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1,657 hedge funds and large institutions have $22B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 148 funds opening new positions, 599 increasing their positions, 568 reducing their positions, and 71 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

108% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 148 | Existing positions closed: 71

38% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.4B | Put options by funds: $14.1B

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,601 → 1,657 (+56)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 599 | Existing positions reduced: 568

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.2B → $22B (+$717M)

0.56% less ownership

Funds ownership: 37.52% → 36.96% (-0.56%)

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 156 → 135 (-21)

Holders
1,657
Holders Change
+56
Holders Change %
+3.5%
% of All Funds
28.84%
Holding in Top 10
135
Holding in Top 10 Change
-21
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-13.46%
% of All Funds
2.35%
New
148
Increased
599
Reduced
568
Closed
71
Calls
$19.4B
Puts
$14.1B
Net Calls
+$5.32B
Net Calls Change
-$1.13B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$570M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$274M
3
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$186M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$153M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$125M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PC
Paulson & Co
New York
-$322M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$213M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$125M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$121M
5
TC
TownSquare Capital
Utah
-$97.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Osaic Holdings
26
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$156M +$4.23M +24,869 +3%
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$149M +$153M +900,511 New
RJA
28
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$142M +$4.29M +25,221 +3%
CS
29
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$132M -$82.5M -485,255 -38%
WMRU
30
William Marsh Rice University
Texas
$129M +$5.11M +30,053 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
31
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$129M +$72.3M +425,365 +121%
AL
32
Arnhold LLC
New York
$127M +$6.21M +36,534 +5%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$125M +$4.69M +27,627 +4%
US Bancorp
34
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$115M +$7.26M +42,738 +7%
SMFG
35
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
Japan
$110M +$12.4M +72,941 +12%
MCM
36
Mason Capital Management
New York
$107M +$110M +648,115 New
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
37
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$107M -$62.2M -365,795 -36%
AWM
38
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$97.5M -$36.4M -214,277 -27%
Truist Financial
39
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$96.7M +$1.04M +6,133 +1%
Bank of Montreal
40
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$94.2M +$81M +476,804 +530%
BFP
41
Briaud Financial Planning
Texas
$87.1M +$971K +5,714 +1%
WM
42
WS Management
Florida
$85.7M – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
43
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$85.1M +$60.2K +354 +0.1%
Northern Trust
44
Northern Trust
Illinois
$84M +$8.93M +52,546 +12%
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$83.9M +$7.4M +43,537 +9%
Asset Management One
46
Asset Management One
Japan
$83.3M -$4.81M -28,279 -5%
Fifth Third Bancorp
47
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$82.5M -$28M -164,642 -25%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
48
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$81.8M +$1.34M +7,883 +2%
DPRC
49
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
$81.2M -$1.7M -10,000 -2%
BL
50
Bleichroeder LP
New York
$78.7M – – –
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

1,657 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $22B — up 3.4% from $21.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 148 funds opened new GLD positions and 71 closed out — a net gain of 77 holders — while 599 added to existing stakes and 568 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CI Investments Inc, adding an estimated $570M. The largest seller was Paulson & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $322M sold.

  • 1,657 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2021, up from 1,601 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $22B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2021, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 148 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2021 and 71 closed out, a net change of +77 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2021 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $570M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q2 2021 was Paulson & Co, an estimated $322M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.