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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $342M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 7

59% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 17

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $320M → $342M (+$22.4M)

2% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $7.51M | Put options by funds: $7.4M

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 86 (0)

7.87% less ownership

Funds ownership: 344.54% → 336.67% (-7.9%)

Holders
86
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
2.14%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
12
Increased
27
Reduced
17
Closed
7
Calls
$7.51M
Puts
$7.4M
Net Calls
+$114K
Net Calls Change
-$5.62M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$217M
2
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$4.74M
3
DWM
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
+$3.53M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.49M
5
AI
Atria Investments
North Carolina
+$1.12M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$6.62M
2
PAG
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
-$3.33M
3
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$2.16M
4
Wolverine Trading
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
-$1.91M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.49M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JFGIW
76
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$18K +$17.8K +1,500 New
ASN
77
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$16K +$15.8K +1,330 New
NFG
78
Next Financial Group
Texas
$9K – – –
PMFA
79
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$9K – – –
IA
80
IFP Advisors
Florida
$6K – – –
SEI Investments
81
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$6K – – –
PSW
82
Portfolio Strategies (Washington)
Washington
$5K – – –
FDCDDQ
83
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$1.21K +$1.19K +100 New
NDSI
84
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$216 +$211K +17,830 New
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
85
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$121 – – –
VF
86
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$2.16M -193,300 Closed
Wolverine Trading
87
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$1.91M -161,400 Closed
UCFA
88
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
– -$1.19M -106,760 Closed
CAN
89
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
– -$299K -26,680 Closed
CFA
90
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$195K -17,500 Closed
PSC
91
Prentiss Smith & Co
Vermont
– -$104K -9,300 Closed
FTUS
92
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$78K -7,000 Closed
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

86 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $342M — up 7% from $320M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SGOL positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $217M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $6.62M.

  • 86 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2017, unchanged from Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $342M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2017, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $217M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $6.62M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.