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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $242M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,138% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.08M | Put options by funds: $93K

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6167 (+6)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 304.67%309.95% (+5.3%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256M → $242M (-$13.6M)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
67
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
11
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
$2.08M
Puts
$93K
Net Calls
+$1.99M
Net Calls Change
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SSB
51
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$65K
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$38K
AA
53
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$36K
Goldman Sachs
54
Goldman Sachs
New York
$30K -$340K -31,510 -92%
AFP
55
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$27K +$28.6K +2,650 New
BFEC
56
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$21K
IA
57
IFP Advisors
Florida
$21K +$21.6K +2,000 New
MFS
58
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$16K -$28K -2,600 -63%
CGH
59
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$16K
NCM
60
Nelson Capital Management
California
$15K
UFA
61
US Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$10K +$10.8K +1,000 New
AA
62
Apriem Advisors
California
$8K
NFG
63
Next Financial Group
Texas
$7K -$33.4K -3,100 -82%
ASN
64
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$5K
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
65
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$5K +$4.85K +450 New
Simplex Trading
66
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$2K +$2.7K +250 New
VF
67
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.89M -540,620 Closed
Bessemer Group
68
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$303K -27,800 Closed
William Blair & Company
69
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$207K -19,000 Closed
FCT
70
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
-$199K -18,250 Closed
PSI
71
Pinnacle Summer Investments
Virginia
-$83K -7,600 Closed
Parallax Volatility Advisers
72
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
-$67.3K -6,240 -100%
JWM
73
Jackson Wealth Management
Florida
-$7K -600 Closed
DLHL
74
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
-$2K -150 Closed

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $242M — down 5.3% from $256M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SGOL positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $3.43M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.89M sold.

  • 67 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2015, up from 61 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $242M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.43M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.