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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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384 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.77B invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12,084% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40M | Put options by funds: $328K

206% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 18

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 → 28 (+7)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 111

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.58B → $1.77B (+$184M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 355 → 384 (+29)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.95% → 36.85% (+1.9%)

Holders
384
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+8.17%
% of All Funds
5.15%
Holding in Top 10
28
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.38%
New
55
Increased
129
Reduced
111
Closed
18
Calls
$40M
Puts
$328K
Net Calls
+$39.6M
Net Calls Change
+$37.4M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$91.8M
2
GPC
Guardian Point Capital
Virginia
+$20.5M
3
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$17.6M
4
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$13.6M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$12.9M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Tudor Investment Corp
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
-$15.4M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
-$6.05M
3
HFM
Harvest Fund Management
China
-$5.65M
4
LS
Liquid Strategies
Georgia
-$4.91M
5
MGP
Metis Global Partners
California
-$4.76M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CAGAS
101
Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services
Minnesota
$2.69M +$18.2K +665 +0.7%
TNA
102
True North Advisors
Texas
$2.68M -$55.3K -2,020 -2%
AF
103
Amara Financial
California
$2.56M +$966K +35,322 +70%
CCFCSB
104
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
Massachusetts
$2.51M – – –
FFG
105
Fiduciary Financial Group
California
$2.51M -$91.2K -3,334 -4%
AFG
106
Atomi Financial Group
New York
$2.49M +$46.4K +1,697 +2%
PHS
107
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$2.47M +$41K +1,500 +2%
GM
108
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
$2.47M +$922K +33,690 +69%
Jones Financial Companies
109
Jones Financial Companies
Missouri
$2.47M +$525K +19,187 +30%
M
110
MATAURO
New York
$2.47M +$32.8K +1,199 +1%
AAS
111
Avantax Advisory Services
Texas
$2.46M -$22.3K -815 -1%
WWM
112
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$2.45M – – –
Stifel Financial
113
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$2.44M -$342K -12,493 -13%
HF
114
HRT Financial
New York
$2.33M +$777K +28,393 +57%
ADBIC
115
A.D. Beadell Investment Counsel
Wisconsin
$2.33M -$145K -5,300 -6%
MA
116
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$2.23M +$228K +8,349 +13%
Rockefeller Capital Management
117
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2.18M +$217K +7,940 +12%
PRS
118
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$2.17M -$3.02M -110,222 -60%
BAM
119
BOS Asset Management
Illinois
$2.17M +$5.47K +200 +0.3%
SFS
120
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$2.09M -$24.7K -903 -1%
CRWM
121
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$1.99M +$19.3K +706 +1%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
122
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1.88M +$59.3K +2,166 +4%
WAAG
123
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group
Kansas
$1.85M – – –
Creative Planning
124
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.83M -$101K -3,688 -6%
OIA
125
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$1.81M -$15.5K -567 -0.9%
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

384 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.77B — up 12% from $1.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new SGOL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $91.8M. The largest seller was Tudor Investment Corp, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 384 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2025, up from 355 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.77B of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $91.8M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Tudor Investment Corp, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.