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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $294M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 10

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $242M → $294M (+$51.3M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6770 (+3)

6.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 309.95%303.68% (-6.3%)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $974K | Put options by funds: $8.71M

Holders
70
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.48%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
10
Closed
10
Calls
$974K
Puts
$8.71M
Net Calls
-$7.74M
Net Calls Change
-$9.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$150K
Bank of Montreal
52
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$141K +$93.6K +8,100 +219%
Creative Planning
53
Creative Planning
Kansas
$134K
PSC
54
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$112K
GT
55
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$84K
SSB
56
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$75K
VCM
57
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$68K -$16.2K -1,400 -20%
AA
58
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$42K
SBL
59
Sargent Bickham Lagudis
Colorado
$42K +$40.6K +3,510 New
DADC
60
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$36K +$34.7K +3,000 New
BFEC
61
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$24K
CGH
62
Cleary Gull Holdings
Wisconsin
$18K
MFS
63
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$18K
NCM
64
Nelson Capital Management
California
$17K
AF
65
Arrow Financial
New York
$12K +$11.6K +1,000 New
NFG
66
Next Financial Group
Texas
$8K
IA
67
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6K -$17.3K -1,500 -75%
DLHL
68
Donald L. Hagan LLC
Florida
$2K +$1.73K +150 New
BWA
69
Burt Wealth Advisors
Maryland
$2K +$2.31K +200 New
Susquehanna International Group
70
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$1.34M -115,690 Closed
Citadel Advisors
71
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$1.23M -106,150 Closed
UMA
72
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
-$621K -60,000 Closed
Jane Street
73
Jane Street
New York
-$246K -23,750 Closed
Fiera Capital (Canada)
74
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
-$207K -20,000 Closed
Goldman Sachs
75
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$30K -2,920 Closed

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

70 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $294M — up 21% from $242M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SGOL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guild Investment Management, adding an estimated $5.7M. The largest seller was Concert Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $2.37M.

  • 70 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2016, up from 67 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $294M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Guild Investment Management, an estimated $5.7M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Concert Wealth Management, an estimated $2.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.