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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

9.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 327.12%336.59% (+9.5%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7682 (+6)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.61M | Put options by funds: $3.44M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $359M → $375M (+$16.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
82
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.89%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
13
Reduced
24
Closed
6
Calls
$3.61M
Puts
$3.44M
Net Calls
+$170K
Net Calls Change
-$422K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
51
Northern Trust
Illinois
$261K +$253K +20,000 New
William Blair & Company
52
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$248K
FCT
53
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$238K
IIA
54
IPG Investment Advisors
California
$210K
GG
55
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$209K
OC
56
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
$209K
Bank of New York Mellon
57
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$205K +$199K +15,700 New
DAM
58
Doheny Asset Management
California
$202K +$196K +15,500 New
AAC
59
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$196K
MIM
60
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$186K
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$165K +$10.9K +860 +7%
LTFS
62
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$155K -$10.6K -840 -7%
TFO
63
Tarbox Family Office
California
$130K -$830K -65,500 -87%
BFEC
64
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$123K -$12.5K -990 -10%
WAM
65
Weatherly Asset Management
California
$114K +$111K +8,770 New
PSI
66
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$109K -$9.5K -750 -8%
Bank of Montreal
67
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$94K -$13.9K -1,100 -13%
GT
68
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$91K
CAW
69
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$74K +$72.3K +5,710 New
LNB
70
Ledyard National Bank
$70K
PSC
71
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$64K
CA
72
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$55K
BRWA
73
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$44.1K +$42.8K +3,380 New
Creative Planning
74
Creative Planning
Kansas
$35K
Envestnet Asset Management
75
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$31K -$25.1K -1,980 -46%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $375M — up 4.6% from $359M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SGOL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.31M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $4.05M.

  • 82 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2014, up from 76 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $375M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Investment Management, an estimated $3.31M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $4.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.