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1,902 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.8B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 133 funds opening new positions, 684 increasing their positions, 667 reducing their positions, and 114 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

115% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.7B | Put options by funds: $9.65B

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 133 | Existing positions closed: 114

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 684 | Existing positions reduced: 667

0.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.25% → 38.6% (+0.35%)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,903 → 1,902 (-1)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.2B → $21.8B (-$403M)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 181 → 168 (-13)

Holders
1,902
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.05%
% of All Funds
29.86%
Holding in Top 10
168
Holding in Top 10 Change
-13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.18%
% of All Funds
2.64%
New
133
Increased
684
Reduced
667
Closed
114
Calls
$20.7B
Puts
$9.65B
Net Calls
+$11.1B
Net Calls Change
-$3.25B

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$435M
2
PG
Prostatis Group
Maryland
+$287M
3
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
+$118M
4
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$114M
5
EC
Euclidean Capital
New York
+$102M

Top Sellers

1
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$325M
2
MB
Mizuho Bank
Japan
-$165M
3
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Connecticut
-$162M
4
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$131M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$99.7M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$149M -$16.9M -92,014 -10%
US Bancorp
27
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$133M +$1.22M +6,632 +0.9%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
28
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$119M +$18.4M +100,000 +18%
AssetMark Inc
29
AssetMark Inc
California
$119M +$118M +640,235 +2,275%
AL
30
Arnhold LLC
New York
$116M -$6.56M -35,700 -5%
JP Morgan Chase
31
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$115M -$61.2M -333,300 -34%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$108M +$11.6M +63,103 +12%
MB
33
Mizuho Bank
Japan
$107M -$165M -900,000 -60%
HSBC Holdings
34
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$105M +$79.5M +432,688 +278%
SFA
35
Sequoia Financial Advisors
Ohio
$103M +$101M +551,966 +2,135%
Victory Capital Management
36
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$103M +$21.8M +118,685 +26%
PNC Financial Services Group
37
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$102M +$10.5M +57,349 +11%
EC
38
Euclidean Capital
New York
$98.9M +$102M +555,000 New
WM
39
WS Management
Florida
$98.4M – – –
Northern Trust
40
Northern Trust
Illinois
$95.2M -$4.6M -25,037 -4%
Truist Financial
41
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$89.6M +$6M +32,631 +7%
Rockefeller Capital Management
42
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$86.8M -$3.28M -17,850 -4%
BL
43
Bleichroeder LP
New York
$84.7M – – –
PWPCM
44
Perella Weinberg Partners Capital Management
New York
$81.1M – – –
Parallax Volatility Advisers
45
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$79.8M -$914K -4,975 -1%
Millennium Management
46
Millennium Management
New York
$77.4M +$36M +195,934 +82%
Wellington Management Group
47
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$75.5M +$1.71M +9,287 +2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
48
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$74.4M -$65.7M -357,693 -46%
FNT
49
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$74M +$29.7M +161,849 +64%
BFP
50
Briaud Financial Planning
Texas
$73.4M +$1M +5,466 +1%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

1,902 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $21.8B — down 1.8% from $22.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 133 funds opened new GLD positions and 114 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 684 added to existing stakes and 667 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $435M. The largest seller was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), exiting entirely with an estimated $325M sold.

  • 1,902 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2023, down from 1,903 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $21.8B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2023, down 1.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 133 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2023 and 114 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $435M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q2 2023 was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), an estimated $325M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.