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SPDR Gold Trust

810 hedge funds and large institutions have $11.8B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 236 increasing their positions, 332 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

159% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.9B | Put options by funds: $3.44B

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $11B → $11.8B (+$852M)

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 61

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 811810 (-1)

1.31% less ownership

Funds ownership: 33.21%31.89% (-1.3%)

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8579 (-6)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 236 | Existing positions reduced: 332

Holders
810
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.12%
% of All Funds
23.28%
Holding in Top 10
79
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.06%
% of All Funds
2.27%
New
62
Increased
236
Reduced
332
Closed
61
Calls
$8.9B
Puts
$3.44B
Net Calls
+$5.46B
Net Calls Change
+$3.34B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PC
1
Paulson & Co
New York
$1.31B
SAC
2
Smith Affiliated Capital
New York
$1.09B
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$548M +$10.7M +86,013 +2%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$547M -$132M -1,064,639 -20%
First Eagle Investment Management
5
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$470M +$22.3M +179,709 +5%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$316M +$70.3M +565,712 +30%
ADICC
7
Abu Dhabi Investment Council Co
United Arab Emirates
$292M
CS
8
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$272M +$81.4M +655,271 +45%
BA
9
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$242M -$78.1M -628,450 -25%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$206M -$195M -1,570,331 -49%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$203M +$55.7M +448,769 +39%
SCM
12
SCS Capital Management
Massachusetts
$198M +$3.41M +27,470 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
13
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$167M -$9.17M -73,800 -5%
Schroder Investment Management Group
14
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$166M -$44.7M -359,890 -22%
SIM
15
Stelliam Investment Management
New York
$157M +$49.9M +401,500 +49%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$138M +$602K +4,843 +0.5%
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
17
CTC (Chicago Trading Company)
Illinois
$130M +$103M +829,204 +441%
Wellington Management Group
18
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$123M -$11.5M -92,862 -9%
SB
19
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$120M -$16.4M -131,963 -12%
IC
20
Iconiq Capital
California
$118M +$8.44M +67,971 +8%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$113M +$18.8M +150,990 +21%
O
22
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$104M +$19M +152,800 +23%
CWA
23
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$103M -$883K -7,109 -0.9%
FSIM
24
F-Squared Investment Management
Massachusetts
$101M +$98.1M +789,414 New
MTB
25
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$90.8M +$8.77M +70,563 +11%

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

810 of the 3,480 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $11.8B — up 7.8% from $11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new GLD positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 236 added to existing stakes and 332 trimmed.

The largest buyer was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Hamel Associates, cutting an estimated $385M.

  • 810 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q2 2014, down from 811 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $11.8B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q2 2014, up 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q2 2014 and 61 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2014 was CTC (Chicago Trading Company), an estimated $103M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q2 2014 was Hamel Associates, an estimated $385M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.