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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,776 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.2B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 539 increasing their positions, 603 reducing their positions, and 88 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

219% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 281 | Existing positions closed: 88

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 124 → 139 (+15)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,614 → 1,776 (+162)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20B → $21.2B (+$1.13B)

1.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.92% → 37.17% (+1.2%)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.2B | Put options by funds: $12.2B

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 539 | Existing positions reduced: 603

Holders
1,776
Holders Change
+162
Holders Change %
+10.04%
% of All Funds
27.33%
Holding in Top 10
139
Holding in Top 10 Change
+15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.1%
% of All Funds
2.14%
New
281
Increased
539
Reduced
603
Closed
88
Calls
$12.2B
Puts
$12.2B
Net Calls
-$76.5M
Net Calls Change
-$2.36B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$153M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$137M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$114M
4
Voloridge Investment Management
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
+$97.4M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$45.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$92M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$87.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$60.8M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$57.2M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$44.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RMC
1076
Resources Management Corp
Connecticut
$594K – – –
WWM
1077
Windsor Wealth Management
Indiana
$590K +$19.1K +114 +3%
MRCM
1078
M&R Capital Management
New Jersey
$586K +$30.2K +180 +6%
VCA
1079
Verdence Capital Advisors
Maryland
$581K +$102K +610 +22%
KM
1080
Kalos Management
Georgia
$578K +$32.4K +193 +6%
SS
1081
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$575K +$42.5K +253 +8%
MAM
1082
Marketfield Asset Management
New York
$574K -$100K -597 -15%
MSA
1083
Marino Stram & Associates
Massachusetts
$573K – – –
FCH
1084
Freestone Capital Holdings
Washington
$572K -$183K -1,091 -25%
AL
1085
Aspiriant LLC
California
$572K – – –
SL
1086
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
$570K – – –
DWA
1087
Douglass Winthrop Advisors
New York
$568K – – –
HA
1088
Herold Advisors
New York
$566K -$75.5K -450 -12%
FAM
1089
Formidable Asset Management
Ohio
$565K -$16.1K -96 -3%
HCM
1090
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$565K – – –
TWM
1091
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$564K +$10.4K +62 +2%
WGAM
1092
Wilkinson Global Asset Management
New York
$563K – – –
RL
1093
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$562K +$19.8K +118 +4%
AWA
1094
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$560K – – –
SWM
1095
Silverlake Wealth Management
Vermont
$559K +$549K +3,271 New
FCCM
1096
First City Capital Management
Georgia
$559K -$74.7K -445 -12%
NFG
1097
Norris Financial Group
South Carolina
$559K -$2.78M -16,576 -84%
OWM
1098
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$558K – – –
SVWAG
1099
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group
Georgia
$558K +$34.9K +208 +7%
GBWM
1100
Granite Bay Wealth Management
New Hampshire
$558K +$548K +3,267 New
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,776 of the 6,499 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $21.2B — up 5.6% from $20B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 281 funds opened new GLD positions and 88 closed out — a net gain of 193 holders — while 539 added to existing stakes and 603 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $153M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $92M.

  • 1,776 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,614 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $21.2B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2021, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 281 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2021 and 88 closed out, a net change of +193 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.