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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

78 hedge funds and large institutions have $293M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 8 increasing their positions, 26 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

132% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5M | Put options by funds: $2.15M

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 13

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7778 (+1)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $340M → $293M (-$47.1M)

17.86% less ownership

Funds ownership: 333.45%315.6% (-18%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

69% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 8 | Existing positions reduced: 26

Holders
78
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.3%
% of All Funds
2.08%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
16
Increased
8
Reduced
26
Closed
13
Calls
$5M
Puts
$2.15M
Net Calls
+$2.85M
Net Calls Change
+$2.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Deutsche Bank
26
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$651K -$1.92M -163,500 -74%
Bessemer Group
27
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$644K
VKH
28
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$635K +$645K +54,790 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
29
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$540K -$88.6K -7,530 -14%
BCMIO
30
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$480K
LTFS
31
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$472K +$339K +28,770 +240%
AA
32
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$469K -$202K -17,200 -30%
CAN
33
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$469K +$34.1K +2,900 +8%
IIA
34
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$446K -$226K -19,190 -33%
JT
35
Jump Trading
Illinois
$422K -$573K -48,710 -57%
TH
36
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$409K -$516K -43,860 -55%
MIM
37
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$408K +$247K +21,000 +147%
ALA
38
Atherton Lane Advisers
California
$406K -$71.8K -6,100 -15%
SIA
39
Stancorp Investment Advisers
Oregon
$374K +$380K +32,260 New
MHS
40
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$369K -$75.8K -6,440 -17%
Northern Trust
41
Northern Trust
Illinois
$348K
OC
42
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$348K +$353K +30,000 New
Citadel Advisors
43
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$317K -$85.1K -7,230 -21%
OCM
44
Orrell Capital Management
California
$313K -$23.5K -2,000 -7%
HIM
45
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$278K
First Manhattan
46
First Manhattan
New York
$254K
SPC
47
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$252K +$256K +21,790 New
William Blair & Company
48
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$220K
FCT
49
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$211K
MIAN
50
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
$207K -$240K -20,360 -53%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

78 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $293M — down 14% from $340M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new SGOL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 8 added to existing stakes and 26 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Avalon Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.06M. The largest seller was Jabodon PT Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $26.8M sold.

  • 78 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2014, up from 77 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $293M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2014, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2014 was Avalon Capital Management, an estimated $3.06M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2014 was Jabodon PT Co, an estimated $26.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.