iShares Gold Trust
IAU
590 hedge funds and large institutions have $5.9B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 106 funds opening new positions, 170 increasing their positions, 182 reducing their positions, and 61 closing their positions.
24,464% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.7M | Put options by funds: $11K
74% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 61
44% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 34 → 49 (+15)
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.27B → $5.9B (+$634M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 552 → 590 (+38)
0.31% more ownership
Funds ownership: 25.21% → 25.52% (+0.31%)
7% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 170 | Existing positions reduced: 182
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Minato-Ku, Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$106M |
| 2 |
AssetMark Inc
Concord,
California
|
+$48.1M |
| 3 |
EIM
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
|
+$30M |
| 4 |
B
Bailard
Foster City,
California
|
+$28M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$24M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$34.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$21M |
| 3 |
AHSSHC
Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corp
Altamonte Springs,
Florida
|
-$17.3M |
| 4 |
COPPSERS
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania
|
-$14.2M |
| 5 |
FCB
First Command Bank
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
-$13.9M |
IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review
590 of the 4,505 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $5.9B — up 12% from $5.27B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 106 funds opened new IAU positions and 61 closed out — a net gain of 45 holders — while 170 added to existing stakes and 182 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, adding an estimated $106M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $34.3M.
- 590 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q4 2018, up from 552 in Q3 2018.
- Funds reported $5.9B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q4 2018, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
- 106 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q4 2018 and 61 closed out, a net change of +45 holders.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q4 2018 was Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, an estimated $106M added.
- The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q4 2018 was BlackRock, an estimated $34.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.