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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

220 hedge funds and large institutions have $584M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 76 reducing their positions, and 34 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

17,044% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.54M | Put options by funds: $9K

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 225220 (-5)

4.25% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.8%25.54% (-4.3%)

10% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 109 (-1)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 34

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 76

26% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $787M → $584M (-$203M)

Holders
220
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-2.22%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-10%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
30
Increased
66
Reduced
76
Closed
34
Calls
$1.54M
Puts
$9K
Net Calls
+$1.53M
Net Calls Change
-$188K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$73.6M -$14.3M -830,998 -16%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.4M +$4.09M +237,397 +11%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$39.2M +$20.2M +1,173,198 +96%
CG
4
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$34.2M +$2.92M +169,265 +9%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$29.1M +$1.58M +91,995 +5%
DWM
6
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$22.6M +$13.9M +809,547 +142%
AIP
7
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$19.5M -$13.7M -793,133 -40%
HI
8
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$18.8M +$2.17M +126,001 +12%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$18.1M +$324K +18,782 +2%
UIA
10
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$11.8M +$3.91M +226,904 +46%
LPL Financial
11
LPL Financial
California
$11.6M -$1.7M -98,769 -12%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$9.82M -$28.4M -1,648,530 -73%
AI
13
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$9.63M -$84.4K -4,900 -0.8%
ACG
14
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$9.46M -$709K -41,155 -7%
WIM
15
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$9.11M -$567K -32,925 -6%
PPA
16
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$8.7M -$1.46M -84,467 -14%
CC
17
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$8.65M +$401K +23,249 +5%
FTUS
18
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$8.45M +$8.45M +490,541 +1,980%
Franklin Resources
19
Franklin Resources
California
$8.17M +$172K +9,993 +2%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.88M -$1.81M -105,247 -18%
NDSI
21
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$7.06M +$7.41M +430,281 New
Mirae Asset Global Investments
22
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$6.25M -$525K -30,500 -7%
FI
23
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$5.29M -$41.6M -2,412,859 -89%
SI
24
SimpliFi Inc
California
$5.22M -$4.51M -261,926 -45%
VF
25
Virtu Financial
New York
$5.2M +$5.46M +317,069 New

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

220 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $584M — down 26% from $787M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 34 funds closed out of SGOL and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 76 trimmed existing stakes and 66 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $20.2M. The largest seller was FormulaFolio Investments, cutting an estimated $41.6M.

  • 220 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2021, down from 225 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $584M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2021, down 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2021 and 34 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2021 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $20.2M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2021 was FormulaFolio Investments, an estimated $41.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.