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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

61 hedge funds and large institutions have $288M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

39% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.98M | Put options by funds: $1.42M

11.92% more ownership

Funds ownership: 309.99%321.91% (+12%)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $282M → $288M (+$6.11M)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 13

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 6861 (-7)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 10

Holders
61
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-10.29%
% of All Funds
1.64%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
5
Increased
13
Reduced
13
Closed
10
Calls
$1.98M
Puts
$1.42M
Net Calls
+$561K
Net Calls Change
-$249K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Parallax Volatility Advisers
51
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$62K +$62K +5,310 +4,085%
NFG
52
Next Financial Group
Texas
$43K +$8.17K +700 +23%
Bank of Montreal
53
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$42K
CGH
54
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$29K +$29.2K +2,500 New
MAS
55
Madden Advisory Services
Florida
$28K +$29.2K +2,500 New
BFEC
56
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$23K
NCM
57
Nelson Capital Management
California
$17K
MFS
58
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$9K
ASN
59
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$6K
Citigroup
60
Citigroup
New York
$1K -$6.19K -530 -91%
W
61
Wealthfront
California
$1K +$1.17K +100 New
HighTower Advisors
62
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$494K -42,630 Closed
MHS
63
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
-$326K -28,100 Closed
PSI
64
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
-$88K -7,600 Closed
SSB
65
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
-$73K -6,270 Closed
CA
66
CapWealth Advisors
Tennessee
-$72K -6,250 Closed
LNB
67
Ledyard National Bank
-$62K -5,350 Closed
Creative Planning
68
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$48K -4,150 Closed
WA
69
WFG Advisors
Texas
-$19K -1,600 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
70
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
-$12K -1,050 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
71
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$11.6K -1,000 Closed

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

61 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $288M — up 2.2% from $282M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 10 funds closed out of SGOL and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 13 added.

The largest buyer was Virtu Financial, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.82M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $556K.

  • 61 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2015, down from 68 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $288M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2015, up 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 5 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2015 and 10 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $4.82M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $556K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.