iShares Gold Trust
IAU
375 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.87B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 80 increasing their positions, 158 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.
646% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $37.8M | Put options by funds: $5.06M
66% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 32
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 360 → 375 (+15)
0.75% more ownership
Funds ownership: 22.24% → 22.99% (+0.75%)
0% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.86B → $2.87B (+$7.48M)
4% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 23 → 22 (-1)
49% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 80 | Existing positions reduced: 158
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$171M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$120M |
| 3 |
IC
Iconiq Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
+$49.7M |
| 4 |
IVA
International Value Advisers
|
+$22.6M |
| 5 |
BC
Brinker Capital
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
|
+$10.9M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$83.3M |
| 2 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$67.7M |
| 3 |
TD Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$21.7M |
| 4 |
CWA
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Potomac,
Maryland
|
-$18.3M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$14.6M |
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review
375 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $2.87B — up 0.26% from $2.86B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new IAU positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 21 holders — while 80 added to existing stakes and 158 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Advisors, adding an estimated $171M. The largest seller was Bank of America, cutting an estimated $83.3M.
- 375 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q4 2014, up from 360 in Q3 2014.
- Funds reported $2.87B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q4 2014, up 0.26% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q4 2014 and 32 closed out, a net change of +21 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $171M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q4 2014 was Bank of America, an estimated $83.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.