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SPDR Gold Trust
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777 hedge funds and large institutions have $14B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2013 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 777 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

94% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12B | Put options by funds: $6.19B

35.57% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 35.57% (+36%)

Holders
777
Holders Change
+777
Holders Change %
–
% of All Funds
25.36%
Holding in Top 10
92
Holding in Top 10 Change
+92
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
3%
New
777
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–
Calls
$12B
Puts
$6.19B
Net Calls
+$5.8B
Net Calls Change
+$5.8B

Top Buyers

No buyers this quarter

Top Sellers

No sellers this quarter
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PC
1
Paulson & Co
New York
$1.22B +$1.4B +10,234,852 New
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$1.02B +$1.17B +8,558,297 New
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$910M +$1.05B +7,636,484 New
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$796M +$916M +6,685,898 New
CS
5
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$766M +$881M +6,428,901 New
Goldman Sachs
6
Goldman Sachs
New York
$528M +$607M +4,430,302 New
BA
7
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$408M +$469M +3,425,203 New
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$358M +$412M +3,005,507 New
First Eagle Investment Management
9
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$332M +$382M +2,787,408 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
10
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$239M +$276M +2,012,384 New
SCM
11
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$228M +$262M +1,911,822 New
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$227M +$261M +1,909,070 New
SAC
13
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$214M – – –
Allianz Asset Management
14
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$205M +$236M +1,722,280 New
SB
15
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$198M +$227M +1,660,069 New
Lazard Asset Management
16
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$187M +$215M +1,572,703 New
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$184M +$212M +1,544,668 New
Wellington Management Group
18
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$169M – – –
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$167M +$192M +1,401,632 New
Susquehanna International Group
20
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$160M +$184M +1,339,831 New
CWA
21
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$153M +$175M +1,281,140 New
Royal Bank of Canada
22
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$136M +$157M +1,143,428 New
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
23
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$121M +$139M +1,018,177 New
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$106M +$122M +890,554 New
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$106M +$122M +889,543 New
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GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2013 in Review

777 of the 3,064 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2013, worth a combined $14B.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 777 funds opened new GLD positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 777 holders — while 0 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

  • 777 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2013, up from 0 in Q1 2013.
  • Funds reported $14B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2013.
  • 777 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +777 holders.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2013.