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1,776 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.2B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 539 increasing their positions, 603 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 281 | Existing positions closed: 87

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 124 → 139 (+15)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,613 → 1,776 (+163)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20B → $21.2B (+$1.13B)

1.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.92% → 37.17% (+1.2%)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.2B | Put options by funds: $12.2B

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 539 | Existing positions reduced: 603

Holders
1,776
Holders Change
+163
Holders Change %
+10.11%
% of All Funds
27.33%
Holding in Top 10
139
Holding in Top 10 Change
+15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.1%
% of All Funds
2.14%
New
281
Increased
539
Reduced
603
Closed
87
Calls
$12.2B
Puts
$12.2B
Net Calls
-$76.5M
Net Calls Change
-$2.36B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$153M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$137M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$114M
4
Voloridge Investment Management
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
+$97.4M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$45.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$92M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$87.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$60.8M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$57.2M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$44.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CUAMC
501
China Universal Asset Management Company
China
$3.08M +$3.02M +18,000 New
EPA
502
Element Pointe Advisors
Florida
$3.06M -$555K -3,303 -16%
AWM
503
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$3.04M +$252K +1,502 +9%
CFG
504
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
$3.02M +$119K +707 +4%
CCC
505
Crescent Capital Consulting
Louisiana
$3.02M +$127K +759 +4%
IUHSA
506
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$3.01M -$263K -1,567 -8%
SFG
507
Snider Financial Group
Washington
$3M +$3.36K +20 +0.1%
TS
508
Tamar Securities
California
$3M +$184K +1,094 +7%
HCM
509
Helios Capital Management
Singapore
$2.99M +$2.94M +17,500 New
AFP
510
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$2.98M +$2.18K +13 +0.1%
Russell Investments Group
511
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.98M +$727K +4,330 +33%
QC
512
Quent Capital
New York
$2.96M +$2.91M +17,341 New
ACP
513
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.96M +$1.34M +7,975 +85%
IBOK
514
Independence Bank of Kentucky
Kentucky
$2.95M -$218K -1,300 -7%
IWP
515
Innova Wealth Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.94M +$2.5M +14,892 +645%
HBWM
516
Hollow Brook Wealth Management
New York
$2.93M – – –
WAM
517
Wakefield Asset Management
Colorado
$2.92M +$112K +667 +4%
MFA
518
Mayflower Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$2.91M -$126K -752 -4%
GAG
519
GM Advisory Group
New York
$2.9M -$504 -3 -0%
CCFM
520
Clear Creek Financial Management
Washington
$2.9M -$208K -1,239 -7%
EGA
521
E&G Advisors
Texas
$2.9M -$30.2K -180 -1%
NDSI
522
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$2.9M +$42K +250 +1%
PFM
523
Patton Fund Management
Texas
$2.89M +$316K +1,882 +13%
C
524
Certuity
Florida
$2.89M +$38.9K +232 +1%
TSW
525
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley
Virginia
$2.88M +$92.3K +550 +3%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,776 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $21.2B — up 5.6% from $20B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 281 funds opened new GLD positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 194 holders — while 539 added to existing stakes and 603 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $153M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $92M.

  • 1,776 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,613 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $21.2B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2021, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 281 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2021 and 87 closed out, a net change of +194 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.