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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
ANBT
76
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$10.6K – – –
VF
77
VitalStone Financial
Texas
$10K +$9.55K +500 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
78
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$4.39K -$34.3K -1,795 -88%
GBT
79
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$2.69K – – –
US Bancorp
80
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.83K +$1.91K +100 New
Fidelity Investments
81
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$714 -$31.8K -1,667 -98%
ETC
82
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
– -$58.2M -3,055,411 Closed
RGF
83
Retirement Guys Formula
Ohio
– -$2.17M -114,203 Closed
PWS
84
Precision Wealth Strategies
Missouri
– -$1.07M -55,963 Closed
HF
85
HRT Financial
New York
– -$962K -50,566 Closed
NA
86
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
– -$951K -49,960 Closed
MOS
87
MGO One Seven
Ohio
– -$573K -30,090 Closed
PA
88
PFG Advisors
Arizona
– -$489K -25,704 Closed
OC
89
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
– -$473K -24,852 Closed
BCM
90
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
– -$340K -17,808 Closed
JWCA
91
J.W. Cole Advisors
Florida
– -$318K -16,727 Closed
MC
92
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
– -$287K -15,100 Closed
Mariner
93
Mariner
Kansas
– -$272K -14,301 Closed
FGA
94
Fortis Group Advisors
New Jersey
– -$255K -13,416 Closed
VAM
95
Verity Asset Management
North Carolina
– -$247K -12,995 Closed
CWG
96
Crown Wealth Group
North Carolina
– -$198K -10,390 Closed
AFG
97
Atomi Financial Group
New York
– -$190K -10,000 Closed
FCH
98
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
– -$190K -10,000 Closed
GM
99
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
– -$38K -2,048 Closed
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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.