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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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237 hedge funds and large institutions have $743M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 73 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

4,930% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.66M | Put options by funds: $33K

71% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 12 (+5)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $605M → $743M (+$138M)

1.35% more ownership

Funds ownership: 24.96% → 26.31% (+1.3%)

9% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 32

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 73 | Existing positions reduced: 68

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 238 → 237 (-1)

Holders
237
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.42%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+71.43%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
35
Increased
73
Reduced
68
Closed
32
Calls
$1.66M
Puts
$33K
Net Calls
+$1.63M
Net Calls Change
+$1.17M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GPC
Guardian Point Capital
Virginia
+$36.1M
2
OC
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
+$12.4M
3
AIP
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
+$11.2M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$11.1M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$6.53M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
-$10.2M
2
CCFCSB
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
-$9.02M
3
EF
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
-$4.77M
4
DWM
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
-$4.67M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
S
26
swisspartners
Liechtenstein
$5.67M – – –
PRS
27
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$5.62M -$291K -16,169 -5%
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$5.15M -$301K -16,686 -6%
AMM
29
American Money Management
California
$5.06M -$141K -7,815 -3%
US Bancorp
30
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4.93M +$4.79M +265,500 New
Envestnet Asset Management
31
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$4.75M -$9.84K -546 -0.2%
BA
32
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$4.72M -$33.3K -1,845 -0.7%
EAM
33
Empirical Asset Management
Massachusetts
$4.55M +$676K +37,508 +18%
CAN
34
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$4.54M +$872K +48,393 +25%
ED
35
Exane Derivatives
France
$4.31M +$241K +13,393 +6%
BL
36
BFSG LLC
California
$4.02M +$62.2K +3,450 +2%
Osaic Holdings
37
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$3.85M +$1.71M +94,589 +42%
1WA
38
180 Wealth Advisors
Washington
$3.8M -$183K -10,147 -5%
LFG
39
Larson Financial Group
Missouri
$3.78M -$144K -8,003 -4%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
40
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$3.66M -$1.01M -56,000 -22%
QA
41
Quantitative Advantage
Minnesota
$3.57M +$500K +27,728 +17%
WWM
42
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$3.52M +$658K +36,515 +24%
HFM
43
Harvest Fund Management
China
$3.47M -$227K -12,565 -6%
GM
44
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$3.35M +$332K +18,443 +11%
Renaissance Technologies
45
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.3M +$460K +25,500 +17%
FFN
46
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$3.25M +$3.15M +174,712 New
CUAMC
47
China Universal Asset Management Company
China
$3.07M +$90.1K +5,000 +3%
RJA
48
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$3.03M +$1.55M +85,706 +111%
BPA
49
Beacon Pointe Advisors
California
$2.93M +$2.84M +157,644 New
EF
50
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$2.76M -$4.77M -264,719 -64%
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

237 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $743M — up 23% from $605M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new SGOL positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 73 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guardian Point Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $36.1M. The largest seller was Hudock Inc, cutting an estimated $10.2M.

  • 237 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2022, down from 238 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $743M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2022, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2022 and 32 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2022 was Guardian Point Capital, an estimated $36.1M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2022 was Hudock Inc, an estimated $10.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.