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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $196M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 24 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

143% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.17M | Put options by funds: $3.36M

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

17% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 67 (+1)

14.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 242.65%257.36% (+15%)

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 95100 (+5)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $199M → $196M (-$2.23M)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 31

Holders
100
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+5.26%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
14
Increased
24
Reduced
31
Closed
8
Calls
$8.17M
Puts
$3.36M
Net Calls
+$4.81M
Net Calls Change
+$14.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAG
1
Pinnacle Advisory Group
Maryland
$19.6M -$12.8M -1,019,250 -39%
HighTower Advisors
2
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$16.2M -$129K -10,290 -0.8%
TCM
3
Tradewinds Capital Management
Washington
$11.6M +$11.7M +927,630 +24,284%
Bank of America
4
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11M +$84K +6,680 +0.8%
BIA
5
Barry Investment Advisors
Massachusetts
$10.5M +$18.1K +1,440 +0.2%
ACM
6
Alpha Capital Management
Texas
$10.1M -$60.7K -4,830 -0.6%
ACG
7
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$8.17M +$1.69M +134,420 +26%
GIM
8
Guild Investment Management
California
$8.07M +$3.6M +286,400 +79%
FI
9
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$7.32M +$7.39M +587,970 New
UIA
10
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$6.79M +$71.8K +5,710 +1%
JP Morgan Chase
11
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.66M
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$5.19M -$214K -17,050 -4%
WIM
13
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$5.16M -$690K -54,900 -12%
BA
14
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$4.22M -$124K -9,850 -3%
VF
15
Virtu Financial
New York
$4.07M -$3.49M -277,680 -46%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
16
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$4.07M +$370K +29,460 +10%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
17
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.76M +$27.8M +2,211,830 New
Morgan Stanley
18
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.23M -$584K -46,480 -15%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$3.22M -$436K -34,670 -12%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$3.22M +$1.64M +130,240 +102%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.77M +$441K +35,090 +19%
AMM
22
American Money Management
California
$2.69M -$14.3K -1,140 -0.5%
AC
23
Avestar Capital
New York
$2.53M +$515K +41,000 +25%
FFN
24
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$2.21M +$2.23M +177,730 New
FSA
25
Financial Services Advisory
Maryland
$2.16M -$70.2K -5,580 -3%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review

100 of the 4,620 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $196M — down 1.1% from $199M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new SGOL positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 24 added to existing stakes and 31 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), opening a new position worth an estimated $27.8M. The largest seller was Susquehanna International Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $18.7M sold.

  • 100 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2019, up from 95 in Q4 2018.
  • Funds reported $196M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2019, down 1.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2019 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2019 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $27.8M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2019 was Susquehanna International Group, an estimated $18.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.