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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
MCM
351
McRae Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.08M -$11.4K -100 -1%
MML Investors Services
352
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$1.07M +$1.09M +9,563 New
NIM
353
Northeast Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.07M +$25.2K +220 +2%
RHBC
354
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$1.06M -$88.1K -770 -8%
WC
355
Wynnefield Capital
New York
$1.06M
BIAS
356
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$1.05M +$1.07M +9,371 New
JPTCCM
357
J.P. Turner & Co Capital Management
Georgia
$1.05M +$403K +3,517 +60%
CK
358
Cohen Klingenstein
New York
$1.04M
AA
359
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$1.04M +$77.5K +677 +8%
SI
360
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.02M +$68.2K +596 +7%
HW
361
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$1.01M
BFA
362
Bragg Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$1M -$68.8K -601 -6%
QA
363
Quintium Advisors
Tennessee
$989K
DG
364
Davidson & Garrard
Virginia
$984K +$21.4K +187 +2%
NDSI
365
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$980K -$32K -280 -3%
CB
366
Chemical Bank
Michigan
$975K +$158K +1,380 +19%
AIM
367
Allen Investment Management
New York
$970K -$1.65M -14,451 -63%
FCI
368
Financial Counselors Inc
Kansas
$966K -$10.5K -92 -1%
DC
369
Davenport & Co
Virginia
$957K -$290K -2,531 -23%
LOT
370
Lombard Odier Transatlantic
Quebec, Canada
$948K +$452K +3,950 +88%
FBNAT
371
FirstMerit Bank N.A. Trustee
Ohio
$945K -$130K -1,134 -12%
AAM
372
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$944K
FA
373
FCG Advisors
New Jersey
$943K -$314K -2,742 -25%
TSW
374
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$940K
BT
375
Beacon Trust
New Jersey
$937K -$117K -1,018 -11%

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.