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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

70 hedge funds and large institutions have $294M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 10

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 10

21% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $242M → $294M (+$51.3M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6770 (+3)

6.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 309.95%303.68% (-6.3%)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $974K | Put options by funds: $8.71M

Holders
70
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.48%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
13
Increased
19
Reduced
10
Closed
10
Calls
$974K
Puts
$8.71M
Net Calls
-$7.74M
Net Calls Change
-$9.72M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$173M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$38.4M
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.1M -$739K -63,890 -6%
BIM
4
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$6.75M
GIM
5
Guild Investment Management
California
$6.41M +$5.7M +493,000 +1,214%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.66M +$10.8K +930 +0.2%
GWM
7
Gupta Wealth Management
California
$4.87M +$809K +69,980 +21%
ACM
8
Avalon Capital Management
California
$4.42M +$2.97M +256,820 +232%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.39M +$5.43K +470 +0.2%
Royal Bank of Canada
10
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.23M +$399K +34,530 +15%
JT
11
Jump Trading
Illinois
$2.57M +$2.47M +213,820 New
BlackRock
12
BlackRock
New York
$2.25M
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.22M +$138K +11,930 +7%
CWM
14
Concert Wealth Management
California
$2.12M -$2.37M -204,730 -54%
AA
15
Apriem Advisors
California
$1.77M +$1.69M +146,500 +19,533%
NCM
16
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.68M
BIT
17
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.6M
M&T Bank
18
M&T Bank
New York
$1.59M
Wells Fargo
19
Wells Fargo
California
$1.38M -$97.7K -8,450 -7%
AMM
20
American Money Management
California
$1.32M -$276K -23,880 -18%
MHIC
21
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$1.27M -$40.5K -3,500 -3%
SF
22
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.2M
LPL Financial
23
LPL Financial
California
$1.16M -$127K -11,000 -10%
Simplex Trading
24
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.02M +$980K +84,810 +33,924%
ACM
25
Argentus Capital Management
Texas
$992K +$955K +82,580 New

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

70 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $294M — up 21% from $242M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SGOL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Guild Investment Management, adding an estimated $5.7M. The largest seller was Concert Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $2.37M.

  • 70 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2016, up from 67 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $294M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2016, up 21% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2016 was Guild Investment Management, an estimated $5.7M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2016 was Concert Wealth Management, an estimated $2.37M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.