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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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208 hedge funds and large institutions have $579M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $344K

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 62

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.57% → 24.73% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 218 → 208 (-10)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $631M → $579M (-$52.3M)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
208
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-4.59%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
68
Reduced
62
Closed
21
Calls
$1.43M
Puts
$344K
Net Calls
+$1.09M
Net Calls Change
-$468K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CC
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
+$9.87M
2
DWM
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
+$8.06M
3
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$3.76M
4
GM
GeoWealth Management
Illinois
+$3.15M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BCM
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
-$31.9M
2
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
-$14.3M
3
HI
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
-$9.71M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$5.17M
5
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$4.54M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OC
151
Oppenheimer & Co
New York
$229K +$8.8K +512 +4%
LB
152
Legacy Bridge
Iowa
$227K – – –
AAIM
153
Asset Advisors Investment Management
Georgia
$219K – – –
SWM
154
Spire Wealth Management
Virginia
$209K – – –
SFG
155
Sovereign Financial Group
Connecticut
$203K -$5.69K -331 -3%
MA
156
MBA Advisors
Pennsylvania
$199K -$3.38K -197 -2%
SWM
157
SeaCrest Wealth Management
New York
$196K +$2.75K +160 +1%
AA
158
Apriem Advisors
California
$195K -$12K -700 -6%
CA
159
Cetera Advisors
Colorado
$194K +$9.11K +530 +5%
SIG
160
Sargent Investment Group
Maryland
$191K +$195K +11,330 New
Simplex Trading
161
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$188K – – –
BAS
162
Brown Advisory Securities
Maryland
$181K -$126K -7,330 -41%
ACM
163
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
$178K -$8.64K -503 -5%
SGCA
164
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$177K – – –
ANTB
165
AMG National Trust Bank
Colorado
$173K +$4.29K +250 +3%
GP
166
Greenline Partners
New York
$170K – – –
NB
167
Northwest Bancshares
Pennsylvania
$169K +$172K +10,000 New
LTI
168
Laffer Tengler Investments
Tennessee
$164K +$62.3K +3,629 +59%
PA
169
Parallel Advisors
California
$126K +$68.6K +3,994 +115%
SSB
170
Sandy Spring Bank
Maryland
$107K – – –
EBA
171
Eagle Bay Advisors
New York
$84K – – –
SC
172
SouthState Corp
Florida
$76K +$77.3K +4,500 New
AFG
173
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$71K – – –
TCM
174
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$65K -$200K -11,624 -75%
Group One Trading
175
Group One Trading
Illinois
$59K -$81.8K -4,759 -58%
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

208 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $579M — down 8.3% from $631M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SGOL and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was Cypress Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.87M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $31.9M.

  • 208 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2021, down from 218 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $579M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 21 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Cypress Capital, an estimated $9.87M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $31.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.