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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

9.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 327.12%336.59% (+9.5%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7682 (+6)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.61M | Put options by funds: $3.44M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $359M → $375M (+$16.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
82
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.89%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
13
Reduced
24
Closed
6
Calls
$3.61M
Puts
$3.44M
Net Calls
+$170K
Net Calls Change
-$422K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
26
WFG Advisors
Texas
$843K -$44.3K -3,500 -5%
CLOS
27
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$815K
AA
28
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$800K -$12.7K -1,000 -2%
UMA
29
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$783K
Bessemer Group
30
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$725K
SSB
31
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$544K
BCMIO
32
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$541K
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$531K +$16.5K +1,300 +3%
MHS
34
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$512K +$127K +10,030 +34%
KFS
35
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$490K -$53.8K -4,250 -10%
ALA
36
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
$490K +$476K +37,600 New
SB
37
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$461K +$169K +13,370 +61%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$458K +$28.9K +2,280 +7%
VKH
39
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$404K -$39.1K -3,090 -9%
OCM
40
Orrell Capital Management
California
$378K
BAAM
41
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$362K +$351K +27,750 New
BFA
42
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$353K
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$344K
Susquehanna International Group
44
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$326K +$317K +25,000 New
JIC
45
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$322K -$7.6K -600 -2%
AIG
46
American International Group
New York
$316K -$6.33K -500 -2%
HIM
47
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$313K
First Manhattan
48
First Manhattan
New York
$286K
B
49
Baird
Wisconsin
$277K -$95.6K -7,550 -26%
CFA
50
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$267K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $375M — up 4.6% from $359M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SGOL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.31M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $4.05M.

  • 82 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2014, up from 76 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $375M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Investment Management, an estimated $3.31M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $4.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.