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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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208 hedge funds and large institutions have $579M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $344K

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 62

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.57% → 24.73% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 208 (-10)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $631M → $579M (-$52.3M)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
208
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-4.59%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
68
Reduced
62
Closed
21
Calls
$1.43M
Puts
$344K
Net Calls
+$1.09M
Net Calls Change
-$468K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
+$9.87M
2
DWM
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
+$8.06M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$3.76M
4
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
+$3.15M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$31.9M
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$14.3M
3
HI
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
-$9.71M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.17M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$4.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Envestnet Asset Management
26
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.63M +$513K +29,847 +12%
Janney Montgomery Scott
27
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$4.39M -$455K -26,468 -9%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
28
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$4.3M -$2.83M -165,000 -39%
BA
29
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$3.88M +$49.9K +2,905 +1%
Jane Street
30
Jane Street
New York
$3.72M +$1.01M +58,815 +36%
ED
31
Exane Derivatives
France
$3.68M -$1.6M -93,074 -30%
1WA
32
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$3.5M +$1.29M +75,055 +57%
BL
33
BFSG LLC
California
$3.48M +$4.33K +252 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
34
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$3.46M +$2.58M +150,181 +272%
HFM
35
Harvest Fund Management
China
$3.39M +$73.8K +4,297 +2%
SWA
36
SFMG Wealth Advisors
Texas
$3.09M -$34.4K -2,000 -1%
GM
37
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$3.09M +$3.15M +183,062 New
CAN
38
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$2.83M +$317K +18,473 +12%
FFN
39
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$2.72M +$101K +5,895 +4%
PCP
40
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$2.68M – – –
QA
41
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$2.66M +$102K +5,912 +4%
CFO
42
Collective Family Office
Pennsylvania
$2.64M +$775K +45,114 +40%
Creative Planning
43
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.39M -$99.8K -5,810 -4%
NCM
44
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$2.29M -$151K -8,795 -6%
IA
45
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$2.2M +$801K +46,610 +55%
TWM
46
Tradition Wealth Management
Minnesota
$2.15M +$205K +11,957 +10%
SF
47
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$2.08M – – –
Commonwealth Equity Services
48
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.79M -$31.4K -1,830 -2%
PHS
49
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$1.74M – – –
BPA
50
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$1.73M +$1.76M +102,653 New
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

208 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $579M — down 8.3% from $631M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SGOL and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was Cypress Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.87M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $31.9M.

  • 208 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2021, down from 218 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $579M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 21 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Cypress Capital, an estimated $9.87M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $31.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.