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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,776 hedge funds and large institutions have $21.2B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 281 funds opening new positions, 539 increasing their positions, 603 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 281 | Existing positions closed: 87

12% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 124 → 139 (+15)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,613 → 1,776 (+163)

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $20B → $21.2B (+$1.13B)

1.25% more ownership

Funds ownership: 35.92% → 37.17% (+1.2%)

1% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.2B | Put options by funds: $12.2B

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 539 | Existing positions reduced: 603

Holders
1,776
Holders Change
+163
Holders Change %
+10.11%
% of All Funds
27.33%
Holding in Top 10
139
Holding in Top 10 Change
+15
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.1%
% of All Funds
2.14%
New
281
Increased
539
Reduced
603
Closed
87
Calls
$12.2B
Puts
$12.2B
Net Calls
-$76.5M
Net Calls Change
-$2.36B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$153M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$137M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$114M
4
Voloridge Investment Management
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
+$97.4M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$45.3M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$92M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$87.9M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$60.8M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$57.2M
5
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$44.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HF
1751
Halpern Financial
Virginia
$8.55K – – –
NWM
1752
Navigation Wealth Management
Colorado
$8K -$344K -2,052 -98%
EWM
1753
Elmwood Wealth Management
California
$8K +$7.55K +45 New
ACM
1754
Absolute Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$7.52K +$7.39K +44 New
MP
1755
McDonald Partners
Ohio
$7.52K +$7.39K +44 New
JMF
1756
Johnson Midwest Financial
Iowa
$7K – – –
MSFP
1757
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning
Connecticut
$7K – – –
FA
1758
Financial Avengers
California
$6K – – –
MAM
1759
Mystic Asset Management
Rhode Island
$6K +$6.71K +40 New
TFP
1760
Tilia Fiduciary Partners
North Carolina
$5K +$4.7K +28 New
HFS
1761
HBC Financial Services
Washington
$4K -$5.04K -30 -55%
MS
1762
Mizuho Securities
Japan
$4K -$168 -1 -5%
WFA
1763
West Financial Advisors
Iowa
$4K – – –
CFG
1764
Claremont Financial Group
California
$3.02K +$18.8K +112 New
CPA
1765
Cowen Prime Advisors
New York
$3K – – –
DI
1766
Disciplined Investments
Oklahoma
$3K – – –
FIA
1767
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
$3K – – –
BBHC
1768
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$2.73K +$67.2K +400 +3%
CP
1769
Castleview Partners
Texas
$2.58K +$73.9M +440,222 New
ADL
1770
Asset Dedication LLC
California
$2K -$13.3K -79 -89%
IRC
1771
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$2K – – –
RIA
1772
Richwood Investment Advisors
Ohio
$2K +$1.51K +9 New
TRCT
1773
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1K +$168 +1 +33%
CF
1774
Concorde Financial
Texas
$1K +$839 +5 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
1775
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$625 +$191K +1,140 +45%
69 70
71
72 73

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

1,776 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $21.2B — up 5.6% from $20B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 281 funds opened new GLD positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 194 holders — while 539 added to existing stakes and 603 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $153M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $92M.

  • 1,776 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2021, up from 1,613 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $21.2B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2021, up 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 281 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2021 and 87 closed out, a net change of +194 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $153M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2021 was UBS Group, an estimated $92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.