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766 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.25B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 382 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.96B | Put options by funds: $4.64B

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 87

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.21% → 30.56% (-0.65%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 777 → 766 (-11)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.43B → $8.25B (-$1.18B)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 → 57 (-11)

59% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 382

Holders
766
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-1.42%
% of All Funds
20.43%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.18%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
90
Increased
156
Reduced
382
Closed
87
Calls
$7.96B
Puts
$4.64B
Net Calls
+$3.32B
Net Calls Change
-$1.86B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$193M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$88.9M
3
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
+$70.7M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$69.2M
5
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$60.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$294M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$187M
3
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$145M
4
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$120M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DT
526
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$381K +$387K +3,354 New
EGA
527
E&G Advisors
Texas
$378K -$542K -4,700 -59%
TH
528
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$378K -$289K -2,500 -43%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
529
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$376K -$3.12M -27,057 -89%
T. Rowe Price Associates
530
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$375K -$456K -3,950 -54%
PWAG
531
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$371K +$377K +3,266 New
BFG
532
Beacon Financial Group
Texas
$370K -$10.3M -89,605 -97%
SGC
533
South Georgia Capital
Illinois
$369K -$103K -895 -22%
BP
534
BBR Partners
New York
$369K – – –
WSCM
535
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$366K -$40.4K -350 -10%
GLRA
536
Gerald L. Ray & Associates
Texas
$366K -$9K -78 -2%
FAG
537
Financial Advisory Group
Texas
$366K -$6.46K -56 -2%
DPI
538
Diversified Portfolios Inc
Michigan
$361K +$366K +3,174 New
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
539
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management
Japan
$359K – – –
RHBC
540
R.H. Bluestein & Co
Michigan
$354K +$107K +925 +42%
CCM
541
Compton Capital Management
Rhode Island
$353K – – –
BIM
542
Baldwin Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$352K -$23.1K -200 -6%
IC
543
Intersect Capital
California
$350K +$356K +3,085 New
BHWM
544
Bar Harbor Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$346K -$5.19K -45 -1%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
545
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$341K -$32.5K -282 -9%
TCCM
546
Timber Creek Capital Management
Massachusetts
$341K – – –
CIC
547
Cutler Investment Counsel
Oregon
$341K +$346K +2,999 New
6CM
548
683 Capital Management
New York
$341K +$346K +3,000 New
B
549
Bailard
California
$339K -$3.43M -29,718 -91%
RMAM
550
Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management
New Jersey
$338K -$110K -954 -24%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

766 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $8.25B — down 13% from $9.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new GLD positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 382 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $193M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $294M.

  • 766 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2014, down from 777 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.25B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 87 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $193M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $294M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.