iShares Gold Trust
436 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.08B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
6,569% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.5M | Put options by funds: $382K
70% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 27
63% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 105
8% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 27 (+2)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.75B → $5.08B (+$332M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 419 → 436 (+17)
1.1% less ownership
Funds ownership: 27.58% → 26.48% (-1.1%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$104M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$89.2M |
| 3 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$57.2M |
| 4 |
BL
Balentine LLC
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$23M |
| 5 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
+$22.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$99.8M |
| 2 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$23.7M |
| 3 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$17.8M |
| 4 |
JFA
JNBA Financial Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
|
-$15.6M |
| 5 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14.4M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
451
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$36K | -1,432 | Closed |
|
|
ATC
452
Adirondack Trust Company
Saratoga Springs,
New York
| – | -$27K | -1,045 | Closed |
|
|
EDRE
453
Edmond de Rothschild (Europe)
Luxembourg
| – | -$19K | -750 | Closed |
|
|
SIM
454
Sonora Investment Management
Tucson,
Arizona
| – | -$10.1K | -396 | Closed |
|
|
BCMIO
455
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Dayton,
Ohio
| – | -$8K | -309 | Closed |
|
|
SFPM
456
Sensible Financial Planning & Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
| – | -$6K | -242 | Closed |
|
|
KA
457
Klingman & Associates
New York
| – | -$6K | -218 | Closed |
|
|
TRCT
458
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| – | -$5K | -200 | Closed |
|
459
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$4.68K | -182 | -99% |
|
|
QAM
460
QCI Asset Management
Pittsford,
New York
| – | -$3.86K | -150 | -91% |
|
|
MA
461
MCF Advisors
Covington,
Kentucky
| – | -$2K | -64 | Closed |
|
|
AF
462
Arrow Financial
Glens Falls,
New York
| – | -$1K | -50 | Closed |
|
|
HCM
463
Horrell Capital Management
Little Rock,
Arkansas
| – | -$1K | -28 | Closed |
|
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
436 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $5.08B — up 7% from $4.75B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new IAU positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $99.8M.
- 436 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q3 2016, up from 419 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $5.08B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q3 2016, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $104M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $99.8M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.