abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
82 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6
9.47% more ownership
Funds ownership: 327.12% → 336.59% (+9.5%)
8% more funds holding
Funds holding: 76 → 82 (+6)
5% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.61M | Put options by funds: $3.44M
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $359M → $375M (+$16.6M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
46% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 24
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIM
BlackRock Investment Management
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$3.31M |
| 2 |
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
|
+$3.12M |
| 3 |
JT
Jump Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.48M |
| 4 |
PAS
Partnervest Advisory Services
Santa Barbara,
California
|
+$1.4M |
| 5 |
TH
Timber Hill
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$989K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$4.05M |
| 2 |
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
-$3.31M |
| 3 |
AA
Apriem Advisors
Irvine,
California
|
-$1.05M |
| 4 |
TFO
Tarbox Family Office
Newport Beach,
California
|
-$830K |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$304K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NCM
76
Nelson Capital Management
Menlo Park,
California
| $22K | +$20.9K | +1,650 | New |
|
77
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
| $13K | – | – | – |
|
|
AA
78
Apriem Advisors
Irvine,
California
| $13K | -$1.05M | -82,890 | -99% |
|
|
MFS
79
MSI Financial Services
Springfield,
Massachusetts
| $10K | – | – | – |
|
|
BCI
80
Brinker Capital Investments
Berwyn,
Pennsylvania
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
|
NES
81
New England Securities
New York
| $8K | – | – | – |
|
82
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $5K | -$8.87K | -700 | -66% |
|
|
83
Jane Street
New York
| – | -$304K | -24,090 | Closed |
|
|
CA
84
Cetera Advisors
Denver,
Colorado
| – | -$206K | -16,390 | Closed |
|
|
VCM
85
Vigilant Capital Management
Portland,
Maine
| – | -$38K | -3,000 | Closed |
|
|
HI
86
Hudock Inc
Williamsport,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$31K | -2,450 | Closed |
|
87
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$3K | -240 | Closed |
|
|
PP
88
Palladium Partners
Norfolk,
Virginia
| – | -$1K | -60 | Closed |
|
SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
82 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $375M — up 4.6% from $359M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SGOL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.31M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $4.05M.
- 82 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2014, up from 76 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $375M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Investment Management, an estimated $3.31M added.
- The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $4.05M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.