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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

77 hedge funds and large institutions have $362M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

90% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 10

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 12

34.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 303.68%338.4% (+35%)

23% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $294M → $362M (+$68.7M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7077 (+7)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

93% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $866K | Put options by funds: $11.7M

Holders
77
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
2.05%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
19
Increased
18
Reduced
12
Closed
10
Calls
$866K
Puts
$11.7M
Net Calls
-$10.8M
Net Calls Change
-$3.05M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$185M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$41.3M
PAG
3
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$30.9M +$29.4M +2,397,860 New
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.2M +$216K +17,610 +2%
AA
5
Apriem Advisors
California
$10.7M +$8.35M +680,530 +462%
BIM
6
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$7.24M
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.32M +$2.56M +208,200 +74%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.11M +$26.3K +2,140 +0.5%
GIM
9
Guild Investment Management
California
$5.17M -$1.63M -132,500 -25%
Wells Fargo
10
Wells Fargo
California
$4.92M +$3.27M +266,430 +232%
Royal Bank of Canada
11
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.46M -$9.45K -770 -0.3%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.41M +$981K +79,920 +43%
DWM
13
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$2.68M +$2.55M +208,040 New
VF
14
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.58M +$2.46M +200,340 New
BlackRock
15
BlackRock
New York
$2.42M
CWM
16
Concert Wealth Management
California
$2.3M +$38K +3,100 +2%
AMM
17
American Money Management
California
$1.89M +$445K +36,290 +33%
NCM
18
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.8M
BIT
19
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.72M
M&T Bank
20
M&T Bank
New York
$1.7M
ACM
21
Avalon Capital Management
California
$1.65M -$2.94M -239,490 -65%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
22
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.53M +$461K +37,590 +47%
MHIC
23
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$1.37M
BBPWM
24
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.35M +$295K +24,060 +30%
SF
25
Synovus Financial
Georgia
$1.29M

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

77 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $362M — up 23% from $294M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new SGOL positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pinnacle Advisory Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.4M. The largest seller was Avalon Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.94M.

  • 77 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2016, up from 70 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $362M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2016, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2016 was Pinnacle Advisory Group, an estimated $29.4M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2016 was Avalon Capital Management, an estimated $2.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.