We are live on ! Find out more
BAR icon

GraniteShares Gold Shares
BAR

176 hedge funds and large institutions have $727M invested in GraniteShares Gold Shares in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 60 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 12

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 8 (+1)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $689M → $727M (+$37.5M)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 171 → 176 (+5)

2.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 47.5% → 44.98% (-2.5%)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 60

Holders
176
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+2.92%
% of All Funds
2.17%
Holding in Top 10
8
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+14.29%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
20
Increased
53
Reduced
60
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$6.48M
2
BAM
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
+$3.39M
3
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$3.3M
4
NFG
Nations Financial Group
Iowa
+$2.38M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.86M

Top Sellers

1
APM
a16z Perennial Management
California
-$7.73M
2
CAGAS
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
-$6.54M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.57M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$3.33M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$2.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FDCDDQ
151
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$75.5K – – –
WTC
152
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$60.4K – – –
CA
153
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$57.5K – – –
HCM
154
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$45.7K +$4.8K +100 +11%
AIC
155
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$42.6K – – –
SIS
156
Sound Income Strategies
Florida
$27K – – –
CCMW
157
Cypress Capital Management (Wyoming)
Wyoming
$22.4K – – –
UBS AM
158
UBS AM
Illinois
$22.2K +$2.3K +48 +11%
SC
159
SouthState Corp
Florida
$21.4K – – –
NS
160
NBC Securities
Alabama
$19.1K – – –
SS
161
SBI Securities
Japan
$17.5K +$3.27K +68 +22%
AssetMark Inc
162
AssetMark Inc
California
$15.9K +$6.48K +135 +65%
SWM
163
SHP Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$13.5K -$7.87K -164 -36%
National Bank of Canada
164
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$10.6K – – –
GI
165
GAMMA Investing
California
$10.2K +$10.6K +221 New
RFP
166
Root Financial Partners
California
$8.72K – – –
TCOT
167
Trust Company of Toledo
Ohio
$5.3K – – –
DF
168
DecisionPoint Financial
Arizona
$4.71K – – –
AG
169
AmeriFlex Group
Nevada
$4.61K +$4.8K +100 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
170
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$3.46K -$61.1K -1,272 -94%
S
171
SignatureFD
Georgia
$3.27K – – –
PGAM
172
Princeton Global Asset Management
New Jersey
$3.09K – – –
BlackRock
173
BlackRock
New York
$2.86K +$2.98K +62 New
RBC
174
Roble Belko & Company
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
DJSG
175
D.J. St. Germain
Massachusetts
$1.89K +$1.97K +41 New
4 5 6
7
8

BAR Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

176 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in GraniteShares Gold Shares (BAR) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $727M — up 5.4% from $689M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new BAR positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 60 trimmed.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $6.48M. The largest seller was a16z Perennial Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.73M sold.

  • 176 institutional investors held GraniteShares Gold Shares (BAR) as of Q1 2026, up from 171 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $727M of GraniteShares Gold Shares stock for Q1 2026, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new GraniteShares Gold Shares positions in Q1 2026 and 12 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
  • The largest GraniteShares Gold Shares buyer in Q1 2026 was LPL Financial, an estimated $6.48M added.
  • The largest GraniteShares Gold Shares seller in Q1 2026 was a16z Perennial Management, an estimated $7.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.