)

Holders
63
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+34.04%
% of All Funds
0.99%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
18
Increased
21
Reduced
13
Closed
2
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
+$167M
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$4.45M
3
FIA
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
+$3.86M
4
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
+$3.74M
5
CL
Cabana LLC
Arkansas
+$2.47M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.09M
2
MLIM
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
-$1.36M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$267K
4
Osaic Holdings
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
-$129K
5
MWM
Minot Wealth Management
Massachusetts
-$119K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KAS
26
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$1.72M +$72.3K +3,873 +5%
SIC
27
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$1.71M -$61.3K -3,285 -4%
PAG
28
Paladin Advisory Group
Iowa
$1.68M +$1.64M +88,025 New
LC
29
LCNB Corp
Ohio
$1.6M -$42.3K -2,265 -3%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
30
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.47M -$11.3K -606 -0.8%
GRP
31
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1.37M +$1.38M +74,080 New
RIA
32
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.34M +$16.8K +897 +1%
LPL Financial
33
LPL Financial
California
$1.33M +$288K +15,417 +29%
MA
34
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.23M +$93.4K +5,000 +8%
Osaic Holdings
35
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.08M -$129K -6,914 -11%
RP
36
Riverwater Partners
Wisconsin
$990K -$26K -1,390 -3%
Allianz Asset Management
37
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$962K +$934K +50,000 New
Neuberger Berman Group
38
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$731K – – –
MWM
39
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$673K – – –
RVPG
40
Relative Value Partners Group
$567K +$550K +29,475 New
Truist Financial
41
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$498K -$8.07K -432 -2%
ECM
42
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$442K +$429K +23,000 New
MW
43
Milestone Wealth
New York
$437K – – –
AWM
44
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$426K – – –
CCB
45
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$422K +$99K +5,300 +32%
TYCC
46
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$375K +$78.4K +4,200 +27%
Stifel Financial
47
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$352K +$341K +18,285 New
BB
48
Bell Bank
North Dakota
$332K – – –
PHS
49
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$259K – – –
HighTower Advisors
50
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$247K +$18.2K +975 +8%
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AAAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

63 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $314M — up 191% from $108M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new AAAU positions and 2 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Exchange Traded Concepts, opening a new position worth an estimated $167M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $2.09M.

  • 63 institutional investors held Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) as of Q1 2022, up from 47 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $314M of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares stock for Q1 2022, up 191% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares positions in Q1 2022 and 2 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares buyer in Q1 2022 was Exchange Traded Concepts, an estimated $167M added.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares seller in Q1 2022 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.