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1,614 hedge funds and large institutions have $20B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 556 increasing their positions, 568 reducing their positions, and 117 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

19% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.2B | Put options by funds: $11.9B

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 556 | Existing positions reduced: 568

1.04% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.96% → 35.92% (-1%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,658 → 1,614 (-44)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 135 → 124 (-11)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22B → $20B (-$1.93B)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 117

Holders
1,614
Holders Change
-44
Holders Change %
-2.65%
% of All Funds
28.25%
Holding in Top 10
124
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.15%
% of All Funds
2.17%
New
98
Increased
556
Reduced
568
Closed
117
Calls
$14.2B
Puts
$11.9B
Net Calls
+$2.28B
Net Calls Change
-$3.03B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
+$138M
2
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
+$130M
3
BS
Banco Santander
Spain
+$127M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$89.6M
5
N
Natixis
France
+$80M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$607M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$268M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$197M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$163M
5
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
-$137M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Fidelity International
26
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$136M +$138M +825,500 +33,694%
RJA
27
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$133M -$7.58M -45,262 -5%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
28
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$130M +$23.8M +142,124 +22%
WMRU
29
William Marsh Rice University
Texas
$128M – – –
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$125M +$1.02M +6,116 +0.8%
AL
31
Arnhold LLC
New York
$124M -$1.99M -11,901 -2%
AWM
32
AE Wealth Management
Kansas
$106M +$9.87M +58,935 +10%
US Bancorp
33
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$105M -$9.91M -59,177 -9%
Truist Financial
34
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$92.7M -$3.28M -19,621 -3%
BFP
35
Briaud Financial Planning
Texas
$92.3M +$6.05M +36,128 +7%
Barclays
36
Barclays
United Kingdom
$90.2M -$137M -817,632 -60%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
37
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$88.2M +$7.17M +42,814 +9%
VF
38
Virtu Financial
New York
$87.9M +$89.6M +535,124 New
WM
39
WS Management
Florida
$85M – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
40
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$83.8M +$604K +3,607 +0.7%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
41
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$83.2M -$1.14M -6,787 -1%
Northern Trust
42
Northern Trust
Illinois
$81.3M -$2.11M -12,594 -2%
DPRC
43
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
$80.5M – – –
N
44
Natixis
France
$78.5M +$80M +477,955 New
BL
45
Bleichroeder LP
New York
$78M – – –
Wellington Management Group
46
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$77.6M +$7.02M +41,953 +10%
FNT
47
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$72.5M +$1.45M +8,638 +2%
Asset Management One
48
Asset Management One
Japan
$69.7M -$13.1M -78,209 -16%
HF
49
HRT Financial
New York
$69.7M +$2.06M +12,334 +3%
Fifth Third Bancorp
50
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$67.6M -$14.4M -86,036 -17%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

1,614 of the 5,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $20B — down 8.8% from $22B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 117 funds closed out of GLD and 98 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 568 trimmed existing stakes and 556 added.

The largest buyer was Fidelity International, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was CI Investments Inc, cutting an estimated $607M.

  • 1,614 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q3 2021, down from 1,658 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $20B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q3 2021, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 98 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q3 2021 and 117 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2021 was Fidelity International, an estimated $138M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q3 2021 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $607M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.