iShares Gold Trust
401 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.85B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 58 funds opening new positions, 131 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.
10,256% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.8M | Put options by funds: $27K
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 58 | Existing positions closed: 29
66% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.33B → $3.85B (+$1.52B)
47% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 → 25 (+8)
46% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 131 | Existing positions reduced: 90
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 377 → 401 (+24)
5.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 22.11% → 27.72% (+5.6%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$458M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$122M |
| 3 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$111M |
| 4 |
BG
BlackRock Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$92.3M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$39.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
Trenton,
New Jersey
|
-$50.3M |
| 2 |
WIM
Windhaven Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$39.5M |
| 3 |
RBC
Ronald Blue & Co
Roswell,
Georgia
|
-$9.93M |
| 4 |
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.11M |
| 5 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$3.54M |
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review
401 of the 3,767 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $3.85B — up 66% from $2.33B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 58 funds opened new IAU positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 131 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $458M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, cutting an estimated $50.3M.
- 401 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q1 2016, up from 377 in Q4 2015.
- Funds reported $3.85B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q1 2016, up 66% quarter-over-quarter.
- 58 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q1 2016 and 29 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q1 2016 was BlackRock, an estimated $458M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q1 2016 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $50.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.