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iShares Gold Trust
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436 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.08B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6,569% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25.5M | Put options by funds: $382K

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 27

63% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 105

8% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 25 → 27 (+2)

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.75B → $5.08B (+$332M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 419 → 436 (+17)

1.1% less ownership

Funds ownership: 27.58% → 26.48% (-1.1%)

Holders
436
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+4.06%
% of All Funds
11.63%
Holding in Top 10
27
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+8%
% of All Funds
0.72%
New
46
Increased
171
Reduced
105
Closed
27
Calls
$25.5M
Puts
$382K
Net Calls
+$25.1M
Net Calls Change
+$2.51M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$104M
2
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$89.2M
3
CSIA
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
+$57.2M
4
BL
Balentine LLC
Georgia
+$23M
5
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$22.8M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$99.8M
2
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$23.7M
3
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Georgia
-$17.8M
4
JFA
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
-$15.6M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$14.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FAAS
126
First Allied Advisory Services
California
$2.13M +$159K +6,170 +8%
MWM
127
Modera Wealth Management
New Jersey
$2.11M -$60.7K -2,357 -3%
MWM
128
Merriman Wealth Management
Washington
$2.1M -$5.61K -218 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
129
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.99M +$153K +5,930 +8%
AAM
130
Augustine Asset Management
Florida
$1.97M -$2.37K -92 -0.1%
LS
131
Lattice Strategies
Pennsylvania
$1.96M -$171K -6,650 -8%
CHAM
132
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.95M +$402K +15,617 +25%
F
133
Filament
Washington
$1.94M – – –
Nomura Asset Management
134
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$1.9M -$405K -15,750 -17%
SPC
135
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$1.85M +$14.2K +550 +0.8%
AA
136
Alesco Advisors
New York
$1.76M -$28.6K -1,112 -2%
M&T Bank
137
M&T Bank
New York
$1.75M -$42.4K -1,648 -2%
MHS
138
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$1.73M +$9.88K +384 +0.6%
MYLI
139
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance
Japan
$1.73M +$1.76M +68,200 New
CGT
140
Capital Guardian Trust
California
$1.73M +$1.75M +68,000 New
SRSA
141
S.R. Schill & Associates
Washington
$1.72M -$2.07M -80,363 -54%
BEC
142
Blue Edge Capital
Virginia
$1.7M -$3.01K -117 -0.2%
FPFS
143
First Personal Financial Services
North Carolina
$1.69M +$892K +34,646 +108%
HCM
144
Howland Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.69M -$168K -6,533 -9%
TWM
145
Torch Wealth Management
Ohio
$1.66M -$3.86K -150 -0.2%
SI
146
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.64M +$62.3K +2,419 +4%
MAS
147
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$1.61M +$58.7K +2,282 +4%
VCM
148
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$1.6M +$25.9K +1,006 +2%
PCTC
149
Perkins Coie Trust Company
Washington
$1.56M +$355K +13,801 +29%
Bank of Montreal
150
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.55M -$2.85M -110,652 -64%
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IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

436 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $5.08B — up 7% from $4.75B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new IAU positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $104M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $99.8M.

  • 436 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q3 2016, up from 419 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $5.08B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q3 2016, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 46 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q3 2016 and 27 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q3 2016 was Bank of America, an estimated $104M added.
  • The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $99.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.