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2,416 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.2B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 337 funds opening new positions, 831 increasing their positions, 780 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

283% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 337 | Existing positions closed: 88

51% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $32.8B | Put options by funds: $21.7B

20% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $28.5B → $34.2B (+$5.68B)

10% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168 → 185 (+17)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 2,208 → 2,416 (+208)

1.01% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.37% → 40.38% (+1%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 831 | Existing positions reduced: 780

Holders
2,416
Holders Change
+208
Holders Change %
+9.42%
% of All Funds
31.82%
Holding in Top 10
185
Holding in Top 10 Change
+17
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+10.12%
% of All Funds
2.44%
New
337
Increased
831
Reduced
780
Closed
88
Calls
$32.8B
Puts
$21.7B
Net Calls
+$11.1B
Net Calls Change
+$579M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$317M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$295M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
+$264M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$214M
5
MB
Mizuho Bank
Japan
+$147M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
IAIM
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
-$740M
2
Squarepoint
Squarepoint
New York
-$173M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$139M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$131M
5
HSBC Holdings
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
-$92.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FLPIM
751
F.L. Putnam Investment Management
Massachusetts
$2.59M +$18.2K +74 +0.7%
OIA
752
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$2.59M -$85K -346 -3%
FA
753
Fermata Advisors
California
$2.58M +$92.9K +378 +4%
NWMP
754
Noble Wealth Management PBC
Colorado
$2.57M +$2.61M +10,629 New
AC
755
Annandale Capital
Texas
$2.57M -$264K -1,075 -9%
PHAM
756
Palisades Hudson Asset Management
Florida
$2.56M – – –
CWM
757
Centric Wealth Management
Illinois
$2.56M -$17K -69 -0.6%
AF
758
Apollon Financial
South Carolina
$2.56M +$1.91M +7,764 +276%
Bank Julius Baer & Co
759
Bank Julius Baer & Co
Switzerland
$2.56M +$161K +655 +7%
MF
760
Montis Financial
Massachusetts
$2.56M +$71.3K +290 +3%
CAC
761
Certified Advisory Corp
Florida
$2.55M +$242K +985 +10%
LWMI
762
Landmark Wealth Management (Illinois)
Illinois
$2.55M +$100K +408 +4%
SSWM
763
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$2.55M – – –
UM
764
Ulysses Management
New York
$2.54M +$983K +4,000 +62%
CWM
765
Centricity Wealth Management
Ohio
$2.54M +$2.57M +10,476 New
BA
766
Bridgewater Advisors
New York
$2.54M -$431K -1,755 -15%
SAW
767
Signal Advisors Wealth
Michigan
$2.52M +$1.28M +5,229 +101%
GBWM
768
Granite Bay Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$2.52M +$89.7K +365 +4%
SC
769
Solstein Capital
California
$2.52M – – –
HP
770
Holowesko Partners
Bahamas
$2.52M +$836K +3,400 +49%
AWM
771
Ariadne Wealth Management
California
$2.51M – – –
PFA
772
Professional Financial Advisors
Nebraska
$2.49M +$107K +435 +4%
TF
773
Tandem Financial
Colorado
$2.49M +$2.53M +10,286 New
PS
774
Principal Securities
Iowa
$2.49M +$159K +645 +7%
Q1WB
775
Quest 10 Wealth Builders
Virginia
$2.48M +$2.52M +10,263 New
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

2,416 of the 7,593 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $34.2B — up 20% from $28.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 337 funds opened new GLD positions and 88 closed out — a net gain of 249 holders — while 831 added to existing stakes and 780 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $317M. The largest seller was International Assets Investment Management, cutting an estimated $740M.

  • 2,416 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2024, up from 2,208 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $34.2B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2024, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 337 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2024 and 88 closed out, a net change of +249 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2024 was UBS Group, an estimated $317M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2024 was International Assets Investment Management, an estimated $740M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.