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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

80 hedge funds and large institutions have $373M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 11 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

136% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 11

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7780 (+3)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $362M → $373M (+$11.2M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 33 (0)

0.24% less ownership

Funds ownership: 338.4%338.15% (-0.24%)

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.62M | Put options by funds: $5.06M

Holders
80
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.9%
% of All Funds
2.13%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
8
Increased
26
Reduced
11
Closed
4
Calls
$3.62M
Puts
$5.06M
Net Calls
-$1.44M
Net Calls Change
+$9.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$184M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$41M
PAG
3
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$29.5M +$217K +16,710 +0.7%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$19.1M +$6.05M +465,680 +45%
AA
5
Apriem Advisors
California
$9.31M -$1.32M -101,230 -12%
BIM
6
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$7.2M
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.82M +$546K +42,050 +9%
JP Morgan Chase
8
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.06M -$8.96K -690 -0.1%
GIM
9
Guild Investment Management
California
$5.1M -$45.2K -3,480 -0.9%
Creative Planning
10
Creative Planning
Kansas
$4.92M +$4.84M +372,830 +3,389%
CWM
11
Concert Wealth Management
California
$4.88M +$2.62M +201,630 +112%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$3.43M -$1.47M -113,330 -30%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.36M -$27.5K -2,120 -0.8%
DWM
14
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$3.29M +$626K +48,210 +23%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.25M -$189K -14,570 -5%
BlackRock
16
BlackRock
New York
$2.4M
ACM
17
Avalon Capital Management
California
$2.32M +$683K +52,600 +41%
UCFA
18
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.24M +$999K +76,900 +79%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.11M +$962K +74,070 +82%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.01M +$498K +38,290 +32%
AMM
21
American Money Management
California
$1.92M +$46.1K +3,550 +2%
NCM
22
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.79M
BIT
23
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.71M
M&T Bank
24
M&T Bank
New York
$1.69M
BBPWM
25
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.56M +$219K +16,860 +16%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

80 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $373M — up 3.1% from $362M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new SGOL positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 26 added to existing stakes and 11 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $6.05M. The largest seller was Virtu Financial, cutting an estimated $2.36M.

  • 80 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2016, up from 77 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $373M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2016, up 3.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2016 was UBS Group, an estimated $6.05M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2016 was Virtu Financial, an estimated $2.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.