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Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
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102 hedge funds and large institutions have $274M invested in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $245M → $274M (+$29.4M)

4.04% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.77% → 42.8% (+4%)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 102 (+2)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 38

Holders
102
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2%
% of All Funds
1.47%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
16
Increased
28
Reduced
38
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$42.2M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$16.4M
3
WFA
Wellspring Financial Advisors
Ohio
+$11.1M
4
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
+$4.04M
5
WAS
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
+$3.05M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
-$38.3M
2
AWM
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
-$10.2M
3
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
-$7.06M
4
TC
TAP Consulting
Missouri
-$5.83M
5
OLVIG
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group
Michigan
-$4.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SRC
76
Sage Rhino Capital
California
$270K +$24.6K +1,200 +11%
PHS
77
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$268K – – –
CCB
78
Cutter & Co Brokerage
Missouri
$267K +$4.1K +200 +2%
GWSG
79
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$250K – – –
AIA
80
Armor Investment Advisors
North Carolina
$248K – – –
SA
81
SpiderRock Advisors
Delaware
$243K +$233K +11,361 New
FA
82
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$239K – – –
MWA
83
Midland Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$220K – – –
Vontobel Holding
84
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
$220K +$205K +10,000 New
SAM
85
S.A. Mason
Michigan
$168K – – –
SWM
86
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$152K +$41 +2 +0%
Comerica Bank
87
Comerica Bank
Texas
$77.7K +$4.78K +233 +7%
GM
88
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$55.1K +$31.3K +1,524 +156%
UBS Group
89
UBS Group
Switzerland
$41.2K +$38.5K +1,874 New
TC
90
Truvestments Capital
Florida
$40.9K – – –
Mercer Global Advisors
91
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$40K +$820K +39,971 New
RCM
92
Rain Capital Management
Oregon
$35K – – –
VF
93
VitalStone Financial
Texas
$22K -$10.3K -500 -33%
Wells Fargo
94
Wells Fargo
California
$13.3K +$12.4K +605 New
SWC
95
Spectrum Wealth Counsel
Indiana
$13.1K – – –
SRCM
96
Signature Resources Capital Management
California
$6.13K – – –
HFS
97
Hantz Financial Services
Michigan
$5K +$5.07K +247 New
GBT
98
Grove Bank & Trust
Florida
$3.23K – – –
PS
99
Principal Securities
Iowa
$2.44K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
100
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$2K -$11.6K -565 -85%
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AAAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

102 of the 6,943 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $274M — up 12% from $245M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new AAAU positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $42.2M. The largest seller was Exchange Traded Concepts, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.3M sold.

  • 102 institutional investors held Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) as of Q1 2024, up from 100 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $274M of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares stock for Q1 2024, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares positions in Q1 2024 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares buyer in Q1 2024 was Jane Street, an estimated $42.2M added.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares seller in Q1 2024 was Exchange Traded Concepts, an estimated $38.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.