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SPDR Gold Trust

778 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.59B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 197 increasing their positions, 327 reducing their positions, and 53 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

125% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.32B | Put options by funds: $3.71B

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 53

0.63% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.72%32.36% (+0.63%)

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 775778 (+3)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.98B → $8.59B (-$392M)

6% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5451 (-3)

40% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 197 | Existing positions reduced: 327

Holders
778
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.39%
% of All Funds
20.96%
Holding in Top 10
51
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-5.56%
% of All Funds
1.37%
New
66
Increased
197
Reduced
327
Closed
53
Calls
$8.32B
Puts
$3.71B
Net Calls
+$4.62B
Net Calls Change
+$1.32B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CF
51
CNA Financial
Illinois
$28.1M
Commonwealth Equity Services
52
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$26.9M -$870K -7,605 -3%
AC
53
Argentiere Capital
Switzerland
$25.4M +$25.8M +225,700 New
LPL Financial
54
LPL Financial
California
$25.1M -$893K -7,804 -3%
GF
55
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$23.6M +$396K +3,460 +2%
BIM
56
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$23.4M +$6.9M +60,262 +41%
ACH
57
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$22.5M
Mirae Asset Global Investments
58
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$22.1M +$618K +5,400 +3%
WRF
59
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$21.6M -$572K -5,000 -3%
TWM
60
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$21.2M +$2.7M +23,617 +14%
RJA
61
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$20.8M +$997K +8,708 +5%
SBH
62
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$20.4M -$202K -1,765 -1%
LPC
63
Loeb Partners Corp
New York
$19.4M -$183K -1,600 -0.9%
MSL
64
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$19M +$19.4M +169,400 New
CRC
65
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$18.9M +$287K +2,510 +2%
LM
66
Litespeed Management
New York
$18.7M
Bank of New York Mellon
67
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$18.1M -$797K -6,967 -4%
DOA
68
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$17.9M +$6.33M +55,337 +53%
SCM
69
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17.7M -$432K -3,774 -2%
KeyBank National Association
70
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$17.5M -$692K -6,050 -4%
ANTB
71
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$16.4M -$783K -6,842 -4%
Citadel Advisors
72
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$16.1M +$16.4M +143,599 New
BIT
73
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$16M -$2.8M -24,450 -15%
JT
74
Jump Trading
Illinois
$16M +$16.3M +142,148 New
Stifel Financial
75
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$15.9M -$360K -3,146 -2%

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

778 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $8.59B — down 4.4% from $8.98B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new GLD positions and 53 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 197 added to existing stakes and 327 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Duquesne Family Office, opening a new position worth an estimated $330M. The largest seller was CI Investments Inc, cutting an estimated $650M.

  • 778 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2015, up from 775 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $8.59B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2015, down 4.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2015 and 53 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2015 was Duquesne Family Office, an estimated $330M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q2 2015 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $650M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.