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1,831 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.5B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 236 funds opening new positions, 438 increasing their positions, 780 reducing their positions, and 119 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

98% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 236 | Existing positions closed: 119

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.5B | Put options by funds: $11.4B

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.2B → $26.5B (+$8.29B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,756 → 1,831 (+75)

1.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.3% → 38.19% (+1.9%)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 165 → 168 (+3)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 438 | Existing positions reduced: 780

Holders
1,831
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+4.27%
% of All Funds
29.43%
Holding in Top 10
168
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.82%
% of All Funds
2.7%
New
236
Increased
438
Reduced
780
Closed
119
Calls
$19.5B
Puts
$11.4B
Net Calls
+$8.1B
Net Calls Change
-$1.37B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$941M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$113M
3
FFM
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
+$98.2M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$73.3M
5
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
+$70M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$191M
2
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
-$175M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$152M
4
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$146M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$78.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CWM
1101
Calamos Wealth Management
Illinois
$595K – – –
SH
1102
Svenska Handelsbanken
Sweden
$594K – – –
BA
1103
Bridge Advisory
California
$591K -$597K -3,704 -52%
VC
1104
Vicus Capital
Pennsylvania
$589K -$410K -2,545 -42%
HIS
1105
Harvest Investment Services
Illinois
$587K -$29.2K -181 -5%
WP
1106
Westmount Partners
California
$586K +$557K +3,456 New
MAWA
1107
Moss Adams Wealth Advisors
Washington
$583K +$553K +3,435 New
CT
1108
Colonial Trust
South Carolina
$582K -$88.6K -550 -14%
FPGK
1109
Financial Partners Group (Kansas)
Kansas
$582K – – –
EFG
1110
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$578K +$549K +3,409 New
SIG
1111
Sargent Investment Group
Maryland
$578K +$2.57M +15,960 New
RWM
1112
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$577K -$48.3K -300 -8%
KCM
1113
KM Capital Management
Texas
$575K +$546K +3,390 New
MC
1114
Miramar Capital
Illinois
$573K – – –
WAM
1115
WNY Asset Management
New York
$570K -$61.7K -383 -10%
AFG
1116
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$570K +$193K +1,200 +56%
NFSG
1117
Newbridge Financial Services Group
Florida
$569K +$207K +1,285 +62%
HCM
1118
Hall Capital Management
Rhode Island
$565K +$101K +625 +23%
SDWIA
1119
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors
Minnesota
$565K +$161 +1 +0%
Two Sigma Investments
1120
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$562K +$533K +3,311 New
RL
1121
Ruffer LLP
United Kingdom
$560K +$530K +3,293 New
TNB
1122
Thomasville National Bank
Georgia
$559K +$9.5K +59 +2%
PA
1123
PSI Advisors
Florida
$555K – – –
OWM
1124
Orgel Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$554K – – –
WGAM
1125
Wilkinson Global Asset Management
New York
$551K – – –
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

1,831 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $26.5B — up 46% from $18.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 236 funds opened new GLD positions and 119 closed out — a net gain of 117 holders — while 438 added to existing stakes and 780 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $941M. The largest seller was TD Asset Management, cutting an estimated $191M.

  • 1,831 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2022, up from 1,756 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $26.5B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2022, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 236 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2022 and 119 closed out, a net change of +117 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $941M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2022 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $191M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.