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SPDR Gold Trust
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3,145 hedge funds and large institutions have $58.7B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 277 funds opening new positions, 1,069 increasing their positions, 1,286 reducing their positions, and 132 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 277 | Existing positions closed: 132

23% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $107B | Put options by funds: $86.6B

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 319 → 342 (+23)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,061 → 3,145 (+84)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56.6B → $58.7B (+$2.1B)

2.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39.16% → 36.89% (-2.3%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,069 | Existing positions reduced: 1,286

Holders
3,145
Holders Change
+84
Holders Change %
+2.74%
% of All Funds
38.67%
Holding in Top 10
342
Holding in Top 10 Change
+23
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.21%
% of All Funds
4.21%
New
277
Increased
1,069
Reduced
1,286
Closed
132
Calls
$107B
Puts
$86.6B
Net Calls
+$20.2B
Net Calls Change
-$54B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Barclays
Barclays
United Kingdom
+$460M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$402M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$391M
4
DAM
Diamant Asset Management
Connecticut
+$311M
5
BCL
Bracebridge Capital LLC
Massachusetts
+$248M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Corient Private Wealth
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
-$1.84B
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.34B
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$839M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$678M
5
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$475M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BBA
1376
BLB&B Advisors
Pennsylvania
$1.69M +$196K +438 +13%
BAM
1377
Byrne Asset Management
New Jersey
$1.69M -$356K -795 -17%
RAG
1378
RIA Advisory Group
Iowa
$1.69M +$947K +2,114 +116%
DE
1379
Diversified Enterprises
Delaware
$1.69M +$161K +359 +10%
UFPG
1380
United Financial Planning Group
New York
$1.69M +$549K +1,226 +46%
PSP
1381
Pacific Sage Partners
Washington
$1.69M +$5.37K +12 +0.3%
LFA
1382
Legacy Financial Advisors
Kentucky
$1.68M +$6.72K +15 +0.4%
PPWM
1383
Paragon Private Wealth Management
Kentucky
$1.68M +$27.8K +62 +2%
WAOI
1384
Wealth Advisors of Iowa
Iowa
$1.68M +$344K +768 +25%
GC
1385
Giverny Capital
Quebec, Canada
$1.67M – – –
I
1386
INVST
Indiana
$1.66M +$377K +842 +28%
HKAM
1387
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$1.66M +$98.5K +220 +6%
EFG
1388
Everest Financial Group
Minnesota
$1.66M +$1.14M +2,549 +195%
MPIA
1389
Milestones Private Investment Advisors
New York
$1.66M -$762K -1,701 -31%
GT
1390
Glenview Trust
Kentucky
$1.65M +$12.5K +28 +0.7%
PJSIMP
1391
P.J. Schmidt Investment Management (PJS)
Wisconsin
$1.65M -$4.48K -10 -0.3%
QWM
1392
Quaker Wealth Management
New Jersey
$1.64M +$8.51K +19 +0.5%
HAS
1393
HBW Advisory Services
California
$1.63M +$379K +846 +29%
FNBOO
1394
First National Bank of Omaha
Nebraska
$1.63M +$26K +58 +1%
FB
1395
First Bancorp
Maine
$1.63M +$56K +125 +3%
NEWAS
1396
N.E.W. Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$1.63M +$73K +163 +4%
FIC
1397
FCG Investment Company
Tennessee
$1.63M +$1.7M +3,790 New
SC
1398
Summa Corp
Texas
$1.63M -$457K -1,021 -21%
EWM
1399
Empirical Wealth Management
Washington
$1.63M -$201K -449 -11%
SM
1400
Sweeney & Michel
California
$1.62M +$6.72K +15 +0.4%
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

3,145 of the 8,132 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $58.7B — up 3.7% from $56.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 277 funds opened new GLD positions and 132 closed out — a net gain of 145 holders — while 1,069 added to existing stakes and 1,286 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barclays, adding an estimated $460M. The largest seller was Corient Private Wealth, cutting an estimated $1.84B.

  • 3,145 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2026, up from 3,061 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $58.7B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2026, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 277 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2026 and 132 closed out, a net change of +145 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2026 was Barclays, an estimated $460M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2026 was Corient Private Wealth, an estimated $1.84B sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.