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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $256M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

523% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.7M | Put options by funds: $916K

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6161 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 7

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $288M → $256M (-$31.9M)

17.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 321.91%304.67% (-17%)

50% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 18

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 20 (-2)

Holders
61
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
9
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
$5.7M
Puts
$916K
Net Calls
+$4.79M
Net Calls Change
+$4.23M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SPC
26
Sigma Planning Corp
Michigan
$503K +$89.8K +8,170 +22%
LTFS
27
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$480K
BCMIO
28
Beacon Capital Management Inc (Ohio)
Ohio
$452K
IIA
29
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$420K
MAS
30
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$419K +$395K +35,940 +1,438%
Goldman Sachs
31
Goldman Sachs
New York
$375K -$486K -44,230 -56%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
32
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$337K +$19.1K +1,740 +6%
MHIC
33
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$326K +$329K +29,900 New
Bessemer Group
34
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$303K
OCM
35
Orrell Capital Management
California
$294K
MIM
36
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$264K -$44K -4,000 -14%
HIM
37
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$262K
CAN
38
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$244K -$199K -18,090 -45%
First Manhattan
39
First Manhattan
New York
$239K
William Blair & Company
40
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$207K
CFA
41
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$199K
FCT
42
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$199K
PNC Financial Services Group
43
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$148K
AAC
44
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$142K
AIG
45
American International Group
New York
$135K
Creative Planning
46
Creative Planning
Kansas
$122K +$123K +11,200 New
PSI
47
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$83K +$83.5K +7,600 New
GT
48
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$76K
Parallax Volatility Advisers
49
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$68K +$8.9K +810 +15%
SSB
50
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$68K +$68.9K +6,270 New

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

61 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $256M — down 11% from $288M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in SGOL was balanced in Q3 2015: 7 funds opened new positions, 7 closed out, 9 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Avalon Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.2M. The largest seller was Lau Associates, cutting an estimated $8.43M.

  • 61 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2015, unchanged from Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $256M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2015 was Avalon Capital Management, an estimated $2.2M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2015 was Lau Associates, an estimated $8.43M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.