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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $359M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.98M | Put options by funds: $2.38M

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 9

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $339M → $359M (+$19.3M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7576 (+1)

1.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 325.95%327.12% (+1.2%)

7% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 15

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 32 (-1)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.33%
% of All Funds
2.2%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-33.33%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
10
Increased
16
Reduced
15
Closed
9
Calls
$2.98M
Puts
$2.38M
Net Calls
+$592K
Net Calls Change
+$2.73M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$202M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$40.4M
JPC
3
Jabodon PT Co
Nevada
$28.5M
U
4
UBS
Switzerland
$15.5M +$5.95M +467,840 +61%
LA
5
Lau Associates
Delaware
$12.2M -$349K -27,490 -3%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.7M -$2.39M -188,300 -24%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6.09M +$2.36M +185,770 +63%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.8M
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.85M -$115K -9,050 -3%
BIM
10
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.79M
BlackRock
11
BlackRock
New York
$2.52M
AMM
12
American Money Management
California
$2.5M +$90.1K +7,090 +4%
NCM
13
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$2.07M
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$1.92M -$1.95M -153,640 -50%
BIT
15
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.68M
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.58M +$102K +8,000 +7%
SF
17
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.26M
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$1.11M +$349K +27,440 +45%
AA
19
Apriem Advisors
California
$1.06M +$1.07M +83,920 New
TFO
20
Tarbox Family Office
California
$956K
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$910K +$328K +25,810 +56%
WA
22
WFG Advisors
Texas
$859K +$38.1K +3,000 +5%
PHS
23
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$842K
CLOS
24
Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA
Switzerland
$788K
AA
25
AlphaMark Advisors
Kentucky
$786K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

76 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $359M — up 5.7% from $339M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new SGOL positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 16 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS, adding an estimated $5.95M. The largest seller was Jump Trading, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.83M sold.

  • 76 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2014, up from 75 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $359M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2014, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2014 and 9 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2014 was UBS, an estimated $5.95M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2014 was Jump Trading, an estimated $2.83M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.