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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

75 hedge funds and large institutions have $339M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 9 increasing their positions, 27 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

16.8% more ownership

Funds ownership: 309.14%325.95% (+17%)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7475 (+1)

6% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 17

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $390M → $339M (-$50.4M)

37% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.59M | Put options by funds: $5.73M

67% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 9 | Existing positions reduced: 27

Holders
75
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.35%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
18
Increased
9
Reduced
27
Closed
17
Calls
$3.59M
Puts
$5.73M
Net Calls
-$2.14M
Net Calls Change
-$1.95M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$190M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$37.9M
JPC
3
Jabodon PT Co
Nevada
$26.8M +$28.3M +2,262,000 New
LA
4
Lau Associates
Delaware
$11.8M -$8.21M -655,670 -40%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.46M -$1.54M -123,360 -13%
U
6
UBS
Switzerland
$9.02M +$5.61M +447,960 +143%
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.44M
Royal Bank of Canada
8
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.72M -$661K -52,820 -14%
VF
9
Virtu Financial
New York
$3.62M -$5.73M -457,810 -60%
BIM
10
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.56M
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.52M +$338K +26,990 +10%
JT
12
Jump Trading
Illinois
$2.83M +$2.99M +239,100 New
BlackRock
13
BlackRock
New York
$2.37M
AMM
14
American Money Management
California
$2.26M +$2.39M +191,120 New
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
15
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$2.11M -$2.75M -220,000 -55%
NCM
16
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.95M -$269K -21,500 -12%
Goldman Sachs
17
Goldman Sachs
New York
$1.73M -$125K -9,960 -6%
BIT
18
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.57M
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$1.39M -$129K -10,300 -8%
SF
20
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.18M
Susquehanna International Group
21
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.09M -$970K -77,520 -46%
TFO
22
Tarbox Family Office
California
$894K +$945K +75,500 New
PHS
23
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$790K -$12K -960 -1%
WA
24
WFG Advisors
Texas
$771K -$320K -25,600 -28%
CLOS
25
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$740K +$782K +62,500 New

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

75 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $339M — down 13% from $390M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SGOL positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 9 added to existing stakes and 27 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $5.61M. The largest seller was Baird, cutting an estimated $28.3M.

  • 75 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2013, up from 74 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $339M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2013, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2013 and 17 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2013 was UBS, an estimated $5.61M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2013 was Baird, an estimated $28.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.