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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
PB
201
Pinnacle Bancorp
Nebraska
$3K – – –
TRCT
202
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$3K +$1.99K +116 +130%
VNA
203
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$3K +$3.01K +175 New
PWA
204
Phoenix Wealth Advisors
North Carolina
$2K -$481 -28 -18%
AWA
205
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$2K – – –
CFN
206
Cordasco Financial Network
Florida
$2K – – –
JFA
207
JNBA Financial Advisors
Minnesota
$2K – – –
IF
208
Ironwood Financial
Arizona
$1K – – –
FTUS
209
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
– -$4.54M -267,160 Closed
IWM
210
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$651K -38,346 Closed
ICP
211
Ironvine Capital Partners
Nebraska
– -$292K -17,213 Closed
CCA
212
Column Capital Advisors
Indiana
– -$255K -15,000 Closed
TSS
213
Two Sigma Securities
New York
– -$233K -13,715 Closed
FTA
214
Financial & Tax Architects
Missouri
– -$209K -12,315 Closed
MIAN
215
Mariner Independent Advisor Network
Kansas
– -$204K -12,008 Closed
ASN
216
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$202K -11,876 Closed
Wolverine Trading
217
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$201K -11,721 Closed
TM
218
Titan Managers
Arizona
– -$180K -11,000 Closed
FI
219
Financial Insights
Washington
– -$1.35M -7,950 Closed
SB
220
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
– -$76K -4,478 Closed
TCOV
221
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
– -$17K -1,000 Closed
MA
222
Modus Advisors
Minnesota
– -$16K -937 Closed
M
223
MOTCO
Texas
– -$15K -868 Closed
First Manhattan
224
First Manhattan
New York
– -$14K -864 Closed
EDRH
225
Edmond de Rothschild Holding
Switzerland
– -$11K -650 Closed
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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.