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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,881 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 229 funds opening new positions, 772 increasing their positions, 533 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

134% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 229 | Existing positions closed: 98

105% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.4B | Put options by funds: $13.9B

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 139 → 208 (+69)

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 772 | Existing positions reduced: 533

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.2B → $26.3B (+$5.15B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,776 → 1,881 (+105)

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.17% → 39.08% (+1.9%)

Holders
1,881
Holders Change
+105
Holders Change %
+5.91%
% of All Funds
29.66%
Holding in Top 10
208
Holding in Top 10 Change
+69
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+49.64%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
229
Increased
772
Reduced
533
Closed
98
Calls
$28.4B
Puts
$13.9B
Net Calls
+$14.5B
Net Calls Change
+$14.6B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$386M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$384M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$244M
4
AWA
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$182M
5
PC
Paulson & Co
New York
+$175M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$133M
2
Voloridge Investment Management
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
-$99.2M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$85.8M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$84.7M
5
CP
Castleview Partners
Texas
-$76.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KIA
726
KCM Investment Advisors
California
$2.09M -$85.4K -487 -4%
PI
727
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
$2.09M +$2.03M +11,544 New
AFO
728
Allie Family Office
Florida
$2.08M – – –
CSIA
729
Carl Stuart Investment Advisor
Texas
$2.08M +$202K +1,152 New
CTA
730
Colonial Trust Advisors
South Carolina
$2.08M +$46.1K +263 +2%
MPPLM
731
Midwest Professional Planners Ltd (MPPL)
Wisconsin
$2.08M +$2.02M +11,489 New
HIH
732
HRS Investment Holdings
New York
$2.07M +$2.01M +11,483 New
AIM
733
Axiom Investment Management
New York
$2.07M -$246K -1,400 -11%
PWA
734
Providence Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$2.07M -$40.2K -229 -2%
NFC
735
Northeast Financial Consultants
Connecticut
$2.07M +$10K +57 +0.5%
CWM
736
Cedar Wealth Management
California
$2.06M +$421K +2,399 +27%
RIA
737
Realta Investment Advisors
Delaware
$2.05M +$24.7K +141 +1%
EIM
738
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.04M -$649K -3,701 -25%
SB
739
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$2.04M -$31.2K -178 -2%
ICM
740
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$2.03M +$1.97M +11,250 New
CL
741
CPWM LLC
Washington
$2.03M -$270K -1,538 -12%
RA
742
RFG Advisory
Alabama
$2.03M +$6.32K +36 +0.3%
MCM
743
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
$2.02M +$228K +1,302 +13%
GKWIM
744
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management
California
$2.01M +$294K +1,676 +18%
SAA
745
Southeast Asset Advisors
Georgia
$2.01M +$49.8K +284 +3%
Allianz Asset Management
746
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.01M -$155K -884 -7%
CCA
747
Cadent Capital Advisors
Oklahoma
$2.01M +$1.31M +7,440 +202%
WTC
748
WhitTier Trust Company
Nevada
$2M +$351K +2,000 +22%
ECM
749
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$2M +$145K +825 +8%
OPS
750
Orion Portfolio Solutions
Nebraska
$1.99M +$244K +1,388 +14%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

1,881 of the 6,341 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $26.3B — up 24% from $21.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 229 funds opened new GLD positions and 98 closed out — a net gain of 131 holders — while 772 added to existing stakes and 533 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $386M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 1,881 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2022, up from 1,776 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $26.3B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2022, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 229 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2022 and 98 closed out, a net change of +131 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $386M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.