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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
NW
1676
Naviter Wealth
Arkansas
$217K -$581K -3,310 -73%
ACM
1677
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$217K +$17.5K +100 +9%
VPIM
1678
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management
California
$217K +$211K +1,200 New
WPA
1679
Winning Points Advisors
Florida
$217K +$211K +1,203 New
KWA
1680
Kellett Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$216K – – –
CFN
1681
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$216K +$35.1K +200 +20%
NPF
1682
Norris Perne & French
Michigan
$216K +$210K +1,197 New
AAP
1683
Arax Advisory Partners
Colorado
$214K -$7.02K -40 -3%
CG
1684
Clarus Group
Texas
$214K +$208K +1,185 New
SCP
1685
Sandhill Capital Partners
New York
$213K -$105K -600 -34%
IA
1686
Integrity Advisory
Kansas
$212K +$206K +1,176 New
PIA
1687
Pinion Investment Advisors
Kansas
$211K +$205K +1,168 New
BC
1688
Burney Company
Virginia
$211K +$205K +1,169 New
SFG
1689
Sowa Financial Group
Rhode Island
$211K +$205K +1,169 New
SP
1690
Successful Portfolios
Florida
$210K -$8.77K -50 -4%
BFWA
1691
Benchmark Financial Wealth Advisors
Florida
$210K +$204K +1,164 New
FNBOH
1692
First National Bank of Hutchinson
Kansas
$210K +$204K +1,165 New
ATC
1693
Adirondack Trust Company
New York
$209K -$4.39K -25 -2%
VIM
1694
Vista Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$209K +$203K +1,159 New
AFG
1695
Allegheny Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$208K +$202K +1,150 New
JFGLC
1696
Johnson Financial Group LLC (Colorado)
Colorado
$208K +$202K +1,150 New
LWM
1697
Liberty Wealth Management
California
$208K +$203K +1,155 New
SFA
1698
Souders Financial Advisors
Ohio
$207K +$201K +1,148 New
SAM
1699
Satovsky Asset Management
New York
$206K -$41.6K -237 -17%
AW
1700
Avion Wealth
Texas
$206K +$70.2K +400 +54%
66 67
68
69 70

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.