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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $320M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.5M | Put options by funds: $7.8M

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8086 (+6)

6.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 338.15%344.54% (+6.4%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $373M → $320M (-$53.8M)

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 28

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
12
Reduced
28
Closed
12
Calls
$13.5M
Puts
$7.8M
Net Calls
+$5.73M
Net Calls Change
+$7.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CAN
51
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$299K -$346K -29,230 -52%
WT
52
Whittier Trust
California
$285K -$59.1K -4,990 -16%
SFS
53
Strategic Financial Services
New York
$272K +$288K +24,300 New
Betterment LLC
54
Betterment LLC
New York
$263K +$279K +23,560 New
CIM
55
Cambria Investment Management
California
$247K +$262K +22,090 New
First Manhattan
56
First Manhattan
New York
$245K
PFO
57
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$224K +$237K +20,000 New
PAG
58
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$210K
FCT
59
Family Capital Trust
Massachusetts
$204K
BFA
60
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Massachusetts
$201K +$20.7K +1,750 +11%
CFA
61
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
$195K
AA
62
Apriem Advisors
California
$174K -$8.42M -710,950 -98%
AAC
63
Asset Advisors Corp
Georgia
$168K +$23.7K +2,000 +15%
AG
64
Advisor Group
Arizona
$150K -$64.5K -5,450 -29%
Barclays
65
Barclays
United Kingdom
$149K
PNC Financial Services Group
66
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$123K
PSC
67
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
$104K
Bank of Montreal
68
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$102K -$34K -2,870 -24%
GT
69
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$78K
FTUS
70
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$78K +$82.9K +7,000 New
AIM
71
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$77K -$829 -70 -1%
SSB
72
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$70K
TCM
73
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$43K
AA
74
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$39K
DADC
75
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$33K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

86 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $320M — down 14% from $373M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SGOL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.16M. The largest seller was Apriem Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.42M.

  • 86 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2016, up from 80 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $320M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.16M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Apriem Advisors, an estimated $8.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.