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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $348M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

20% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 10

17% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 24

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 9192 (+1)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $349M → $348M (-$684K)

6.51% less ownership

Funds ownership: 340.81%334.3% (-6.5%)

19% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.02M | Put options by funds: $8.61M

Holders
92
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.1%
% of All Funds
2.29%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
12
Increased
28
Reduced
24
Closed
10
Calls
$7.02M
Puts
$8.61M
Net Calls
-$1.59M
Net Calls Change
+$618K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BBPWM
26
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.45M -$29.3K -2,360 -2%
LPL Financial
27
LPL Financial
California
$1.31M +$48.9K +3,940 +4%
SF
28
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.24M
Citadel Advisors
29
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.09M +$383K +30,900 +54%
CIM
30
Cambria Investment Management
California
$1.02M +$1.02M +82,190 New
FA
31
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$932K +$144K +11,630 +18%
RE
32
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$918K +$918K +74,000 New
LTFS
33
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$840K -$22K -1,770 -3%
PHS
34
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$826K +$121K +9,750 +17%
PAG
35
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$810K -$21.5M -1,737,140 -96%
Betterment LLC
36
Betterment LLC
New York
$798K +$112K +9,060 +16%
AA
37
Advisory Alpha
Michigan
$734K +$136K +10,970 +23%
GIM
38
Guild Investment Management
California
$696K
SGS
39
Sterling Global Strategies
California
$638K +$20K +1,610 +3%
HIM
40
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$546K
IIA
41
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$542K -$9.92K -800 -2%
MAS
42
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$520K
NDSI
43
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$509K +$196K +15,800 +63%
VF
44
Virtu Financial
New York
$483K -$704K -56,780 -59%
ADBIC
45
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$480K
Jane Street
46
Jane Street
New York
$441K -$24.8K -2,000 -5%
WT
47
Whittier Trust
California
$415K
GI
48
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$399K +$2.23K +180 +0.6%
PAG
49
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$364K -$23.2K -1,870 -6%
LA
50
Lau Associates
Delaware
$354K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

92 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $348M — down 0.2% from $349M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SGOL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Almanack Investment Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.41M. The largest seller was Pinnacle Advisory Group, cutting an estimated $21.5M.

  • 92 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2017, up from 91 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $348M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2017, down 0.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2017 and 10 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2017 was Almanack Investment Partners, an estimated $4.41M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2017 was Pinnacle Advisory Group, an estimated $21.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.