iShares Gold Trust
419 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.75B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 56 funds opening new positions, 157 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
1,095% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $24.6M | Put options by funds: $2.06M
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 56 | Existing positions closed: 32
64% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 96
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.85B → $4.75B (+$896M)
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 399 → 419 (+20)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 25 (0)
0.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 27.71% → 27.58% (-0.14%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$519M |
| 2 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$50.2M |
| 3 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$33.4M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$21.3M |
| 5 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$15M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
-$144M |
| 2 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$29.7M |
| 3 |
RIG
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
|
-$19.5M |
| 4 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
-$18.3M |
| 5 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.76M |
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
419 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $4.75B — up 23% from $3.85B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 56 funds opened new IAU positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 24 holders — while 157 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Windhaven Investment Management, adding an estimated $519M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $144M sold.
- 419 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q2 2016, up from 399 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $4.75B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q2 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 56 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q2 2016 and 32 closed out, a net change of +24 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2016 was Windhaven Investment Management, an estimated $519M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q2 2016 was LPL Financial, an estimated $144M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.