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Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $184M invested in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 26

2.73% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.92% → 35.19% (-2.7%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 89 → 81 (-8)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

24% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $241M → $184M (-$56.8M)

44% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
81
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-8.99%
% of All Funds
1.29%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
10
Increased
28
Reduced
26
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$7.18M
2
OLVIG
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
+$2.99M
3
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$2.79M
4
CUAMC
China Universal Asset Management Company
China
+$2.54M
5
AWM
Axxcess Wealth Management
California
+$2.3M

Top Sellers

1
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
-$58.2M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
-$3.14M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.31M
4
RGF
Retirement Guys Formula
Ohio
-$2.17M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$1.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWA
26
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$2.24M -$25.5K -1,334 -1%
KAS
27
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.21M +$246K +12,878 +12%
CAAS
28
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$2.01M +$22.6K +1,184 +1%
GRP
29
Global Retirement Partners
California
$1.9M -$30.9K -1,617 -2%
PAG
30
Paladin Advisory Group
Iowa
$1.86M +$100K +5,255 +5%
FTUS
31
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$1.72M +$1.8M +94,119 New
ASN
32
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$1.71M +$164K +8,604 +10%
HighTower Advisors
33
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.54M +$80.5K +4,214 +5%
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.49M +$1.12M +58,762 +259%
MWM
35
Moulton Wealth Management
Washington
$1.46M -$462K -24,197 -23%
Cetera Investment Advisers
36
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$1.43M +$1.49M +77,829 New
RIA
37
Regal Investment Advisors
Michigan
$1.17M +$24.3K +1,270 +2%
MA
38
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$1.13M -$89.5K -4,686 -7%
EFS
39
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.02M +$431K +22,550 +67%
Creative Planning
40
Creative Planning
Kansas
$684K -$1.01K -53 -0.1%
IMC Chicago
41
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$657K +$686K +35,903 New
RP
42
Riverwater Partners
Wisconsin
$637K -$14.6K -762 -2%
VF
43
Virtu Financial
New York
$628K -$2.31M -121,148 -78%
AAM
44
Augustine Asset Management
Florida
$590K -$3.21K -168 -0.5%
Morgan Stanley
45
Morgan Stanley
New York
$515K +$298K +15,620 +125%
Neuberger Berman Group
46
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$513K -$151K -7,889 -22%
IA
47
IFP Advisors
Florida
$449K -$14.2K -743 -3%
Janney Montgomery Scott
48
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$449K +$52.9K +2,771 +13%
Truist Financial
49
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$438K +$109K +5,717 +31%
TYCC
50
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$386K -$81.2K -4,250 -17%
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AAAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

81 of the 6,301 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $184M — down 24% from $241M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of AAAU and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 26 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.18M. The largest seller was Exchange Traded Concepts, exiting entirely with an estimated $58.2M sold.

  • 81 institutional investors held Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) as of Q3 2023, down from 89 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $184M of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares stock for Q3 2023, down 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares positions in Q3 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares buyer in Q3 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $7.18M added.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares seller in Q3 2023 was Exchange Traded Concepts, an estimated $58.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.