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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
OA
1126
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
$519K -$2.96M -17,640 -85%
Geode Capital Management
1127
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$519K – – –
JWBC
1128
J.W. Burns & Co
New York
$516K +$3.52K +21 +0.7%
FAM
1129
Flaharty Asset Management
Florida
$515K – – –
SKK
1130
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$515K – – –
RWIA
1131
Roger Wittlin Investment Advisory
California
$515K +$507K +3,018 New
IAG
1132
Investment Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$514K +$506K +3,012 New
BCWM
1133
Bartlett & Co Wealth Management
Ohio
$513K +$504K +3,002 New
CCP
1134
Clarkston Capital Partners
Michigan
$513K – – –
OCM
1135
Orleans Capital Management
Louisiana
$513K +$8.39K +50 +2%
CAM
1136
Cozad Asset Management
Illinois
$513K +$20.1K +120 +4%
BC
1137
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$513K +$504K +3,002 New
EWM
1138
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$512K -$10.2K -61 -2%
TCCM
1139
Timber Creek Capital Management
Massachusetts
$512K – – –
PWPS
1140
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$509K – – –
RIL
1141
Rothschild Investment LLC
Illinois
$509K +$4.7K +28 +0.9%
MW
1142
Milestone Wealth
New York
$509K +$499K +2,973 New
FFBTD
1143
First Financial Bank - Trust Division
Ohio
$508K +$11.2K +67 +2%
NA
1144
Nottingham Advisors
New York
$508K +$25.2K +150 +5%
ICM
1145
IMS Capital Management
Oregon
$503K -$50.4K -300 -9%
MWM
1146
MBE Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$503K +$4.7K +28 +1%
HFM
1147
Hartford Financial Management
Connecticut
$502K +$13.6K +81 +3%
SB
1148
Sunflower Bank
Texas
$500K -$30.2K -180 -6%
PB
1149
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$499K -$302K -1,800 -38%
PFGIA
1150
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$499K -$6.88K -41 -1%
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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.