SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
1,614 hedge funds and large institutions have $20B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 98 funds opening new positions, 556 increasing their positions, 568 reducing their positions, and 117 closing their positions.
19% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.2B | Put options by funds: $11.9B
2% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 556 | Existing positions reduced: 568
1.04% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.96% → 35.92% (-1%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,658 → 1,614 (-44)
8% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 135 → 124 (-11)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $22B → $20B (-$1.93B)
16% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 98 | Existing positions closed: 117
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity International
Hamilton,
Bermuda
|
+$138M |
| 2 |
BA
Bridgewater Associates
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$130M |
| 3 |
BS
Banco Santander
Madrid,
Spain
|
+$127M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$89.6M |
| 5 |
N
Natixis
Paris,
France
|
+$80M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CI Investments Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$607M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$268M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$197M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$163M |
| 5 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$137M |
GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review
1,614 of the 5,713 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $20B — down 8.8% from $22B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 117 funds closed out of GLD and 98 opened new positions — a net loss of 19 holders — while 568 trimmed existing stakes and 556 added.
The largest buyer was Fidelity International, adding an estimated $138M. The largest seller was CI Investments Inc, cutting an estimated $607M.
- 1,614 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q3 2021, down from 1,658 in Q2 2021.
- Funds reported $20B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q3 2021, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 98 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q3 2021 and 117 closed out, a net change of -19 holders.
- The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2021 was Fidelity International, an estimated $138M added.
- The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q3 2021 was CI Investments Inc, an estimated $607M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.