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SPDR Gold Trust

778 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.59B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 327 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.32B | Put options by funds: $3.71B

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 53

0.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.72%32.36% (+0.63%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 775778 (+3)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.98B → $8.59B (-$392M)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5451 (-3)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 327

Holders
778
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
20.96%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
1.37%
New
66
Increased
197
Reduced
327
Closed
53
Calls
$8.32B
Puts
$3.71B
Net Calls
+$4.62B
Net Calls Change
+$1.32B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GEM
276
Global Endowment Management
North Carolina
$1.8M
UAS
277
United Asset Strategies
New York
$1.75M +$125K +1,093 +8%
NG
278
NatWest Group
United Kingdom
$1.73M -$45.7M -399,679 -96%
CCT
279
Country Club Trust
Missouri
$1.73M +$33.8K +295 +2%
VFS
280
VSR Financial Services
Kansas
$1.73M +$67.6K +591 +4%
UOTTAIMCU
281
University of Texas/Texas AM Investment Management Co (UTIMCO)
Texas
$1.73M -$6.98K -61 -0.4%
AA
282
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.71M +$68.7K +600 +4%
CCM
283
Corsair Capital Management
New York
$1.7M -$9.16K -80 -0.5%
HA
284
Hamel Associates
New Jersey
$1.69M -$95.1K -831 -5%
BCM
285
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$1.69M
VanEck Associates
286
VanEck Associates
New York
$1.69M +$114K +1,000 +7%
CCM
287
Courage Capital Management
Tennessee
$1.67M
RG
288
Rathbones Group
United Kingdom
$1.66M +$69.2K +605 +4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
289
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$1.65M +$711K +6,214 +73%
PA
290
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$1.65M +$9.27K +81 +0.6%
QC
291
QCM Cayman
Texas
$1.64M +$1.67M +14,627 New
CRIG
292
Charter Research & Investment Group
Connecticut
$1.64M -$37.8K -330 -2%
MG
293
McCutchen Group
Washington
$1.63M
PAMU
294
Pictet Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.62M -$458K -4,000 -21%
NCM
295
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$1.61M
WCM
296
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$1.59M +$2.75K +24 +0.2%
CSIC
297
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel
California
$1.59M -$63K -550 -4%
Cohen & Steers
298
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.58M
PHS
299
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.57M
GW
300
GW & Wade
Massachusetts
$1.57M -$44.3K -387 -3%

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

778 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $8.59B — down 4.4% from $8.98B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new GLD positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 327 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Duquesne Family Office, opening a new position worth an estimated $330M. The largest seller was CI Investments Inc, cutting an estimated $650M.

  • 778 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2015, up from 775 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.59B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Duquesne Family Office, an estimated $330M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q2 2015 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $650M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.