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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,601 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.2B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 586 increasing their positions, 626 reducing their positions, and 173 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

58% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $17.6B | Put options by funds: $11.1B

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 586 | Existing positions reduced: 626

3.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 41.34% → 37.52% (-3.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,686 → 1,601 (-85)

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 206 → 156 (-50)

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.6B → $21.2B (-$8.31B)

37% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 173

Holders
1,601
Holders Change
-85
Holders Change %
-5.04%
% of All Funds
28.11%
Holding in Top 10
156
Holding in Top 10 Change
-50
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-24.27%
% of All Funds
2.74%
New
109
Increased
586
Reduced
626
Closed
173
Calls
$17.6B
Puts
$11.1B
Net Calls
+$6.44B
Net Calls Change
-$8.91B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$223M
2
TC
TownSquare Capital
Utah
+$97M
3
BFP
Briaud Financial Planning
Texas
+$87.4M
4
WI
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
+$61.6M
5
WSCM
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
+$52M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$632M
2
CANY
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
-$382M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$378M
4
CI Investments Inc
CI Investments Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$362M
5
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$298M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QPWM
1201
Quadrant Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$362K – – –
WAG
1202
Winthrop Advisory Group
Massachusetts
$361K – – –
CHC
1203
City Holding Co
West Virginia
$358K +$58.1K +346 +18%
AC
1204
Alexandria Capital
Virginia
$357K – – –
FIM
1205
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$357K +$19.5K +116 +5%
BTWM
1206
Baker Tilly Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$353K +$840 +5 +0.2%
SCM
1207
Southport Capital Management
Tennessee
$353K +$371K +2,205 New
OCAM
1208
Onex Canada Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$352K -$247K -1,470 -40%
HA
1209
HYA Advisors
Missouri
$352K – – –
OMC
1210
Overbrook Management Corp
New York
$352K – – –
RPC
1211
Rossmore Private Capital
Connecticut
$352K – – –
GSEP
1212
Golden State Equity Partners
California
$352K +$9.24K +55 +3%
FA
1213
Fagan Associates
New York
$351K – – –
PWAG
1214
Polaris Wealth Advisory Group
California
$349K – – –
5L
1215
55I LLC
Massachusetts
$346K -$346K -2,061 -49%
HWM
1216
Hohimer Wealth Management
Washington
$346K – – –
CLOS
1217
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$344K – – –
SEIA
1218
Signature Estate & Investment Advisors
California
$343K +$167K +996 +87%
MPPW
1219
Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth
Oklahoma
$342K – – –
SC
1220
Solstein Capital
California
$342K – – –
DM
1221
Diker Management
New York
$341K – – –
FBB
1222
Fulton Breakefield Broenniman
Maryland
$341K +$358K +2,129 New
CRWM
1223
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$339K -$375K -2,231 -52%
NAM
1224
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$339K – – –
PVH
1225
Psagot Value Holdings
Israel
$338K -$40.3K -240 -10%
47 48
49
50 51

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

1,601 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $21.2B — down 28% from $29.6B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 173 funds closed out of GLD and 109 opened new positions — a net loss of 64 holders — while 626 trimmed existing stakes and 586 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $223M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $632M.

  • 1,601 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2021, down from 1,686 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $21.2B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2021, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2021 and 173 closed out, a net change of -64 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2021 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $223M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $632M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.