iShares Gold Trust
360 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.86B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.
465% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $38.3M | Put options by funds: $6.78M
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 23 (0)
0.62% less ownership
Funds ownership: 22.86% → 22.24% (-0.62%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 119
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 372 → 360 (-12)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.21B → $2.86B (-$346M)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 25
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$9.14M |
| 2 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.45M |
| 3 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$7.66M |
| 4 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
+$7.3M |
| 5 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.19M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$31.1M |
| 2 |
MB
Mizuho Bank
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$25.8M |
| 3 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$23.9M |
| 4 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$18.6M |
| 5 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$7.02M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
376
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$52K | -2,000 | Closed |
|
|
BRWA
377
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Boca Raton,
Florida
| – | -$50.1K | -1,943 | Closed |
|
378
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$24.7K | -994 | Closed |
|
|
GAM
379
Gemmer Asset Management
Walnut Creek,
California
| – | -$194K | -756 | Closed |
|
|
MBT
380
Monroe Bank & Trust
Monroe,
Michigan
| – | -$19K | -750 | Closed |
|
|
JIR
381
James Investment Research
Alpha,
Ohio
| – | -$13K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
382
Blume Capital Management
Berkeley,
California
| – | -$6K | -250 | Closed |
|
383
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
| – | -$4K | -167 | Closed |
|
|
NMIS
384
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
NHFG
385
New Harbor Financial Group
Worcester,
Massachusetts
| – | -$1K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
TFA
386
Transamerica Financial Advisors
St. Petersburg,
Florida
| – | -$1K | -21 | Closed |
|
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
360 of the 3,447 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $2.86B — down 11% from $3.21B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of IAU and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 119 trimmed existing stakes and 111 added.
The largest buyer was Bank of Montreal, adding an estimated $9.14M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.1M sold.
- 360 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q3 2014, down from 372 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $2.86B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q3 2014, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q3 2014 and 25 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2014 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $9.14M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $31.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.