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SPDR Gold Trust
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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

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

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
KCPG
826
Kavar Capital Partners Group
Kansas
– -$236K -2,029 Closed
CCG
827
Cypress Capital Group
Florida
– -$232K -2,000 Closed
SCP
828
Seizert Capital Partners
Michigan
– -$232K -2,000 Closed
LIM
829
Leavell Investment Management
Alabama
– -$227K -1,955 Closed
WA
830
WBH Advisory
Maryland
– -$222K -1,913 Closed
PGFC
831
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp
New Jersey
– -$222K -1,910 Closed
HIM
832
Hanlon Investment Management
New Jersey
– -$222K -1,908 Closed
1GA
833
1st Global Advisors
Texas
– -$220K -1,897 Closed
DWM
834
Destination Wealth Management
California
– -$217K -1,865 Closed
VA
835
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
– -$214K -1,838 Closed
GCAC
836
Guardian Capital Advisors (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
– -$235K -1,825 Closed
CFMC
837
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
– -$211K -1,815 Closed
SI
838
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
– -$209K -1,797 Closed
MBT
839
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
– -$204K -1,758 Closed
CIS
840
Connors Investor Services
Pennsylvania
– -$203K -1,750 Closed
IF
841
IRON Financial
Illinois
– -$203K -1,750 Closed
JHC
842
JFB Holdings Corp
Georgia
– -$203K -1,750 Closed
FNYS
843
First New York Securities
New York
– -$202K -1,747 Closed
FM
844
Forward Management
California
– -$160K -1,375 Closed
SMG
845
Spectrum Management Group
Indiana
– -$88K -760 Closed
PVH
846
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
– -$87K -750 Closed
JP
847
Jana Partners
New York
– -$81.3M -700 Closed
PIA
848
Peachtree Investment Advisors
Georgia
– -$58K -500 Closed
CA
849
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
– -$44K -382 Closed
SAM
850
Shamrock Asset Management
Texas
– -$41K -350 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.