iShares Gold Trust
IAU
618 hedge funds and large institutions have $7.1B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 218 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.
284% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.09M | Put options by funds: $544K
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 43
20% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 218 | Existing positions reduced: 182
7% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 46 → 49 (+3)
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.74B → $7.1B (+$361M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 612 → 618 (+6)
0.37% more ownership
Funds ownership: 26.54% → 26.91% (+0.37%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$554M |
| 2 |
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
San Francisco,
California
|
+$74.2M |
| 3 |
FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Levis,
Quebec, Canada
|
+$30.5M |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$20.1M |
| 5 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$18.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$734M |
| 2 |
FTIOP
Fiduciary Trust International of Pennsylvania
Radnor,
Pennsylvania
|
-$123M |
| 3 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$74.3M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$35.8M |
| 5 |
EIM
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
|
-$31.6M |
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
618 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $7.1B — up 5.4% from $6.74B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new IAU positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 218 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $554M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $734M.
- 618 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q2 2019, up from 612 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $7.1B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q2 2019, up 5.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q2 2019 and 43 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $554M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q2 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $734M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.