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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

384 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.77B invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12,084% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40M | Put options by funds: $328K

206% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 18

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2128 (+7)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 111

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.58B → $1.77B (+$184M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 355384 (+29)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.95%36.85% (+1.9%)

Holders
384
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+8.17%
% of All Funds
5.15%
Holding in Top 10
28
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.38%
New
55
Increased
129
Reduced
111
Closed
18
Calls
$40M
Puts
$328K
Net Calls
+$39.6M
Net Calls Change
+$37.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
VA
251
Valmark Advisers
Ohio
$385K
BWMG
252
Barnes Wealth Management Group
California
$385K +$5.72K +209 +2%
AWA
253
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$384K -$106K -3,858 -23%
NFC
254
Northstar Financial Companies
Pennsylvania
$383K -$6.07K -222 -2%
AC
255
AWM Capital
Arizona
$382K
Brown Advisory
256
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$378K
SFC
257
Strategic Financial Concepts
Texas
$370K +$95.8K +3,500 +32%
CFP
258
Cascade Financial Partners
California
$369K +$57.5K +2,100 +20%
CSC
259
Caldwell Sutter Capital
California
$368K +$1.09K +40 +0.3%
MAG
260
Mayfair Advisory Group
Alabama
$358K -$416K -15,200 -56%
CIA
261
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$356K -$821 -30 -0.3%
RCAG
262
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group
Michigan
$352K +$2.74K +100 +0.9%
KCFA
263
Key Client Fiduciary Advisors
New Jersey
$351K +$26.2K +958 +9%
CPRC
264
Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp
New York
$349K +$19.1K +700 +6%
SCM
265
Saxony Capital Management
Missouri
$346K -$50.6K -1,849 -14%
EFS
266
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$346K
SA
267
Sanctuary Advisors
Indiana
$346K +$6.62K +242 +2%
WBC
268
West Branch Capital
Massachusetts
$336K
AA
269
Apriem Advisors
California
$335K +$9.57K +350 +3%
ACP
270
Argyle Capital Partners
California
$333K +$306K +11,176 New
WWM
271
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$333K +$48.8K +1,785 +19%
LP
272
LB Partners
Virginia
$329K
CWA
273
Capital Wealth Alliance
Arizona
$326K -$2.71K -99 -0.9%
ATPW
274
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$316K +$63K +2,304 +28%
Koshinski Asset Management
275
Koshinski Asset Management
Illinois
$315K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

384 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.77B — up 12% from $1.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new SGOL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $91.8M. The largest seller was Tudor Investment Corp, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 384 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2025, up from 355 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.77B of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $91.8M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Tudor Investment Corp, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.