We are live on ! Find out more
SGOL icon

abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $242M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 11 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,138% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.08M | Put options by funds: $93K

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6167 (+6)

5.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 304.67%309.95% (+5.3%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $256M → $242M (-$13.6M)

39% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 18

Holders
67
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+9.84%
% of All Funds
1.76%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
14
Increased
11
Reduced
18
Closed
7
Calls
$2.08M
Puts
$93K
Net Calls
+$1.99M
Net Calls Change
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$149M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$33.1M
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.1M +$3.43M +318,060 +42%
BIM
4
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$5.81M
JP Morgan Chase
5
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$4.87M
CWM
6
Concert Wealth Management
California
$3.95M +$1.87M +173,700 +84%
GWM
7
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$3.47M -$129K -11,950 -3%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.91M -$294K -27,260 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.43M +$255K +23,650 +11%
BlackRock
10
BlackRock
New York
$1.94M
Bank of America
11
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.79M +$204K +18,930 +12%
NCM
12
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.45M -$162K -15,000 -10%
AMM
13
American Money Management
California
$1.39M -$376K -34,840 -21%
BIT
14
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.38M
M&T Bank
15
M&T Bank
New York
$1.37M -$10.8K -1,000 -0.8%
Wells Fargo
16
Wells Fargo
California
$1.27M +$94.5K +8,760 +8%
Susquehanna International Group
17
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.2M +$1.25M +115,690 New
ACM
18
Avalon Capital Management
California
$1.15M -$964K -89,370 -45%
MHIC
19
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$858K +79,600 +266%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$1.13M +$455K +42,170 +65%
Citadel Advisors
21
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.1M -$410K -38,010 -26%
SF
22
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.03M
PHS
23
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$701K +$64.7K +6,000 +10%
BBPWM
24
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$695K -$360K -33,360 -33%
UMA
25
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$621K

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $242M — down 5.3% from $256M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SGOL positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 11 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $3.43M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.89M sold.

  • 67 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2015, up from 61 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $242M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2015, down 5.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.43M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2015 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $5.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.