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SPDR Gold Trust
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1,847 hedge funds and large institutions have $19.8B invested in SPDR Gold Trust in 2023 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 89 funds opening new positions, 502 increasing their positions, 794 reducing their positions, and 121 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $27.4B | Put options by funds: $11.8B

0% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.12% → 38.12% (+0%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,901 → 1,847 (-54)

4% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168 → 162 (-6)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.8B → $19.8B (-$2.05B)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 121

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 502 | Existing positions reduced: 794

Holders
1,847
Holders Change
-54
Holders Change %
-2.84%
% of All Funds
29.27%
Holding in Top 10
162
Holding in Top 10 Change
-6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-3.57%
% of All Funds
2.57%
New
89
Increased
502
Reduced
794
Closed
121
Calls
$27.4B
Puts
$11.8B
Net Calls
+$15.6B
Net Calls Change
+$4.54B

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$246M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$143M
3
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
+$106M
4
EC
Euclidean Capital
New York
+$90.7M
5
DI
DAGCO Inc
Ohio
+$69.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$524M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$270M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$118M
4
AssetMark Inc
AssetMark Inc
California
-$109M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$103M

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

1,847 of the 6,310 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $19.8B — down 9.4% from $21.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 121 funds closed out of GLD and 89 opened new positions — a net loss of 32 holders — while 794 trimmed existing stakes and 502 added.

The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $246M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $524M.

  • 1,847 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q3 2023, down from 1,901 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $19.8B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q3 2023, down 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 89 funds opened new SPDR Gold Trust positions in Q3 2023 and 121 closed out, a net change of -32 holders.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2023 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $246M added.
  • The largest SPDR Gold Trust seller in Q3 2023 was BlackRock, an estimated $524M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2023.