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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,153 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.3B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 135 funds opening new positions, 476 increasing their positions, 299 reducing their positions, and 69 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

96% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 135 | Existing positions closed: 69

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.6B | Put options by funds: $10.3B

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 476 | Existing positions reduced: 299

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $14.3B → $17.3B (+$2.98B)

19% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 97 → 115 (+18)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,100 → 1,153 (+53)

0.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 39.42% → 39.47% (+0.05%)

Holders
1,153
Holders Change
+53
Holders Change %
+4.82%
% of All Funds
25.28%
Holding in Top 10
115
Holding in Top 10 Change
+18
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+18.56%
% of All Funds
2.52%
New
135
Increased
476
Reduced
299
Closed
69
Calls
$17.6B
Puts
$10.3B
Net Calls
+$7.32B
Net Calls Change
+$1.08B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$686M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$431M
3
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$397M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$260M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$200M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$213M
2
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$155M
3
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$133M
4
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
-$133M
5
PC
PointState Capital
New York
-$73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EWM
776
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$453K +$104K +750 +30%
DWM
777
Dorchester Wealth Management
Quebec, Canada
$452K – – –
NWS
778
Newport Wealth Strategies
California
$452K +$66.7K +480 +17%
WA
779
Wealthstar Advisors
Texas
$450K +$34.1K +245 +8%
DT
780
Diversified Trust
Tennessee
$446K – – –
EF
781
Exeter Financial
Arizona
$443K – – –
PCA
782
Personal Capital Advisors
California
$442K +$162K +1,168 +58%
CT
783
Cambridge Trust
Massachusetts
$440K – – –
MRCM
784
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$437K +$13.9K +100 +3%
MSAM
785
Moloney Securities Asset Management
Missouri
$431K -$10.6K -76 -2%
JHCP
786
Jackson Hole Capital Partners
Oklahoma
$431K -$10.4K -75 -2%
WSCM
787
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$430K – – –
LPT
788
Legacy Private Trust
Wisconsin
$429K – – –
FFBTD
789
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$429K +$44.4K +319 +12%
TFS
790
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$426K +$107K +772 +34%
NA
791
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$426K +$124K +895 +41%
FVCM
792
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$425K +$425K +3,060 New
JWS
793
Juncture Wealth Strategies
Arizona
$425K +$426K +3,064 New
BAM
794
Barrett Asset Management
New York
$421K +$289K +2,080 +219%
ZF
795
Zhang Financial
Michigan
$419K -$4.03K -29 -1%
PFA
796
Paradigm Financial Advisors
Missouri
$419K +$24.7K +178 +6%
SDWIA
797
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$418K +$12.2K +88 +3%
NCM
798
Northwest Capital Management
Oregon
$417K – – –
CCP
799
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$416K – – –
TCCM
800
Timber Creek Capital Management
Massachusetts
$416K – – –
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

1,153 of the 4,561 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $17.3B — up 21% from $14.3B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 135 funds opened new GLD positions and 69 closed out — a net gain of 66 holders — while 476 added to existing stakes and 299 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $686M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $213M.

  • 1,153 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q3 2019, up from 1,100 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $17.3B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q3 2019, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 135 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q3 2019 and 69 closed out, a net change of +66 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $686M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q3 2019 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $213M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.