abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
74 hedge funds and large institutions have $390M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
50% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 72 → 74 (+2)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $395M → $390M (-$5.34M)
2% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.35M | Put options by funds: $9.54M
16.29% less ownership
Funds ownership: 325.44% → 309.14% (-16%)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
72% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 32
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Fairfield,
Iowa
|
+$2.65M |
| 2 |
PAS
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
|
+$1.92M |
| 3 |
LA
Lau Associates
Greenville,
Delaware
|
+$912K |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$792K |
| 5 |
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
|
+$549K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Tokyo,
Japan
|
-$10M |
| 2 |
BAAM
Baker Avenue Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$8.26M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$7.07M |
| 4 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
-$6.69M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.55M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MWR
76
McAdams Wright Ragen
Seattle,
Washington
| – | -$227K | -18,710 | Closed |
|
|
GIM
77
Guild Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$206K | -17,000 | Closed |
|
78
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$206K | -16,960 | Closed |
|
|
MFS
79
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| – | -$9K | -750 | Closed |
|
80
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$5K | -400 | Closed |
|
SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
74 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $390M — down 1.4% from $395M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SGOL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.65M. The largest seller was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, cutting an estimated $10M.
- 74 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2013, up from 72 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $390M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $2.65M added.
- The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, an estimated $10M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.