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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
MFG
751
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$1.42M +$146K +869 +12%
WAS
752
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1.42M -$53.2K -317 -4%
BRC
753
Bell Rock Capital
Delaware
$1.42M +$1.4M +8,363 New
IFG
754
Investors Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.41M +$40.8K +243 +3%
JGC
755
J. Goldman & Co
New York
$1.41M +$1.39M +8,250 New
EAMA
756
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
$1.4M +$212K +1,260 +22%
MWM
757
Meridian Wealth Management
Kentucky
$1.4M -$37.4K -223 -3%
PCS
758
Personal CFO Solutions
New Jersey
$1.39M -$823K -4,900 -38%
LWM
759
Lyell Wealth Management
California
$1.39M -$18.5K -110 -1%
RC
760
Roundview Capital
New Jersey
$1.39M +$1.68K +10 +0.1%
NC
761
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$1.38M – – –
FWM
762
Finer Wealth Management
Massachusetts
$1.37M +$1.35M +8,038 New
AWM
763
Aprio Wealth Management
Georgia
$1.37M -$387K -2,303 -22%
P8IP
764
Pier 88 Investment Partners
California
$1.37M – – –
BKA
765
Brick & Kyle Associates
Pennsylvania
$1.37M +$690K +4,110 +105%
FCFC
766
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.36M +$47.2K +281 +4%
NL
767
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1.36M +$19.5K +116 +1%
NF
768
NTB Financial
Colorado
$1.35M +$1.32M +7,877 New
MA
769
MBA Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.35M +$141K +840 +12%
TFS
770
Thoroughbred Financial Services
Tennessee
$1.34M -$14.3K -85 -1%
CC
771
Claybrook Capital
Massachusetts
$1.34M -$269K -1,600 -17%
MS
772
Madden Securities
Texas
$1.34M -$290K -1,727 -18%
TLFA
773
True Link Financial Advisors
California
$1.33M +$10.6K +63 +0.8%
FA
774
Flagstar Advisors
New York
$1.33M +$11.2K +67 +0.9%
CHAM
775
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.33M +$6.71K +40 +0.5%
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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.