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842 hedge funds and large institutions have $12.8B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 170 funds opening new positions, 263 increasing their positions, 244 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

304% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.9B | Put options by funds: $5.17B

240% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 170 | Existing positions closed: 50

100% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.4B → $12.8B (+$6.38B)

83% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 48 → 88 (+40)

16% more funds holding

Funds holding: 729 → 842 (+113)

10.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.37% → 38.64% (+10%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 263 | Existing positions reduced: 244

Holders
842
Holders Change
+113
Holders Change %
+15.5%
% of All Funds
22.44%
Holding in Top 10
88
Holding in Top 10 Change
+40
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+83.33%
% of All Funds
2.34%
New
170
Increased
263
Reduced
244
Closed
50
Calls
$20.9B
Puts
$5.17B
Net Calls
+$15.7B
Net Calls Change
+$8.58B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$954M
2
EPCM
Eton Park Capital Management
New York
+$406M
3
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$327M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$318M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$310M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PC
Paulson & Co
New York
-$113M
2
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$99.9M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$78.1M
4
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
-$75.6M
5
Belvedere Trading
Belvedere Trading
Illinois
-$35.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJT
526
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$516K -$23.9K -211 -5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
527
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$513K +$13.6K +120 +3%
TCM
528
Tuttle Capital Management
Connecticut
$510K +$479K +4,223 New
SFG
529
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$509K -$3.5M -30,919 -88%
ONB
530
Old National Bancorp
Indiana
$503K -$70.8K -625 -13%
NCM
531
Northside Capital Management
Oregon
$502K – – –
FSA
532
Franklin Street Advisors
North Carolina
$500K +$198K +1,750 +70%
AAM
533
Azzad Asset Management
Virginia
$500K -$125K -1,107 -21%
3C
534
361 Capital
Colorado
$499K +$481K +4,247 New
PG
535
Patten Group
Tennessee
$495K – – –
NFC
536
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$494K – – –
EWA
537
EP Wealth Advisors
California
$489K -$45.2K -399 -9%
PFPT
538
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$489K +$217K +1,915 +85%
BIA
539
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$486K +$11.3K +100 +2%
NBC
540
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
$484K -$19.9K -176 -4%
CCM
541
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$480K – – –
Daiwa Securities Group
542
Daiwa Securities Group
Japan
$471K -$374K -3,300 -45%
OCM
543
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$471K – – –
DAM
544
Deltec Asset Management
New York
$471K +$453K +4,000 New
JCP
545
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
$471K +$453K +4,000 New
IC
546
InterOcean Capital
Illinois
$470K -$607K -5,356 -57%
HIM
547
Hutchens Investment Management
New Hampshire
$470K +$453K +4,000 New
CA
548
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$464K – – –
FHC
549
First Heartland Consultants
Missouri
$464K +$447K +3,941 New
BJL
550
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$464K – – –
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

842 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $12.8B — up 100% from $6.4B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 170 funds opened new GLD positions and 50 closed out — a net gain of 120 holders — while 263 added to existing stakes and 244 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $954M. The largest seller was Paulson & Co, cutting an estimated $113M.

  • 842 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2016, up from 729 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $12.8B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 100% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 170 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 50 closed out, a net change of +120 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $954M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2016 was Paulson & Co, an estimated $113M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.