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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

68 hedge funds and large institutions have $282M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

52% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.36M | Put options by funds: $1.55M

6% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 16

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $293M → $282M (-$11.1M)

5.61% less ownership

Funds ownership: 315.6%309.99% (-5.6%)

13% less funds holding

Funds holding: 7868 (-10)

60% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 15

Holders
68
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-12.82%
% of All Funds
1.81%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
6
Increased
17
Reduced
16
Closed
15
Calls
$2.36M
Puts
$1.55M
Net Calls
+$810K
Net Calls Change
-$2.04M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bessemer Group
26
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$644K
VKH
27
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$512K -$127K -10,630 -19%
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$509K +$38.2K +3,200 +8%
HighTower Advisors
29
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$494K +$509K +42,630 New
BCMIO
30
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$480K
CAN
31
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$472K +$4.17K +350 +0.9%
IIA
32
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$446K
AA
33
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$434K -$35.8K -3,000 -7%
MIM
34
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$420K +$11.9K +1,000 +3%
OC
35
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$348K
MHS
36
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
$326K -$44.3K -3,710 -12%
OCM
37
Orrell Capital Management
California
$313K
SIA
38
Stancorp Investment Advisers
Oregon
$306K -$69.8K -5,850 -18%
HIM
39
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$278K
First Manhattan
40
First Manhattan
New York
$254K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
41
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$226K -$323K -27,110 -58%
SPC
42
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$220K -$33.3K -2,790 -13%
William Blair & Company
43
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$220K
FCT
44
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$211K
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$156K
AAC
46
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$151K
AIG
47
American International Group
New York
$143K -$41.4K -3,470 -22%
Goldman Sachs
48
Goldman Sachs
New York
$110K +$67.4K +5,650 +146%
PSC
49
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$108K +$52.5K +4,400 +90%
PSI
50
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$88K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

68 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $282M — down 3.8% from $293M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 15 funds closed out of SGOL and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 16 trimmed existing stakes and 17 added.

The largest buyer was Jump Trading, adding an estimated $3.24M. The largest seller was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.24M sold.

  • 68 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2015, down from 78 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $282M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2015, down 3.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2015 and 15 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2015 was Jump Trading, an estimated $3.24M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2015 was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, an estimated $9.24M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.