SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
752 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.93B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 177 increasing their positions, 339 reducing their positions, and 76 closing their positions.
255% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $13.9B | Put options by funds: $3.91B
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 55 (+4)
0.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 32.36% → 32.96% (+0.6%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 778 → 752 (-26)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $8.59B → $7.93B (-$661M)
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 76
48% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 177 | Existing positions reduced: 339
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$272M |
| 2 |
SG Americas Securities
New York
|
+$147M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$133M |
| 4 |
CS
Credit Suisse
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
NG
NatWest Group
Edinburgh, Scotland,
United Kingdom
|
+$43.8M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
DFO
Duquesne Family Office
New York
|
-$310M |
| 2 |
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
|
-$106M |
| 3 |
TT
Tiedemann Trust
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$88.2M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
New York
|
-$85.1M |
| 5 |
O
OppenheimerFunds
New York
|
-$56.8M |
GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
752 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $7.93B — down 7.7% from $8.59B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 76 funds closed out of GLD and 55 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 339 trimmed existing stakes and 177 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $272M. The largest seller was Duquesne Family Office, exiting entirely with an estimated $310M sold.
- 752 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q3 2015, down from 778 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $7.93B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q3 2015, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 55 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q3 2015 and 76 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
- The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $272M added.
- The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q3 2015 was Duquesne Family Office, an estimated $310M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.