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iShares Gold Trust
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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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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%)

Holders
419
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+5.01%
% of All Funds
11.18%
Holding in Top 10
25
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.67%
New
56
Increased
157
Reduced
96
Closed
32
Calls
$24.6M
Puts
$2.06M
Net Calls
+$22.6M
Net Calls Change
+$19.8M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
+$519M
2
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$50.2M
3
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$33.4M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$21.3M
5
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$144M
2
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
-$29.7M
3
RIG
Roosevelt Investment Group
New York
-$19.5M
4
BC
Brinker Capital
Pennsylvania
-$18.3M
5
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$7.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WAM
101
Wallington Asset Management
Indiana
$3.07M +$288K +11,840 +11%
VFA
102
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$2.99M +$1.14M +46,916 +66%
KeyBank National Association
103
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$2.92M +$345K +14,197 +14%
PAG
104
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$2.77M +$983K +40,465 +63%
SBH
105
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Illinois
$2.74M -$18.2K -750 -0.7%
FA
106
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$2.65M +$947K +38,967 +60%
MWM
107
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$2.63M +$21.4K +882 +0.9%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
108
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$2.57M -$222K -9,150 -8%
HSA
109
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$2.55M +$2.31M +95,000 +1,900%
EDRH
110
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
$2.41M +$134K +5,500 +6%
EDRS
111
Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse)
Switzerland
$2.34M +$134K +5,500 +6%
Nomura Asset Management
112
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$2.31M -$501K -20,600 -19%
WDL
113
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$2.21M +$55.7K +2,294 +3%
MWM
114
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$2.18M -$352K -14,475 -14%
LS
115
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$2.14M +$77.8K +3,203 +4%
AFP
116
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$2.11M +$620K +25,524 +45%
MWM
117
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.11M +$8.55K +352 +0.4%
AAM
118
Augustine Asset Management
Florida
$1.99M +$729 +30 +0%
FAAS
119
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$1.99M +$428K +17,626 +29%
F
120
Filament
Washington
$1.96M -$35.8K -1,474 -2%
AI
121
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.91M +$9.06K +373 +0.5%
CAN
122
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$1.89M +$112K +4,612 +7%
HCM
123
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.86M +$802 +33 +0%
Bank of New York Mellon
124
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.85M +$632K +26,018 +56%
SPC
125
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.85M +$756K +31,132 +75%
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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.