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iShares Gold Trust
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378 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.91B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 110 increasing their positions, 128 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,265% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $18.9M | Put options by funds: $1.39M

18% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 33

5% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 → 23 (+1)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.87B → $2.91B (+$45M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 375 → 378 (+3)

0.01% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.99% → 22.98% (-0.01%)

14% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 110 | Existing positions reduced: 128

Holders
378
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+0.8%
% of All Funds
10.07%
Holding in Top 10
23
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4.55%
% of All Funds
0.61%
New
39
Increased
110
Reduced
128
Closed
33
Calls
$18.9M
Puts
$1.39M
Net Calls
+$17.5M
Net Calls Change
-$15.2M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$54.8M
2
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$50.4M
3
IVA
International Value Advisers
+$42.1M
4
AI
Accredited Investors
Minnesota
+$35.7M
5
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$35.4M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Schroder Investment Management Group
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
-$122M
2
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$62.6M
3
CWA
Convergent Wealth Advisors
Maryland
-$14.3M
4
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
-$10M
5
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$9.13M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RJFSA
76
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$2.73M +$205K +8,715 +8%
SCA
77
Samson Capital Advisors
New York
$2.69M +$2.77M +117,675 New
GWM
78
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$2.69M +$2.77M +117,634 New
FAAM
79
First Allied Asset Management
California
$2.66M -$3.12M -132,205 -53%
UAS
80
United Asset Strategies
New York
$2.59M -$224K -9,491 -8%
Fidelity Investments
81
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$2.55M -$354 -15 -0%
EAM
82
Evanson Asset Management
California
$2.34M -$75.8K -3,216 -3%
CMO
83
Covenant Multifamily Offices
Texas
$2.33M +$646K +27,414 +37%
B
84
Baird
Wisconsin
$2.3M -$229K -9,701 -9%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
85
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.22M -$11.8K -500 -0.5%
KeyBank National Association
86
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$2.1M +$213K +9,021 +11%
AIM
87
Allen Investment Management
New York
$2.1M – – –
SAM
88
SignalPoint Asset Management
Missouri
$2.1M -$93.5K -3,968 -4%
PAG
89
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.07M +$703K +29,833 +49%
MIS
90
Morningstar Investment Services
Illinois
$2.01M +$958K +40,633 +86%
ACM
91
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2M +$1.14M +48,417 +124%
US Bancorp
92
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.97M -$118K -4,987 -5%
BlackRock
93
BlackRock
New York
$1.96M -$309K -13,111 -13%
LS
94
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.95M +$59.1K +2,505 +3%
EC
95
Estate Counselors
Wisconsin
$1.88M -$1.1M -46,700 -36%
M&T Bank
96
M&T Bank
New York
$1.81M -$6.32K -268 -0.3%
MHS
97
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$1.79M +$385K +16,313 +26%
AA
98
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.79M – – –
BCA
99
Bray Capital Advisors
Florida
$1.75M +$3.89K +165 +0.2%
HCM
100
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.68M -$20.3K -860 -1%
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IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

378 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $2.91B — up 1.6% from $2.87B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new IAU positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 110 added to existing stakes and 128 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $54.8M. The largest seller was Schroder Investment Management Group, cutting an estimated $122M.

  • 378 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q1 2015, up from 375 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $2.91B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q1 2015, up 1.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q1 2015 and 33 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $54.8M added.
  • The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q1 2015 was Schroder Investment Management Group, an estimated $122M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.