abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF
PPLT
62 hedge funds and large institutions have $123M invested in abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 5
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $100M → $123M (+$22.7M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 52 → 62 (+10)
17.24% more ownership
Funds ownership: 199.99% → 217.23% (+17%)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PL
Polianta Ltd
St Helier,
Jersey
|
+$10.6M |
| 2 |
ST
Sageworth Trust
Lancaster,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.4M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$3.25M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$3.19M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
+$2.95M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.29M |
| 2 |
Bank of America
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$2.33M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$892K |
| 4 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$519K |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$296K |
PPLT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
62 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $123M — up 23% from $100M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new PPLT positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Polianta Ltd, adding an estimated $10.6M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $4.29M.
- 62 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (PPLT) as of Q4 2017, up from 52 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $123M of abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF stock for Q4 2017, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF positions in Q4 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
- The largest abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2017 was Polianta Ltd, an estimated $10.6M added.
- The largest abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF seller in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $4.29M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.