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766 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.25B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 382 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.96B | Put options by funds: $4.64B

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 87

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.21% → 30.56% (-0.65%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 777 → 766 (-11)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.43B → $8.25B (-$1.18B)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 68 → 57 (-11)

59% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 382

Holders
766
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-1.42%
% of All Funds
20.43%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.18%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
90
Increased
156
Reduced
382
Closed
87
Calls
$7.96B
Puts
$4.64B
Net Calls
+$3.32B
Net Calls Change
-$1.86B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$193M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$88.9M
3
SCM
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
+$70.7M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$69.2M
5
Comerica Bank
Comerica Bank
Texas
+$60.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$294M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
-$187M
3
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
-$145M
4
SCM
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$120M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JPC
776
Jabodon PT Co
Nevada
– -$10.2M -88,136 Closed
MLIM
777
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
– -$7.65M -65,835 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
778
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$5.93M -51,000 Closed
SAG
779
Sterne Agee Group
Alabama
– -$3.97M -34,140 Closed
SFU
780
Stonehage Fleming (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$3.55M -30,565 Closed
FAT
781
First American Trust
California
– -$3.17M -27,322 Closed
NFG
782
Noven Financial Group
Colorado
– -$3.12M -26,808 Closed
NPIC
783
Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel
California
– -$2.83M -24,338 Closed
ACM
784
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
– -$2.8M -24,134 Closed
MTIM
785
Marathon Trading Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$2.51M -21,779 Closed
KJHP
786
K.J. Harrison & Partners
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.39M -20,600 Closed
DS
787
DRW Securities
Illinois
– -$2.27M -19,700 Closed
MHP
788
Manatuck Hill Partners
Connecticut
– -$2.17M -18,700 Closed
GACM
789
Green Arrow Capital Management
New York
– -$2.17M -18,696 Closed
TWM
790
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
– -$2.06M -17,750 Closed
CAM
791
CMT Asset Management
Illinois
– -$2.03M -17,619 Closed
FFSOTS
792
Fiduciary Financial Services of The Southwest
Texas
– -$2.01M -17,274 Closed
Point72 Asset Management
793
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
– -$1.78M -15,300 Closed
FPA
794
Fieldpoint Private Advisors
New York
– -$1.64M -14,131 Closed
BFA
795
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
– -$1.59M -13,723 Closed
PC
796
Passport Capital
California
– -$1.42M -12,244 Closed
SWM
797
Strategic Wealth Management
Washington
– -$1.3M -11,218 Closed
AIU
798
Algebris Investments (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$1.16M -10,000 Closed
GH
799
GAM Holding
Switzerland
– -$1.15M -9,885 Closed
QC
800
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$1.09M -9,407 Closed
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

766 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $8.25B — down 13% from $9.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new GLD positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 382 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $193M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $294M.

  • 766 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2014, down from 777 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.25B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 87 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $193M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $294M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.