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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $340M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.5M | Put options by funds: $2.75M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

3.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 336.59%333.45% (-3.1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8277 (-5)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $375M → $340M (-$35.6M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
77
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.1%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
12
Reduced
27
Closed
13
Calls
$3.5M
Puts
$2.75M
Net Calls
+$746K
Net Calls Change
+$576K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
26
WFG Advisors
Texas
$718K -$50.3K -4,000 -6%
UMA
27
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$711K
IIA
28
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$684K +$523K +41,600 +259%
AA
29
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$683K -$46.5K -3,700 -6%
Bessemer Group
30
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$659K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
31
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$642K -$159K -12,680 -19%
SSB
32
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$494K
BCMIO
33
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$491K
ALA
34
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
$488K +$44.6K +3,550 +9%
MIAN
35
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$453K +$481K +38,240 New
MHS
36
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$453K -$13.1K -1,040 -3%
CAN
37
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$443K -$42.7K -3,400 -8%
Jane Street
38
Jane Street
New York
$434K +$460K +36,600 New
Citadel Advisors
39
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$410K +$276K +21,980 +174%
Northern Trust
40
Northern Trust
Illinois
$355K +$126K +10,000 +50%
OCM
41
Orrell Capital Management
California
$344K
EFS
42
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$344K +$365K +29,000 New
KFS
43
KMS Financial Services
Washington
$341K -$111K -8,790 -23%
BFA
44
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$303K -$18.9K -1,500 -6%
HIM
45
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$284K
JIC
46
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$281K -$12.6K -1,000 -4%
First Manhattan
47
First Manhattan
New York
$260K
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$253K -$173K -13,800 -39%
BAAM
49
Baker Avenue Asset Management
California
$234K -$101K -8,000 -29%
William Blair & Company
50
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$225K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

77 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $340M — down 9.5% from $375M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SGOL and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.81M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.7M.

  • 77 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2014, down from 82 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $340M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, an estimated $9.81M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $7.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.