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GraniteShares Gold Shares
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128 hedge funds and large institutions have $508M invested in GraniteShares Gold Shares in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

83% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 12

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $428M → $508M (+$79.4M)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 122 → 128 (+6)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 38

1.75% less ownership

Funds ownership: 50.27% → 48.52% (-1.8%)

Holders
128
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+4.92%
% of All Funds
1.72%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
22
Increased
41
Reduced
38
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$7.77M
2
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$4.93M
3
IWA
IBEX Wealth Advisors
New Jersey
+$3.38M
4
NFG
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
+$2.92M
5
CAGAS
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
+$2.11M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$9.28M
2
WWA
WCG Wealth Advisors
Nevada
-$5.77M
3
RBA
Richard Bernstein Advisors
New York
-$4.4M
4
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.53M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$2.42M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SMC
51
Smith, Moore & Co
Missouri
$930K +$35.9K +1,269 +4%
EL
52
EQ LLC
Washington
$848K -$34K -1,203 -4%
HNB
53
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$766K – – –
BWM
54
BKM Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$716K -$214K -7,569 -25%
AI
55
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$655K -$40.2K -1,420 -6%
Corient Private Wealth
56
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$622K +$215K +7,585 +60%
PA
57
PFG Advisors
Arizona
$566K -$39.9K -1,410 -7%
AIP
58
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$565K -$59K -2,085 -10%
JIP
59
Jaffetilchin Investment Partners
Florida
$548K – – –
FCH
60
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$548K – – –
EFG
61
Ehrlich Financial Group
California
$527K -$3.93K -139 -0.8%
EFS
62
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$501K +$1.41K +50 +0.3%
DWM
63
Denver Wealth Management
Colorado
$493K – – –
CBA
64
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
$486K +$446K +15,769 New
PAG
65
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$476K -$196K -6,940 -31%
CL
66
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$461K – – –
MOS
67
MGO One Seven
Ohio
$448K +$162K +5,744 +66%
PS
68
Principal Securities
Iowa
$443K – – –
Janney Montgomery Scott
69
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$435K -$63.2K -2,233 -14%
KDA
70
Kraft Davis & Associates
Missouri
$425K – – –
PP
71
Patron Partners
Texas
$425K -$37K -1,308 -9%
KWM
72
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$422K +$387K +13,669 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
73
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$421K +$175K +6,196 +83%
ARC
74
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
$381K +$381K +13,463 New
EAM
75
Evanson Asset Management
California
$376K – – –
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BAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

128 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GraniteShares Gold Shares (BAR) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $508M — up 19% from $428M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new BAR positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Renaissance Technologies, adding an estimated $7.77M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $9.28M.

  • 128 institutional investors held GraniteShares Gold Shares (BAR) as of Q1 2025, up from 122 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $508M of GraniteShares Gold Shares stock for Q1 2025, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new GraniteShares Gold Shares positions in Q1 2025 and 12 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest GraniteShares Gold Shares buyer in Q1 2025 was Renaissance Technologies, an estimated $7.77M added.
  • The largest GraniteShares Gold Shares seller in Q1 2025 was Bank of America, an estimated $9.28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.