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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $390M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 32 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 6

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7274 (+2)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $395M → $390M (-$5.34M)

2% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.35M | Put options by funds: $9.54M

16.29% less ownership

Funds ownership: 325.44%309.14% (-16%)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

72% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 32

Holders
74
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.78%
% of All Funds
2.4%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
9
Reduced
32
Closed
6
Calls
$9.35M
Puts
$9.54M
Net Calls
-$192K
Net Calls Change
+$2.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$210M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$41.8M
B
3
Baird
Wisconsin
$30.1M -$936K -71,500 -3%
LA
4
Lau Associates
Delaware
$21.6M +$912K +69,650 +4%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.1M -$2.55M -194,830 -17%
VF
6
Virtu Financial
New York
$9.99M -$6.69M -510,790 -40%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.01M -$13.4K -1,020 -0.2%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
8
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$5.2M -$10M -764,000 -66%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.8M +$792K +60,520 +20%
U
10
UBS
Switzerland
$4.1M -$179K -13,680 -4%
BIM
11
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.93M
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.53M -$1.57M -119,830 -31%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
13
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.65M +$2.65M +202,520 New
BlackRock
14
BlackRock
New York
$2.61M
NCM
15
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$2.43M
Susquehanna International Group
16
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.21M +$43.1K +3,290 +2%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.04M -$7.07M -539,870 -78%
PAS
18
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$1.92M +$1.92M +146,530 New
BIT
19
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.74M
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$1.6M -$134K -10,260 -7%
SF
21
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.31M
WA
22
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.19M -$34.7K -2,650 -3%
TH
23
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.14M -$787K -60,100 -41%
BSWMG
24
Barrington Strategic Wealth Management Group
Illinois
$1.11M -$182K -13,920 -14%
Wells Fargo
25
Wells Fargo
California
$1.04M +$1.7K +130 +0.2%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

74 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $390M — down 1.4% from $395M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new SGOL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 9 added to existing stakes and 32 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.65M. The largest seller was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, cutting an estimated $10M.

  • 74 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2013, up from 72 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $390M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2013, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2013 and 6 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2013 was Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, an estimated $2.65M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2013 was Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking, an estimated $10M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.