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3,006 hedge funds and large institutions have $48.9B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 144 funds opening new positions, 1,003 increasing their positions, 1,159 reducing their positions, and 228 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

51% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $65.8B | Put options by funds: $43.5B

0.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.13% → 37.81% (+0.68%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 3,163 → 3,006 (-157)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,003 | Existing positions reduced: 1,159

17% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $59.1B → $48.9B (-$10.2B)

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 144 | Existing positions closed: 228

39% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 344 → 211 (-133)

Holders
3,006
Holders Change
-157
Holders Change %
-4.96%
% of All Funds
36.38%
Holding in Top 10
211
Holding in Top 10 Change
-133
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-38.66%
% of All Funds
2.55%
New
144
Increased
1,003
Reduced
1,159
Closed
228
Calls
$65.8B
Puts
$43.5B
Net Calls
+$22.3B
Net Calls Change
+$1.79B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$636M
2
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
+$518M
3
MB
Mizuho Bank
Japan
+$336M
4
AFO
Allie Family Office
Florida
+$287M
5
BOK
Bank of Korea
South Korea
+$282M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
APSPRSPT
Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Trust
Arizona
-$312M
2
DAM
Diamant Asset Management
Connecticut
-$288M
3
JG
Jain Global
New York
-$205M
4
Fidelity International
Fidelity International
Bermuda
-$198M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$194M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CPO
76
Cerity Partners OCIO
New York
$99M -$1.44M -3,466 -1%
Janney Montgomery Scott
77
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$98.6M -$3.53M -8,509 -3%
Tudor Investment Corp
78
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$96.9M -$2.83M -6,829 -3%
EAM
79
Erste Asset Management
Austria
$96.5M +$31.1M +75,000 +40%
CIBC World Market
80
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$95.4M -$2.44M -5,897 -2%
SP
81
Sherman Porfolios
Idaho
$92.7M -$1.35M -3,258 -1%
CVSC
82
C.V. Starr & Co
New York
$92.6M – – –
Baird Financial Group
83
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$92.1M +$5.76M +13,895 +6%
PFPG
84
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Georgia)
Georgia
$92.1M +$3.64M +8,780 +4%
VAS
85
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
$91.5M -$16.8M -40,456 -14%
Brown Advisory
86
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$88.5M -$2.31M -5,584 -2%
PAG
87
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$87.5M -$29.6M -71,527 -23%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
88
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$86.6M +$451K +1,089 +0.5%
SA
89
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$85.6M +$6.66M +16,070 +7%
IUHSA
90
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.
Brazil
$82.4M -$12.5M -30,268 -12%
Creative Planning
91
Creative Planning
Kansas
$81.3M +$1.14M +2,762 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
92
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$80.2M +$2.23M +5,381 +3%
PRS
93
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$79.7M -$2.54M -6,126 -3%
TTSTC
94
Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
Texas
$77M +$44.9M +108,392 +108%
BFP
95
Briaud Financial Planning
Texas
$73.6M +$649K +1,567 +0.8%
SFG
96
SNS Financial Group
Minnesota
$72.6M +$80.3M +193,720 +5,578%
MFIM
97
Mesirow Financial Investment Management
Illinois
$72.2M -$2.88M -6,956 -3%
National Bank of Canada
98
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$71.3M -$534K -1,290 -0.7%
EH
99
Equitable Holdings
New York
$71M +$407K +982 +0.5%
FNT
100
First National Trust
Pennsylvania
$70.8M -$3.09M -7,448 -4%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

3,006 of the 8,263 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $48.9B — down 17% from $59.1B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 228 funds closed out of GLD and 144 opened new positions — a net loss of 84 holders — while 1,159 trimmed existing stakes and 1,003 added.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $636M. The largest seller was Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Trust, exiting entirely with an estimated $312M sold.

  • 3,006 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2026, down from 3,163 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $48.9B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2026, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 144 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2026 and 228 closed out, a net change of -84 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2026 was BlackRock, an estimated $636M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q2 2026 was Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) Trust, an estimated $312M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.