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abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF

66 hedge funds and large institutions have $239M invested in abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6966 (-3)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 21

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 13

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $322M → $239M (-$82.4M)

26.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 438.61%412.03% (-27%)

Holders
66
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-4.35%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
21
Closed
13
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$54.8M -$9.91M -856,690 -15%
BA
2
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$44.4M -$2.96M -255,750 -6%
AIM
3
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$27.4M +$3.47M +300,000 +14%
ANTB
4
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$15.1M +$1.86M +160,680 +13%
BG
5
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$14.9M
RCYC
6
Richard C. Young & Co
Rhode Island
$12.1M +$4.5M +389,400 +56%
CS
7
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$9.12M -$10.1M -872,890 -51%
GLI
8
Guardian Life Insurance
New York
$8.95M -$1.94M -167,860 -17%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.38M -$1.5M -129,660 -16%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.89M -$724K -62,600 -9%
BIM
11
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.12M +$74.4K +6,430 +2%
SI
12
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$3.28M
GC
13
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.26M -$3.01K -260 -0.1%
EM
14
EnTrustPermal Management
New York
$3M -$694K -60,000 -18%
Susquehanna International Group
15
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.7M +$2.82M +243,790 New
AGPM
16
ASA Gold & Precious Metals
Maine
$2.49M
DOA
17
D'Orazio & Associates
Virginia
$2.35M -$149K -12,910 -6%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.7M -$163K -14,060 -8%
HighTower Advisors
19
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.68M
ACP
20
Arrowgrass Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.66M +$1.73M +150,000 New
BIT
21
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.2M +$162K +14,010 +15%
USGIU
22
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$1.13M -$52K -4,500 -4%
Barclays
23
Barclays
United Kingdom
$923K +$447K +38,650 +87%
Aristotle Capital Management
24
Aristotle Capital Management
California
$828K +$92.5K +8,000 +12%
ABC
25
Associated Banc-Corp
Wisconsin
$786K -$43.4K -3,750 -5%

PPLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

66 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $239M — down 26% from $322M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of PPLT and 10 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 21 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Richard C. Young & Co, adding an estimated $4.5M. The largest seller was Credit Suisse, cutting an estimated $10.1M.

  • 66 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT) as of Q1 2015, down from 69 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $239M of abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 13 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Richard C. Young & Co, an estimated $4.5M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Credit Suisse, an estimated $10.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.