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SPDR Gold Trust

766 hedge funds and large institutions have $8.25B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 156 increasing their positions, 382 reducing their positions, and 87 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.96B | Put options by funds: $4.64B

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 87

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 31.21%30.56% (-0.65%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 777766 (-11)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.43B → $8.25B (-$1.18B)

16% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6857 (-11)

59% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 156 | Existing positions reduced: 382

Holders
766
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-1.42%
% of All Funds
20.43%
Holding in Top 10
57
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-16.18%
% of All Funds
1.52%
New
90
Increased
156
Reduced
382
Closed
87
Calls
$7.96B
Puts
$4.64B
Net Calls
+$3.32B
Net Calls Change
-$1.86B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PC
1
Paulson & Co
New York
$1.16B
First Eagle Investment Management
2
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$428M -$187K -1,623 -0%
BA
3
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$379M +$193M +1,669,800 +100%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$339M -$108M -933,222 -24%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$331M -$294M -2,546,182 -47%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$317M +$69.2M +599,316 +27%
UBS Group
7
UBS Group
Switzerland
$263M +$267M +2,313,290 New
ADICC
8
Abu Dhabi Investment Council Co
United Arab Emirates
$259M
Goldman Sachs
9
Goldman Sachs
New York
$142M +$88.9M +770,382 +160%
Schroder Investment Management Group
10
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$124M -$19.6M -169,699 -13%
Lazard Asset Management
11
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$120M -$9.94M -86,141 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$116M +$39.2M +339,667 +50%
O
13
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$115M +$22.3M +193,060 +24%
CPH
14
C Partners Holding
Switzerland
$108M +$110M +953,500 New
Wellington Management Group
15
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$108M -$9.96M -86,314 -8%
MTB
16
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$101M +$19.2M +166,689 +23%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$99.5M -$17.9M -154,832 -15%
Susquehanna International Group
18
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$90.9M +$8.87M +76,876 +11%
Adage Capital Partners
19
Adage Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$85.2M +$5.77M +50,000 +7%
TT
20
Tiedemann Trust
Delaware
$82.1M +$1.68M +14,515 +2%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$77.6M -$187M -1,620,813 -70%
State Street
22
State Street
Massachusetts
$75.1M +$1.9M +16,427 +3%
Comerica Bank
23
Comerica Bank
Texas
$70.1M +$60.4M +522,972 +557%
SCM
24
Steadfast Capital Management
New York
$69.6M +$70.7M +612,688 New
IIM
25
Ivory Investment Management
New York
$68.1M +$56.9M +492,794 +462%

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

766 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $8.25B — down 13% from $9.43B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 90 funds opened new GLD positions and 87 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 156 added to existing stakes and 382 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $193M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $294M.

  • 766 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q4 2014, down from 777 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $8.25B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q4 2014, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 90 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 87 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $193M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $294M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.