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PPLT

abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF
PPLT

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $294M invested in abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

49.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 373.99% → 423.32% (+49%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $292M → $294M (+$1.83M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 74 (-6)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 27

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
74
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-7.5%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
9
Increased
17
Reduced
27
Closed
15
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$11.4M
2
CS
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
+$6.71M
3
ANTB
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
+$5.21M
4
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
+$1.83M
5
BG
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

1
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.17M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$2.48M
3
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$2.28M
4
U
UBS
Switzerland
-$2.08M
5
Nomura Holdings
Nomura Holdings
Japan
-$1.98M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ABC
26
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$984K – – –
Aristotle Capital Management
27
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$969K +$153K +11,000 +17%
USAA
28
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$947K -$348K -25,000 -25%
TFCP
29
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$801K – – –
Barclays
30
Barclays
United Kingdom
$798K -$557 -40 -0.1%
BlackRock
31
BlackRock
New York
$791K +$18.4K +1,320 +2%
Schroder Investment Management Group
32
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$779K – – –
M&T Bank
33
M&T Bank
New York
$750K +$828K +59,390 New
BA
34
Boston Advisors
Massachusetts
$558K -$5.3K -380 -0.9%
Millennium Management
35
Millennium Management
New York
$511K +$564K +40,490 New
HighTower Advisors
36
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$409K – – –
Creative Planning
37
Creative Planning
Kansas
$365K -$49.5K -3,550 -11%
Nomura Holdings
38
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$334K -$1.98M -141,820 -84%
Envestnet Asset Management
39
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$297K -$252K -18,060 -43%
CIM
40
Confluence Investment Management
Missouri
$290K -$18.5K -1,330 -5%
SCA
41
STALEY CAPITAL ADVISERS
Pennsylvania
$253K – – –
RGC
42
Roberts, Glore & Co
Illinois
$234K -$12K -860 -4%
Ameriprise
43
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$231K -$126K -9,070 -33%
SF
44
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$164K – – –
SG Americas Securities
45
SG Americas Securities
New York
$145K +$160K +11,480 New
LTFS
46
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$134K +$13.9K +1,000 +11%
BEAM
47
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$126K -$13.9K -1,000 -9%
PNC Financial Services Group
48
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$119K +$13.9K +1,000 +12%
GI
49
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$83K -$836 -60 -0.9%
MFS
50
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$64K -$279 -20 -0.4%
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PPLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

74 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $294M — up 0.63% from $292M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of PPLT and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $11.4M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.17M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT) as of Q3 2014, down from 80 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $294M of abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF stock for Q3 2014, up 0.63% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 15 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $11.4M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.