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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $375M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 6

9.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 327.12%336.59% (+9.5%)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7682 (+6)

5% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.61M | Put options by funds: $3.44M

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $359M → $375M (+$16.6M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

46% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
82
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.89%
% of All Funds
2.36%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
12
Increased
13
Reduced
24
Closed
6
Calls
$3.61M
Puts
$3.44M
Net Calls
+$170K
Net Calls Change
-$422K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$206M -$3.31M -261,250 -2%
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$41.8M
JPC
3
Jabodon PT Co
Nevada
$29.5M
LA
4
Lau Associates
Delaware
$12.6M -$6.33K -500 -0.1%
U
5
UBS
Switzerland
$11.9M -$4.05M -319,700 -26%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.74M -$221K -17,430 -3%
BIM
7
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$7.33M +$3.31M +261,250 +87%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.02M +$19.5K +1,540 +0.3%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$5.99M -$295K -23,290 -5%
VF
10
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.21M +$3.12M +246,610 +162%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$4.11M +$129K +10,180 +3%
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$2.61M
JT
13
Jump Trading
Illinois
$2.55M +$2.48M +195,500 New
AMM
14
American Money Management
California
$2.52M -$67.4K -5,320 -3%
NCM
15
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$2.15M
LPL Financial
16
LPL Financial
California
$1.8M +$161K +12,730 +10%
BIT
17
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.74M
PAS
18
Partnervest Advisory Services
California
$1.52M +$1.4M +110,560 +1,843%
SF
19
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.3M
TH
20
Timber Hill
Connecticut
$1.24M +$989K +78,050 +459%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$932K -$210K -16,600 -19%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$872K -$68.1K -5,380 -7%
PHS
23
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$869K -$2.28K -180 -0.3%
BBPWM
24
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$861K +$241K +19,050 +41%
Deutsche Bank
25
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$858K +$833K +65,800 New

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

82 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $375M — up 4.6% from $359M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new SGOL positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Investment Management, adding an estimated $3.31M. The largest seller was UBS, cutting an estimated $4.05M.

  • 82 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2014, up from 76 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $375M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2014, up 4.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2014 and 6 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2014 was BlackRock Investment Management, an estimated $3.31M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2014 was UBS, an estimated $4.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.