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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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98 hedge funds and large institutions have $190M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

223% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.58M | Put options by funds: $2.04M

41% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 22

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 13

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 7 (0)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $196M → $190M (-$5.97M)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 100 → 98 (-2)

23.52% less ownership

Funds ownership: 257.36% → 233.84% (-24%)

Holders
98
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
15
Increased
31
Reduced
22
Closed
13
Calls
$6.58M
Puts
$2.04M
Net Calls
+$4.54M
Net Calls Change
-$266K

Top Buyers

1
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$5.33M
2
CC
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
+$3.45M
3
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$1.36M
4
AG
Advisor Group
Arizona
+$1.15M
5
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1M

Top Sellers

1
TCM
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
-$11.7M
2
ACM
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
-$10.1M
3
GIM
Guild Investment Management
California
-$4.13M
4
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$4.07M
5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$4.07M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Creative Planning
26
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.79M +$37.5K +2,970 +2%
KM
27
Kalos Management
Georgia
$1.61M +$50.9K +4,030 +4%
LPL Financial
28
LPL Financial
California
$1.52M +$81.9K +6,490 +6%
OCM
29
Osbon Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.43M +$1.32M +104,930 New
AG
30
Advisor Group
Arizona
$1.37M +$1.15M +90,910 +915%
SF
31
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.36M – – –
ADBIC
32
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$1.28M – – –
BBPWM
33
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.22M -$21.8K -1,730 -2%
Simplex Trading
34
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.08M +$1M +79,340 New
AIP
35
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$1.02M -$110K -8,710 -10%
PHS
36
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.02M -$126K -10,000 -12%
CIM
37
Cambria Investment Management
California
$1.01M -$47.4K -3,760 -5%
RE
38
RBC Europe
United Kingdom
$1.01M – – –
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$1M +$698K +55,300 +297%
MHIC
40
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$887K – – –
Betterment LLC
41
Betterment LLC
New York
$844K -$61.7K -4,890 -7%
WAAG
42
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
$839K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
43
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$827K +$10.1K +800 +1%
GI
44
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$718K +$253K +20,040 +61%
Commonwealth Equity Services
45
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$639K +$84.5K +6,700 +17%
HIM
46
Harbour Investment Management
Washington
$598K -$252 -20 -0%
IIA
47
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$573K – – –
KWM
48
Kingsview Wealth Management
Oregon
$545K +$3.15K +250 +0.6%
LTFS
49
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$528K +$42.9K +3,400 +10%
MAS
50
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$494K -$111K -8,810 -20%
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

98 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $190M — down 3% from $196M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 15 funds opened new SGOL positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.33M. The largest seller was Tradewinds Capital Management, cutting an estimated $11.7M.

  • 98 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2019, down from 100 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $190M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2019, down 3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2019 and 13 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $5.33M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2019 was Tradewinds Capital Management, an estimated $11.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.