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1,903 hedge funds and large institutions have $22.2B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2023 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 202 funds opening new positions, 652 increasing their positions, 626 reducing their positions, and 92 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 202 | Existing positions closed: 92

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.4B | Put options by funds: $13.1B

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168 → 181 (+13)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,831 → 1,903 (+72)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 652 | Existing positions reduced: 626

0.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.19% → 38.25% (+0.07%)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.5B → $22.2B (-$4.23B)

Holders
1,903
Holders Change
+72
Holders Change %
+3.93%
% of All Funds
30.33%
Holding in Top 10
181
Holding in Top 10 Change
+13
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.74%
% of All Funds
2.88%
New
202
Increased
652
Reduced
626
Closed
92
Calls
$27.4B
Puts
$13.1B
Net Calls
+$14.3B
Net Calls Change
+$6.21B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
+$193M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$155M
3
CL
COWA LLC
Oklahoma
+$81.9M
4
Parallax Volatility Advisers
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
+$79.7M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$79.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$617M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$128M
3
DPRC
Deer Park Road Corp
Colorado
-$84.8M
4
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
-$84.8M
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$73.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RFA
1726
Resurgent Financial Advisors
Georgia
$190K – – –
KC
1727
Knuff & Co
California
$183K +$176K +1,000 New
USGIU
1728
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$183K +$176K +1,000 New
BG
1729
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$183K +$176K +1,000 New
BHWM
1730
Beaird Harris Wealth Management
Texas
$180K +$15K +85 +9%
GFPC
1731
Global Financial Private Client
Florida
$180K +$41.2K +234 +32%
SIC
1732
Salem Investment Counselors
North Carolina
$180K – – –
CYG
1733
Clean Yield Group
Vermont
$179K – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
1734
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$178K +$14.6M +83,108 +9%
GWSG
1735
GPS Wealth Strategies Group
Colorado
$176K +$169K +961 New
CCA
1736
Column Capital Advisors
Indiana
$169K – – –
GWS
1737
Glassman Wealth Services
Virginia
$169K -$5.81K -33 -3%
FFL
1738
Financial Freedom LLC
Ohio
$167K – – –
DAM
1739
Delta Asset Management
Tennessee
$155K +$38K +216 +34%
KFI
1740
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$154K +$92K +523 +166%
RI
1741
Ridgewood Investments
New Jersey
$153K +$147K +835 New
FDCC
1742
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co
Massachusetts
$152K +$146K +829 New
BCMLT
1743
Beacon Capital Management LLC (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$151K -$14.6K -83 -9%
VWM
1744
Venturi Wealth Management
Texas
$149K +$143K +815 New
FP
1745
Financial Perspectives
Minnesota
$146K – – –
LPIC
1746
LeJeune Puetz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$142K – – –
PA
1747
PSI Advisors
Florida
$141K -$440K -2,500 -76%
CSB
1748
City State Bank
Iowa
$140K -$176 -1 -0.1%
ME
1749
McIlrath & Eck
Washington
$139K – – –
SIM
1750
Studio Investment Management
Illinois
$137K – – –
68 69
70
71 72

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2023 in Review

1,903 of the 6,275 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q1 2023, worth a combined $22.2B — down 16% from $26.5B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 202 funds opened new GLD positions and 92 closed out — a net gain of 110 holders — while 652 added to existing stakes and 626 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), adding an estimated $193M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $617M.

  • 1,903 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q1 2023, up from 1,831 in Q4 2022.
  • Funds reported $22.2B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q1 2023, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 202 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q1 2023 and 92 closed out, a net change of +110 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2023 was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), an estimated $193M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q1 2023 was Jane Street, an estimated $617M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2023.