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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

91 hedge funds and large institutions have $349M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 8

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 8691 (+5)

4.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 336.67%340.81% (+4.1%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 22

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $342M → $349M (+$6.89M)

57% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.68M | Put options by funds: $3.89M

Holders
91
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.81%
% of All Funds
2.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
13
Increased
24
Reduced
22
Closed
8
Calls
$1.68M
Puts
$3.89M
Net Calls
-$2.21M
Net Calls Change
-$2.33M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$222M
PAG
2
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$21.7M -$3.3M -270,400 -13%
BIA
3
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$9.6M +$9.73M +797,130 New
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$9.44M +$1.87M +153,400 +24%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$8.78M +$1.74M +142,740 +24%
JP Morgan Chase
6
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.65M -$19.4K -1,590 -0.3%
WIM
7
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$5.17M +$223K +18,300 +4%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$3.85M +$3.89M +318,740 New
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.67M -$36.7K -3,010 -1%
BA
10
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$3.64M -$43.7K -3,580 -1%
DWM
11
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$3.37M -$223K -18,260 -6%
HFM
12
Harvest Fund Management
China
$3.23M -$494K -40,440 -13%
ACP
13
Aveo Capital Partners
Colorado
$2.65M -$1.71K -140 -0.1%
Royal Bank of Canada
14
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.34M -$120K -9,800 -5%
Creative Planning
15
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.33M -$711K -58,270 -23%
AMM
16
American Money Management
California
$2.29M -$4.64K -380 -0.2%
VKH
17
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$2.25M +$1.09M +89,670 +92%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
18
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.97M +$165K +13,520 +9%
MHIC
19
Marble Harbor Investment Counsel
Massachusetts
$1.95M +$3.05K +250 +0.2%
CWM
20
Concert Wealth Management
California
$1.72M -$1.12M -92,130 -39%
AI
21
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$1.69M +$564K +46,200 +49%
NCM
22
Narwhal Capital Management
Georgia
$1.69M
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$1.48M +$49.9K +4,090 +3%
BBPWM
24
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.43M +$47K +3,850 +3%
Wolverine Trading
25
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.33M +$1.34M +109,880 New

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

91 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $349M — up 2% from $342M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new SGOL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Barry Investment Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.73M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, cutting an estimated $8.61M.

  • 91 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2017, up from 86 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $349M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2017, up 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2017 was Barry Investment Advisors, an estimated $9.73M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2017 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $8.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.