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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

140 hedge funds and large institutions have $279M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 39 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

457% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 7

314% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.33M | Put options by funds: $1.53M

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $216M → $279M (+$63.5M)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 109140 (+31)

36% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 39

38% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 85 (-3)

223.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 246.27%23.22% (-223%)

Holders
140
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+28.44%
% of All Funds
2.76%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-37.5%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
39
Increased
25
Reduced
39
Closed
7
Calls
$6.33M
Puts
$1.53M
Net Calls
+$4.8M
Net Calls Change
-$2.62M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
CSIA
1
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory
California
$62.8M +$61.3M +4,293,342 New
AIP
2
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$21.1M +$5.39M +377,541 +38%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$19.7M +$4.69M +328,586 +32%
HighTower Advisors
4
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$17.7M -$351K -24,600 -2%
ACG
5
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$11.1M -$304K -21,247 -3%
FI
6
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$9.1M +$1.67M +116,673 +23%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.04M +$2.19M +153,392 +33%
SI
8
SimpliFi Inc
California
$8.34M +$270K +18,902 +3%
UBS Group
9
UBS Group
Switzerland
$7.04M -$151K -10,577 -2%
WIM
10
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$6.93M -$28.6K -2,000 -0.4%
UIA
11
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$6.38M -$2.59M -181,560 -29%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
12
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$6.32M +$563K +39,439 +10%
AMM
13
American Money Management
California
$4.58M -$2.71K -190 -0.1%
TI
14
tru Independence
Oregon
$4.54M +$4.28M +299,884 New
BA
15
BCM Advisors
Louisiana
$4.04M -$1.15M -80,358 -23%
CC
16
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$3.88M +$130K +9,133 +4%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
17
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$3.76M -$28.4M -1,990,647 -90%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$3.48M +$3.4M +238,027 New
Royal Bank of Canada
19
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$3.19M +$33.6K +2,349 +1%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$2.75M -$1.12M -78,402 -29%
FFN
21
Focus Financial Network
Minnesota
$2.5M -$229K -16,062 -9%
VF
22
Virtu Financial
New York
$2.21M +$2.16M +151,285 New
WWM
23
WT Wealth Management
Arizona
$2.12M +$59.5K +4,162 +3%
HI
24
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$2.09M -$23.7K -1,660 -1%
LPL Financial
25
LPL Financial
California
$1.98M +$113K +7,925 +6%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

140 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $279M — up 29% from $216M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 39 funds opened new SGOL positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 32 holders — while 25 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, opening a new position worth an estimated $61.3M. The largest seller was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), cutting an estimated $28.4M.

  • 140 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2019, up from 109 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $279M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2019, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 39 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2019 and 7 closed out, a net change of +32 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2019 was Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, an estimated $61.3M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2019 was Carson Wealth (CWM LLC), an estimated $28.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.