iShares Gold Trust
IAU
612 hedge funds and large institutions have $6.74B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 73 funds opening new positions, 222 increasing their positions, 175 reducing their positions, and 40 closing their positions.
17,187% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.59M | Put options by funds: $15K
83% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 73 | Existing positions closed: 40
27% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 222 | Existing positions reduced: 175
13% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.96B → $6.74B (+$785M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 590 → 612 (+22)
1.02% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.52% → 26.54% (+1%)
6% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 49 → 46 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$284M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$118M |
| 3 |
FI
FormulaFolio Investments
Grand Rapids,
Michigan
|
+$84.3M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$55.1M |
| 5 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$44.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
-$51M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$31.2M |
| 3 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
-$16.9M |
| 4 |
Cohen & Steers
New York
|
-$16.7M |
| 5 |
SEI Investments
Oaks,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14.3M |
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
612 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $6.74B — up 13% from $5.96B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 73 funds opened new IAU positions and 40 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 222 added to existing stakes and 175 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, adding an estimated $284M. The largest seller was AssetMark Inc, cutting an estimated $51M.
- 612 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q1 2019, up from 590 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $6.74B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q1 2019, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
- 73 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q1 2019 and 40 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2019 was Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, an estimated $284M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q1 2019 was AssetMark Inc, an estimated $51M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.