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1,831 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.5B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 236 funds opening new positions, 438 increasing their positions, 780 reducing their positions, and 119 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

98% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 236 | Existing positions closed: 119

71% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $19.5B | Put options by funds: $11.4B

46% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $18.2B → $26.5B (+$8.29B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,756 → 1,831 (+75)

1.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 36.3% → 38.19% (+1.9%)

2% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 165 → 168 (+3)

44% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 438 | Existing positions reduced: 780

Holders
1,831
Holders Change
+75
Holders Change %
+4.27%
% of All Funds
29.43%
Holding in Top 10
168
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+1.82%
% of All Funds
2.7%
New
236
Increased
438
Reduced
780
Closed
119
Calls
$19.5B
Puts
$11.4B
Net Calls
+$8.1B
Net Calls Change
-$1.37B

Top Buyers

1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$941M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$113M
3
FFM
Fullerton Fund Management
Singapore
+$98.2M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$73.3M
5
National Bank of Canada
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
+$70M

Top Sellers

1
TD Asset Management
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
-$191M
2
BCM
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
-$175M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$152M
4
First Eagle Investment Management
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
-$146M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$78.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EAMA
1876
EFG Asset Management (Americas)
Florida
– -$856K -4,025 Closed
PHK
1877
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
– -$592K -3,828 Closed
Verition Fund Management
1878
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$589K -3,655 Closed
EFI
1879
EHP Funds Inc
Canada
– -$557K -3,600 Closed
IHL
1880
Investment House LLC
California
– -$537K -3,475 Closed
T2I
1881
Turim 21 Investimentos
Brazil
– -$488K -3,157 Closed
AWA
1882
Aaron Wealth Advisors
Illinois
– -$464K -3,000 Closed
BOS
1883
Bank of Stockton
California
– -$460K -2,973 Closed
Fisher Asset Management
1884
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
– -$411K -2,658 Closed
TI
1885
tru Independence
Oregon
– -$408K -2,631 Closed
AHC
1886
Adell Harriman & Carpenter
Texas
– -$406K -2,624 Closed
BPFA
1887
Barnes Pettey Financial Advisors
Mississippi
– -$392K -2,536 Closed
FS
1888
Ferguson Shapiro
Georgia
– -$383K -2,478 Closed
ACG
1889
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
– -$382K -2,472 Closed
BA
1890
Ballast Advisors
Minnesota
– -$367K -2,372 Closed
WA
1891
Wealth Architects
California
– -$357K -2,311 Closed
MPPW
1892
Mitchell & Pahl Private Wealth
Oklahoma
– -$331K -2,140 Closed
MA
1893
Mosaic Advisors
Texas
– -$323K -2,089 Closed
KCM
1894
Karp Capital Management
California
– -$322K -2,085 Closed
COCM
1895
Charter Oak Capital Management
New Hampshire
– -$304K -1,964 Closed
ELI
1896
Empire Life Investments
Ontario, Canada
– -$302K -1,955 Closed
RFM
1897
Royal Fund Management
Florida
– -$300K -1,945 Closed
PIA
1898
Powell Investment Advisors
Florida
– -$297K -1,921 Closed
JWM
1899
JGP Wealth Management
Oregon
– -$298K -1,889 Closed
ACI
1900
Alpha Cubed Investments
California
– -$290K -1,876 Closed
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76
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review

1,831 of the 6,221 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $26.5B — up 46% from $18.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 236 funds opened new GLD positions and 119 closed out — a net gain of 117 holders — while 438 added to existing stakes and 780 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $941M. The largest seller was TD Asset Management, cutting an estimated $191M.

  • 1,831 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2022, up from 1,756 in Q3 2022.
  • Funds reported $26.5B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2022, up 46% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 236 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2022 and 119 closed out, a net change of +117 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2022 was Jane Street, an estimated $941M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2022 was TD Asset Management, an estimated $191M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.