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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

218 hedge funds and large institutions have $631M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

534% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.84M | Put options by funds: $291K

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $584M → $631M (+$46.4M)

1.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.54%26.57% (+1%)

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 68

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 220218 (-2)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 23

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 95 (-4)

Holders
218
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-0.91%
% of All Funds
3.79%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
22
Increased
68
Reduced
68
Closed
23
Calls
$1.84M
Puts
$291K
Net Calls
+$1.55M
Net Calls Change
+$20K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$75.8M -$426K -24,468 -0.5%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$57.5M +$17.3M +992,149 +41%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$40.9M +$85.5K +4,907 +0.2%
BCM
4
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$39.1M +$38.9M +2,233,626 +11,188%
CG
5
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$38.8M +$3.37M +193,580 +9%
HighTower Advisors
6
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$31.8M +$1.74M +100,001 +6%
DWM
7
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$23.4M -$41.4K -2,377 -0.2%
HI
8
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$20M +$489K +28,061 +2%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
9
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.4M +$650K +37,272 +3%
UIA
10
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$12.3M +$122K +6,996 +1%
PPA
11
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.8M +$1.78M +102,129 +19%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$10.3M +$144K +8,290 +1%
WIM
13
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$9.88M +$450K +25,840 +5%
ACG
14
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$9.65M -$155K -8,886 -2%
NDSI
15
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$9.56M +$2.31M +132,371 +31%
AIP
16
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$9.48M -$11M -632,895 -53%
Franklin Resources
17
Franklin Resources
California
$8.43M -$34.6K -1,987 -0.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.86M -$311K -17,854 -4%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
19
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$7.14M +$680K +39,000 +10%
AI
20
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$6.61M -$3.45M -198,063 -34%
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$6.56M -$5.56M -318,788 -45%
ED
22
Exane Derivatives
France
$5.41M
AMM
23
American Money Management
California
$5.27M -$68.3K -3,920 -1%
S
24
swisspartners
Liechtenstein
$5.18M
FI
25
FormulaFolio Investments
Michigan
$4.92M -$177K -10,181 -3%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

218 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $631M — up 7.9% from $584M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of SGOL and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was Brookstone Capital Management, adding an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was Almanack Investment Partners, cutting an estimated $11M.

  • 218 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2021, down from 220 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $631M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2021, up 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2021 and 23 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2021 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $38.9M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2021 was Almanack Investment Partners, an estimated $11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.