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SPDR Gold Trust

1,849 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, 505 increasing their positions, 793 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

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 38.6%38.18% (-0.42%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,9021,849 (-53)

3% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 168163 (-5)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $21.8B → $19.8B (-$2.02B)

26% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 89 | Existing positions closed: 121

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 505 | Existing positions reduced: 793

Holders
1,849
Holders Change
-53
Holders Change %
-2.79%
% of All Funds
29.34%
Holding in Top 10
163
Holding in Top 10 Change
-5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.98%
% of All Funds
2.59%
New
89
Increased
505
Reduced
793
Closed
121
Calls
$27.4B
Puts
$11.8B
Net Calls
+$15.6B
Net Calls Change
+$4.54B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.92B -$57.2M -320,174 -3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.73B -$270M -1,508,889 -13%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$740M -$7.82M -43,733 -1%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$670M -$20.3M -113,523 -3%
First Eagle Investment Management
5
First Eagle Investment Management
New York
$600M +$24.6M +137,604 +4%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$484M -$35.3M -197,602 -7%
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$313M -$23.5M -131,607 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$284M -$38.7M -216,217 -12%
Mackenzie Financial
9
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$277M +$1.61M +9,005 +0.6%
WI
10
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
$249M -$7.96M -44,535 -3%
Citadel Advisors
11
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$237M +$246M +1,378,284 +109,041%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$227M -$118M -657,378 -33%
Jane Street
13
Jane Street
New York
$224M -$103M -576,680 -31%
CFM
14
Comprehensive Financial Management
California
$221M
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$220M -$52.5M -293,734 -19%
Envestnet Asset Management
16
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$208M -$13M -72,984 -6%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$207M +$32.5M +181,700 +18%
EC
18
Euclidean Capital
New York
$182M +$90.7M +507,500 +91%
Commonwealth Equity Services
19
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$173M -$13.4M -75,093 -7%
OAG
20
Orbis Allan Gray
Bermuda
$171M -$15M -84,137 -8%
SF
21
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$154M -$2.62M -14,642 -2%
RJFSA
22
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$153M -$12.2M -68,109 -7%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$152M -$42.8M -239,128 -21%
Susquehanna International Group
24
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$146M +$143M +797,655 +1,525%
RJA
25
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$144M -$12.6M -70,535 -8%

GLD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2023 in Review

1,849 of the 6,302 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) for Q3 2023, worth a combined $19.8B — down 9.3% 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 793 trimmed existing stakes and 505 added.

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

  • 1,849 institutional investors held SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) as of Q3 2023, down from 1,902 in Q2 2023.
  • Funds reported $19.8B of SPDR Gold Trust stock for Q3 2023, down 9.3% 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.