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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,881 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.3B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 229 funds opening new positions, 772 increasing their positions, 533 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

134% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 229 | Existing positions closed: 98

105% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.4B | Put options by funds: $13.9B

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 139 → 208 (+69)

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 772 | Existing positions reduced: 533

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.2B → $26.3B (+$5.15B)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,776 → 1,881 (+105)

1.91% more ownership

Funds ownership: 37.17% → 39.08% (+1.9%)

Holders
1,881
Holders Change
+105
Holders Change %
+5.91%
% of All Funds
29.66%
Holding in Top 10
208
Holding in Top 10 Change
+69
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+49.64%
% of All Funds
3.28%
New
229
Increased
772
Reduced
533
Closed
98
Calls
$28.4B
Puts
$13.9B
Net Calls
+$14.5B
Net Calls Change
+$14.6B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$386M
2
Bank of Nova Scotia
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
+$384M
3
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$244M
4
AWA
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Illinois
+$182M
5
PC
Paulson & Co
New York
+$175M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$133M
2
Voloridge Investment Management
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
-$99.2M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$85.8M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$84.7M
5
CP
Castleview Partners
Texas
-$76.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GB
1601
Goepper Burkhardt
South Carolina
$252K – – –
IFS
1602
Intelligent Financial Strategies
Minnesota
$252K – – –
TCM
1603
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$252K – – –
PWA
1604
Physician Wealth Advisors
Utah
$252K +$20.5K +117 +9%
FA
1605
Faithward Advisors
Pennsylvania
$252K +$245K +1,397 New
HIM
1606
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$251K – – –
WFAG
1607
Wescott Financial Advisory Group
Pennsylvania
$251K +$244K +1,388 New
CC
1608
Copperleaf Capital
North Carolina
$250K – – –
TA
1609
TFG Advisers
Michigan
$250K – – –
EIA
1610
Eldridge Investment Advisors
New Hampshire
$249K – – –
FVWA
1611
Foster Victor Wealth Advisors
South Carolina
$249K +$243K +1,385 New
DA
1612
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$248K -$409K -2,334 -63%
GWM
1613
Gray Wealth Management
Maine
$248K +$241K +1,375 New
CIM
1614
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$247K -$175 -1 -0.1%
LS
1615
Leelyn Smith
Illinois
$247K – – –
ISWM
1616
Independent Solutions Wealth Management
New York
$247K +$240K +1,366 New
OHWP
1617
Oak Harbor Wealth Partners
North Carolina
$246K – – –
MPWT
1618
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$245K -$9.82K -56 -4%
RIM
1619
Reynolds Investment Management
South Carolina
$245K +$238K +1,357 New
CWM
1620
Cahaba Wealth Management
Georgia
$245K +$244K +1,390 New
BAM
1621
Berkshire Asset Management
Pennsylvania
$244K -$35.1K -200 -13%
HWA
1622
HHM Wealth Advisors
Tennessee
$244K – – –
MC
1623
Mathes Company
New York
$244K – – –
SCM
1624
Sterneck Capital Management
Missouri
$244K – – –
IDBONY
1625
Israel Discount Bank of New York
New York
$242K -$33.3K -190 -12%
63 64
65
66 67

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

1,881 of the 6,341 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $26.3B — up 24% from $21.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 229 funds opened new GLD positions and 98 closed out — a net gain of 131 holders — while 772 added to existing stakes and 533 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $386M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $133M.

  • 1,881 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2022, up from 1,776 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $26.3B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2022, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 229 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2022 and 98 closed out, a net change of +131 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $386M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2022 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $133M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.