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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
SIA
751
Sage Investment Advisers
New York
$1.99M +$108K +616 +6%
FCFC
752
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$1.99M +$527K +3,005 +38%
HT
753
HighTower Trust
Texas
$1.98M +$382K +2,175 +25%
SHFA
754
SS&H Financial Advisors
Michigan
$1.97M +$1.92M +10,919 New
BF
755
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$1.97M +$265K +1,513 +16%
OIA
756
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$1.97M +$1.58K +9 +0.1%
QFA
757
Quattro Financial Advisors
Texas
$1.97M -$800K -4,560 -30%
PHAM
758
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$1.97M -$1.97M -11,225 -51%
JCM
759
J2 Capital Management
Michigan
$1.96M +$50.7K +289 +3%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
760
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$1.94M – – –
ULWM
761
Upper Left Wealth Management
Florida
$1.93M -$103K -585 -5%
HGERS
762
Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist
Arizona
$1.93M +$941K +5,365 +101%
GA
763
GFS Advisors
Texas
$1.93M -$4.64M -26,427 -71%
CBA
764
Coastal Bridge Advisors
Connecticut
$1.92M -$1.84M -10,482 -50%
PCM
765
Pointe Capital Management
Michigan
$1.92M -$29.8K -170 -2%
CAL
766
Capital Analysts LLC
Pennsylvania
$1.92M +$56K +319 +3%
AGP
767
Autumn Glory Partners
Texas
$1.91M +$7.37K +42 +0.4%
SAMT
768
Select Asset Management & Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.91M -$1.84M -10,485 -50%
AWM
769
Aberdeen Wealth Management
Illinois
$1.91M +$1.85M +10,547 New
Members Trust
770
Members Trust
Florida
$1.9M -$27.9K -159 -1%
SLWA
771
San Luis Wealth Advisors
California
$1.88M – – –
FGG
772
Financial Guidance Group
Florida
$1.88M +$1.82M +10,379 New
WMA
773
Wealth Management Associates
New Jersey
$1.87M +$26K +148 +1%
HDIM
774
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$1.87M +$10K +57 +0.6%
MA
775
Modus Advisors
Minnesota
$1.86M -$5.26K -30 -0.3%
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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.