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913 hedge funds and large institutions have $12B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 291 increasing their positions, 321 reducing their positions, and 74 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

268% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16.7B | Put options by funds: $4.55B

26% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 74

14% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 66 → 75 (+9)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 907 → 913 (+6)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.1B → $12B (-$102M)

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 291 | Existing positions reduced: 321

3.74% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.88% → 35.14% (-3.7%)

Holders
913
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+0.66%
% of All Funds
22.73%
Holding in Top 10
75
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+13.64%
% of All Funds
1.87%
New
93
Increased
291
Reduced
321
Closed
74
Calls
$16.7B
Puts
$4.55B
Net Calls
+$12.2B
Net Calls Change
-$2.2B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.96B
2
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$282M
3
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$165M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$106M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$98.5M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$760M
2
PC
Passport Capital
California
-$548M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$295M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$123M
5
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$111M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MB
926
Mizuho Bank
Japan
– -$8.99M -82,000 Closed
GP
927
GLG Partners
United Kingdom
– -$4.67M -42,637 Closed
DCM
928
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$4.41M -40,220 Closed
MIAN
929
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$3.1M -28,276 Closed
CIM
930
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
– -$2.58M -23,501 Closed
RVM
931
Robinson Value Management
Texas
– -$2.35M -21,478 Closed
Russell Investments Group
932
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
– -$1.98M -17,923 Closed
SM
933
Southport Management
Wyoming
– -$1.64M -15,000 Closed
RG
934
Rikoon Group
New Mexico
– -$1.64M -13,960 Closed
HT
935
HAP Trading
New York
– -$1.57M -13,475 Closed
GCIA
936
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
– -$1.1M -10,000 Closed
JCM
937
Jafra Capital Management
New York
– -$1.1M -10,000 Closed
SCP
938
Syntal Capital Partners
Texas
– -$1.09M -9,957 Closed
FSA
939
Financial Sense Advisors
California
– -$1.06M -9,690 Closed
DLHL
940
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
– -$1.01M -9,220 Closed
ED
941
Exane Derivatives
France
– -$983K -8,965 Closed
IGIM
942
I.G. Investment Management
Manitoba, Canada
– -$976K -8,900 Closed
MSU
943
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
– -$921K -8,400 Closed
PG
944
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
– -$874K -7,970 Closed
SC
945
Seawolf Capital
New York
– -$855K -7,800 Closed
Susquehanna International Group
946
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
– -$835K -7,184 Closed
MCM
947
Maryland Capital Management
Maryland
– -$735K -6,710 Closed
RC
948
RBF Capital
California
– -$698K -6,371 Closed
GD
949
Grandfield & Dodd
New York
– -$635K -5,797 Closed
HSA
950
HBK Sorce Advisory
Pennsylvania
– -$606K -5,209 Closed
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

913 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $12B — down 0.85% from $12.1B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new GLD positions and 74 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 291 added to existing stakes and 321 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.96B. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $760M.

  • 913 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2017, up from 907 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $12B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2017, down 0.85% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2017 and 74 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.96B added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $760M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.