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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $340M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.5M | Put options by funds: $2.75M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

3.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 336.59%333.45% (-3.1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8277 (-5)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $375M → $340M (-$35.6M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
77
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.1%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
12
Reduced
27
Closed
13
Calls
$3.5M
Puts
$2.75M
Net Calls
+$746K
Net Calls Change
+$576K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
B
51
Baird
Wisconsin
$222K -$31.4K -2,500 -12%
FCT
52
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$216K
CFA
53
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$199K -$37.7K -3,000 -15%
AIG
54
American International Group
New York
$192K -$99.9K -7,950 -33%
MIM
55
Macroview Investment Management
Maryland
$169K
PNC Financial Services Group
56
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$161K -$161K -12,800 -49%
AAC
57
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$154K -$25.1K -2,000 -13%
LTFS
58
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$142K +$1.26K +100 +0.8%
PSI
59
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
$99K
GT
60
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$82K
LNB
61
Ledyard National Bank
$63K
PSC
62
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$58K
CA
63
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
$50K
Creative Planning
64
Creative Planning
Kansas
$43K +$12.6K +1,000 +38%
MAS
65
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$30K +$31.4K +2,500 New
Envestnet Asset Management
66
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$28K
Bank of Montreal
67
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$26K -$63.1K -5,020 -70%
BFEC
68
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$24K -$93K -7,400 -79%
CAL
69
Capital Advisors Ltd
Ohio
$23K +$24.9K +1,980 New
NCM
70
Nelson Capital Management
California
$20K
AA
71
Apriem Advisors
California
$12K
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$12K +$12.6K +1,000 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
73
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$11.8K
MFS
74
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$9K
NES
75
New England Securities
New York
$7K -$377 -30 -5%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

77 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $340M — down 9.5% from $375M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SGOL and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.81M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.7M.

  • 77 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2014, down from 82 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $340M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, an estimated $9.81M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $7.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.