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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $288M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.98M | Put options by funds: $1.42M

11.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 309.99%321.91% (+12%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $288M (+$6.11M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 13

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6861 (-7)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
61
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-10.29%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
13
Reduced
13
Closed
10
Calls
$1.98M
Puts
$1.42M
Net Calls
+$561K
Net Calls Change
-$249K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PHS
26
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$721K
UMA
27
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$688K
LTFS
28
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$504K
BCMIO
29
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$475K
CAN
30
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$472K
IIA
31
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$441K
SPC
32
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$435K +$221K +18,950 +100%
AA
33
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$406K -$23.3K -2,000 -5%
OC
34
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$343K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
35
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$335K +$113K +9,700 +50%
MIM
36
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$324K -$93.4K -8,000 -22%
Bessemer Group
37
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$319K -$325K -27,800 -50%
OCM
38
Orrell Capital Management
California
$310K
HIM
39
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$275K
VKH
40
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$271K -$239K -20,510 -46%
First Manhattan
41
First Manhattan
New York
$252K
William Blair & Company
42
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$218K
FCT
43
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$209K
CFA
44
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$201K +$204K +17,500 New
PNC Financial Services Group
45
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$154K
AAC
46
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$149K
AIG
47
American International Group
New York
$141K
PSC
48
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$107K
GT
49
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$80K
AA
50
Apriem Advisors
California
$66K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

61 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $288M — up 2.2% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of SGOL and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.82M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $556K.

  • 61 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2015, down from 68 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $288M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.82M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $556K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.