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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

208 hedge funds and large institutions have $579M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

316% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.43M | Put options by funds: $344K

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 62

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

1.84% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.57%24.73% (-1.8%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 218208 (-10)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $631M → $579M (-$52.3M)

29% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 21

Holders
208
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-4.59%
% of All Funds
3.64%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
68
Reduced
62
Closed
21
Calls
$1.43M
Puts
$344K
Net Calls
+$1.09M
Net Calls Change
-$468K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$78.1M +$2.97M +173,153 +4%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$52M -$5.17M -301,075 -9%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$40.8M +$204K +11,900 +0.5%
CG
4
Colony Group
Massachusetts
$39.4M +$991K +57,670 +3%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$35.3M +$3.76M +218,851 +12%
DWM
6
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$31.1M +$8.06M +468,949 +34%
UIA
7
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$12M -$156K -9,056 -1%
AIP
8
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$11.8M -$1.46M -85,194 -15%
PPA
9
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$10.5M -$133K -7,740 -1%
HI
10
Hudock Inc
Pennsylvania
$10.3M -$9.71M -565,241 -48%
ACG
11
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$10.2M +$634K +36,884 +6%
WIM
12
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$9.91M +$121K +7,060 +1%
NDSI
13
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$9.84M +$364K +21,179 +4%
CC
14
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$9.68M +$9.87M +574,350 New
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$9.33M -$913K -53,149 -9%
Franklin Resources
16
Franklin Resources
California
$7.68M -$702K -40,837 -8%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.56M -$242K -14,064 -3%
BCM
18
Brookstone Capital Management
Illinois
$6.83M -$31.9M -1,856,526 -82%
AI
19
Atria Investments
North Carolina
$6.45M -$106K -6,195 -2%
LPL Financial
20
LPL Financial
California
$5.69M -$839K -48,834 -13%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$5.21M -$14.3M -834,048 -73%
Osaic Holdings
22
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$5.17M +$445K +25,922 +9%
S
23
swisspartners
Liechtenstein
$5.14M
AMM
24
American Money Management
California
$5.04M -$192K -11,184 -4%
PRS
25
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$4.63M +$660K +38,421 +16%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

208 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $579M — down 8.3% from $631M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of SGOL and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 68 added.

The largest buyer was Cypress Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.87M. The largest seller was Brookstone Capital Management, cutting an estimated $31.9M.

  • 208 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2021, down from 218 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $579M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2021, down 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2021 and 21 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2021 was Cypress Capital, an estimated $9.87M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2021 was Brookstone Capital Management, an estimated $31.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.