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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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77 hedge funds and large institutions have $340M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.5M | Put options by funds: $2.75M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

3.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 336.59% → 333.45% (-3.1%)

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 82 → 77 (-5)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $375M → $340M (-$35.6M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

56% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
77
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-6.1%
% of All Funds
2.23%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
8
Increased
12
Reduced
27
Closed
13
Calls
$3.5M
Puts
$2.75M
Net Calls
+$746K
Net Calls Change
+$576K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
+$9.81M
2
M&T Bank
M&T Bank
New York
+$2.96M
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.45M
4
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$1.93M
5
IIA
IPG Investment Advisors
California
+$523K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
-$7.7M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$5.21M
3
PAS
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
-$1.52M
4
JT
Jump Trading
Illinois
-$1.39M
5
CLOS
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
-$815K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCI
76
Brinker Capital Investments
Pennsylvania
$7K – – –
Ameriprise
77
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$4K – – –
VF
78
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$5.21M -399,100 Closed
PAS
79
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
– -$1.52M -116,560 Closed
CLOS
80
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
– -$815K -62,500 Closed
SB
81
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
– -$461K -35,380 Closed
VKH
82
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$404K -30,950 Closed
GG
83
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
– -$209K -16,000 Closed
OC
84
Oppenheimer & Close
New York
– -$209K -16,000 Closed
Bank of New York Mellon
85
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
– -$205K -15,700 Closed
DAM
86
Doheny Asset Management
California
– -$202K -15,500 Closed
TFO
87
Tarbox Family Office
California
– -$130K -10,000 Closed
WAM
88
Weatherly Asset Management
California
– -$114K -8,770 Closed
CAW
89
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
– -$74K -5,710 Closed
BRWA
90
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
– -$44.1K -3,380 Closed
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

77 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $340M — down 9.5% from $375M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of SGOL and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 27 trimmed existing stakes and 12 added.

The largest buyer was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.81M. The largest seller was BlackRock Advisors, cutting an estimated $7.7M.

  • 77 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2014, down from 82 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $340M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 9.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, an estimated $9.81M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Advisors, an estimated $7.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.