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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,100 hedge funds and large institutions have $14.3B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 116 funds opening new positions, 327 increasing their positions, 389 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

67% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $15.6B | Put options by funds: $9.35B

32% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 88

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $13.3B → $14.3B (+$1B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,088 → 1,100 (+12)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 97 → 97 (0)

1.48% less ownership

Funds ownership: 40.89% → 39.42% (-1.5%)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 327 | Existing positions reduced: 389

Holders
1,100
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
23.89%
Holding in Top 10
97
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
2.11%
New
116
Increased
327
Reduced
389
Closed
88
Calls
$15.6B
Puts
$9.35B
Net Calls
+$6.24B
Net Calls Change
-$3.04B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$253M
2
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$149M
3
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$128M
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$127M
5
MB
Mizuho Bank
Japan
+$80.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$383M
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$276M
3
EIM
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
-$141M
4
DS
DRW Securities
Illinois
-$141M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$108M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIC
776
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$336K -$185K -1,493 -36%
WFM
777
Wolff Financial Management
Michigan
$336K – – –
ACM
778
Ategra Capital Management
Virginia
$335K +$311K +2,517 New
EWM
779
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$335K -$1.48M -12,002 -83%
CAM
780
Concorde Asset Management
Michigan
$335K -$8.78K -71 -3%
HPC
781
HM Payson & Co
Maine
$335K +$310K +2,512 New
GFS
782
GYL Financial Synergies
Connecticut
$334K -$7.91K -64 -2%
BJL
783
Brighton Jones LLC
Washington
$333K – – –
BMA
784
Brooks Moore & Associates
Tennessee
$333K – – –
GF
785
Gabelli Funds
New York
$333K – – –
SAM
786
Shikiar Asset Management
New York
$333K +$309K +2,500 New
BFO
787
Biltmore Family Office
North Carolina
$331K – – –
SVWAG
788
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group
Georgia
$330K +$307K +2,480 New
NSIM
789
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$328K – – –
CCT
790
Capital City Trust
Florida
$328K +$37K +299 +14%
AWM
791
Avior Wealth Management
Nebraska
$327K +$198K +1,606 +189%
EM
792
ELCO Management
New York
$326K – – –
BWM
793
BerganKDV Wealth Management
Minnesota
$325K – – –
LBD
794
Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh
Florida
$323K -$3.58K -29 -1%
AWA
795
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$322K +$11.7K +95 +4%
Verition Fund Management
796
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$320K -$347K -2,810 -54%
AWS
797
AJ Wealth Strategies
New York
$318K -$57.5K -465 -16%
CA
798
Callahan Advisors
Texas
$317K – – –
DWA
799
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$317K – – –
FHB
800
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$316K – – –
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

1,100 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $14.3B — up 7.5% from $13.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 116 funds opened new GLD positions and 88 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 327 added to existing stakes and 389 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $253M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $383M.

  • 1,100 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2019, up from 1,088 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $14.3B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2019, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 116 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2019 and 88 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $253M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $383M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.