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iShares Gold Trust
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348 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.04B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2013 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 348 funds opening new positions, increasing their positions, reducing their positions, and closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20.95% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 20.95% (+21%)

12% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.5M | Put options by funds: $4.9M

Holders
348
Holders Change
+348
Holders Change %
–
% of All Funds
11.36%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
+19
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.62%
New
348
Increased
–
Reduced
–
Closed
–
Calls
$5.5M
Puts
$4.9M
Net Calls
+$599K
Net Calls Change
+$599K

Top Buyers

No buyers this quarter

Top Sellers

No sellers this quarter
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
26
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$19M +$21.8M +792,012 New
BF
27
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$19M +$21.8M +790,463 New
Mariner
28
Mariner
Kansas
$18.7M +$21.5M +781,378 New
PNC Financial Services Group
29
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$16.8M +$19.2M +699,091 New
Invesco
30
Invesco
Georgia
$15.5M +$17.8M +648,054 New
Schroder Investment Management Group
31
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$15.5M +$17.8M +645,766 New
Goldman Sachs
32
Goldman Sachs
New York
$15.2M +$17.4M +632,407 New
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$14.4M +$16.5M +600,726 New
AIS
34
American Investment Services
Massachusetts
$14M +$16.1M +585,825 New
VF
35
Virtu Financial
New York
$13.3M +$15.2M +553,778 New
Axa
36
Axa
France
$12.9M +$14.8M +538,960 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
37
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$12.4M +$14.2M +516,867 New
SIC
38
Schwartz Investment Counsel
Michigan
$12.1M +$13.9M +503,600 New
GMA
39
Goldstein Munger & Associates
California
$11.9M +$13.7M +497,619 New
PPA
40
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$11.7M +$13.4M +487,514 New
QIM
41
Quantitative Investment Management
Virginia
$11.6M +$13.3M +482,900 New
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$11.2M +$12.8M +465,066 New
GF
43
Gerstein Fisher
New York
$11.1M +$12.7M +462,932 New
Fidelity Investments
44
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$11.1M +$12.7M +461,735 New
WKKFT
45
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust
Michigan
$10.8M +$12.4M +451,966 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
46
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$10.5M +$12M +436,380 New
LTFS
47
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$9.23M +$10.6M +384,752 New
BIM
48
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$9.23M +$10.6M +385,028 New
Mackenzie Financial
49
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$9.18M +$10.5M +382,500 New
SNC
50
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$8.68M +$9.97M +362,042 New
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IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2013 in Review

348 of the 3,064 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q2 2013, worth a combined $3.04B.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 348 funds opened new IAU positions and 0 closed out — a net gain of 348 holders — while 0 added to existing stakes and 0 trimmed.

  • 348 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q2 2013, up from 0 in Q1 2013.
  • Funds reported $3.04B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q2 2013.
  • 348 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q2 2013 and 0 closed out, a net change of +348 holders.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2013.