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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,881 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 229 funds opening new positions, 772 increasing their positions, 533 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

134% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 229 | Existing positions closed: 98

105% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.4B | Put options by funds: $13.9B

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 139 → 208 (+69)

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 772 | Existing positions reduced: 533

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.2B → $26.3B (+$5.15B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,776 → 1,881 (+105)

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.17% → 39.08% (+1.9%)

Holders
1,881
Holders Change
+105
Holders Change %
+5.91%
% of All Funds
29.66%
Holding in Top 10
208
Holding in Top 10 Change
+69
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+49.64%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
229
Increased
772
Reduced
533
Closed
98
Calls
$28.4B
Puts
$13.9B
Net Calls
+$14.5B
Net Calls Change
+$14.6B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$386M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$384M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$244M
4
AWA
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$182M
5
PC
Paulson & Co
New York
+$175M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$133M
2
Voloridge Investment Management
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
-$99.2M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$85.8M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$84.7M
5
CP
Castleview Partners
Texas
-$76.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
DAM
876
Doheny Asset Management
California
$1.35M -$194K -1,105 -13%
PG
877
Pendal Group
Australia
$1.34M +$26.7K +152 +2%
CAAM
878
Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$1.34M – – –
BFS
879
Bard Financial Services
Connecticut
$1.33M +$43.9K +250 +4%
LNWWM
880
Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management
California
$1.33M -$510K -2,907 -28%
EWA
881
Encompass Wealth Advisors
Oregon
$1.32M -$877K -5,000 -41%
LDFR
882
Lehman & Derafelo Financial Resources
Pennsylvania
$1.32M – – –
W
883
WorthPointe
California
$1.31M +$1.27M +7,244 New
CA
884
Cambridge Advisors
Nebraska
$1.31M -$10.2K -58 -0.8%
TIM
885
Thornburg Investment Management
New Mexico
$1.31M – – –
OAM
886
Occidental Asset Management
California
$1.29M -$78.8K -449 -6%
EA
887
Eudaimonia Advisors
Tennessee
$1.29M +$1.25M +7,144 New
BWCS
888
Beirne Wealth Consulting Services
Connecticut
$1.29M +$7.89K +45 +0.6%
AAM
889
Ameraudi Asset Management
New York
$1.28M -$1.05M -5,967 -46%
CB
890
Community Bank
New York
$1.28M -$78.1K -445 -6%
MFS
891
Madrona Financial Services
Washington
$1.28M -$3.05M -17,389 -71%
MAWAG
892
Mid-American Wealth Advisory Group
Missouri
$1.28M -$83K -473 -6%
BMC
893
Benin Management Corp
Connecticut
$1.27M -$52.6K -300 -4%
IGWM
894
ICA Group Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.27M +$1.3M +7,416 New
FM
895
Family Management
New York
$1.27M +$202K +1,153 +20%
NF
896
Nikulski Financial
Iowa
$1.26M -$617K -3,515 -33%
MBT
897
Montecito Bank & Trust
California
$1.26M -$1.75K -10 -0.1%
NLG
898
New Legacy Group
New York
$1.26M – – –
MPA
899
Marvin & Palmer Associates
Delaware
$1.26M +$1.23M +7,000 New
FNWM
900
Financial Network Wealth Management
Utah
$1.25M +$3.51K +20 +0.3%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

1,881 of the 6,341 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $26.3B — up 24% from $21.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 229 funds opened new GLD positions and 98 closed out — a net gain of 131 holders — while 772 added to existing stakes and 533 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $386M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 1,881 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2022, up from 1,776 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $26.3B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2022, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 229 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2022 and 98 closed out, a net change of +131 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $386M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.