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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

86 hedge funds and large institutions have $320M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

73% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $13.5M | Put options by funds: $7.8M

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 12

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8086 (+6)

6.39% more ownership

Funds ownership: 338.15%344.54% (+6.4%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $373M → $320M (-$53.8M)

57% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 28

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 30 (-3)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+7.5%
% of All Funds
2.15%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
12
Reduced
28
Closed
12
Calls
$13.5M
Puts
$7.8M
Net Calls
+$5.73M
Net Calls Change
+$7.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BA
1
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$161M
BG
2
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$35.8M
PAG
3
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$26.3M -$724K -61,130 -3%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.8M -$4.13M -348,430 -23%
BIM
5
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$6.28M
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$5.82M +$6.16M +520,410 New
JP Morgan Chase
7
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.25M -$40.7K -3,440 -0.7%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.85M -$1.17M -98,800 -19%
WIM
9
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$4.46M +$4.72M +398,700 New
HFM
10
Harvest Fund Management
China
$4.02M +$4.26M +359,920 New
Creative Planning
11
Creative Planning
Kansas
$3.5M -$833K -70,320 -18%
BA
12
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$3.25M +$3.44M +290,590 New
CWM
13
Concert Wealth Management
California
$2.62M -$1.73M -146,300 -38%
Bank of America
14
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.57M -$380K -32,120 -12%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.5M -$354K -29,940 -12%
ACP
16
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.45M +$2.6M +219,360 New
VF
17
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.16M +$2.07M +174,450 +925%
BlackRock
18
BlackRock
New York
$2.1M
Wolverine Trading
19
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.8M +$1.26M +106,600 +195%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
20
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.63M -$128K -10,800 -7%
NCM
21
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.56M
AMM
22
American Money Management
California
$1.56M -$123K -10,380 -7%
BIT
23
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$1.49M
M&T Bank
24
M&T Bank
New York
$1.48M
MHIC
25
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$1.39M +$145K +12,250 +11%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

86 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $320M — down 14% from $373M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new SGOL positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Susquehanna International Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.16M. The largest seller was Apriem Advisors, cutting an estimated $8.42M.

  • 86 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2016, up from 80 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $320M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2016 and 12 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2016 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $6.16M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2016 was Apriem Advisors, an estimated $8.42M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.