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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

230 hedge funds and large institutions have $697M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

26,933% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $811K | Put options by funds: $3K

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 62

0.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.31%25.95% (-0.36%)

8% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 25

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 237230 (-7)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $743M → $697M (-$46.2M)

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1211 (-1)

Holders
230
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-2.95%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
11
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-8.33%
% of All Funds
0.19%
New
23
Increased
75
Reduced
62
Closed
25
Calls
$811K
Puts
$3K
Net Calls
+$808K
Net Calls Change
-$819K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$83.1M -$2.69M -149,790 -3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$59.7M +$10.7M +598,034 +21%
HighTower Advisors
3
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$45.4M +$3.46M +192,878 +8%
UBS Group
4
UBS Group
Switzerland
$39.5M -$1.93M -107,500 -4%
IA
5
IFP Advisors
Florida
$30.7M
AIP
6
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$26.7M +$5.32M +296,175 +24%
GPC
7
Guardian Point Capital
Virginia
$22.1M -$13M -725,000 -36%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
8
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$21.2M +$9.58M +533,389 +77%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$16M +$3.01M +167,837 +22%
UIA
10
UBP Investment Advisors
Switzerland
$14.3M -$770K -42,897 -5%
WIM
11
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$12.1M -$202K -11,250 -2%
EP
12
Eudaimonia Partners
Tennessee
$11.8M +$4.81M +267,997 +65%
MLIM
13
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
$11.4M -$539K -30,000 -4%
CC
14
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$10.6M +$304K +16,909 +3%
ACG
15
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$10.2M +$213K +11,874 +2%
WAM
16
Worth Asset Management
Texas
$9.95M +$1.07M +59,794 +12%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$9.54M +$2.43M +135,108 +33%
NDSI
18
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$9.4M -$1.15M -63,843 -11%
VF
19
Virtu Financial
New York
$9.24M +$9.57M +533,197 New
Osaic Holdings
20
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$8.37M +$2.96M +164,906 +52%
Franklin Resources
21
Franklin Resources
California
$7.58M -$14K -780 -0.2%
PRS
22
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists
Idaho
$7.33M +$2.15M +119,945 +40%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$7.12M -$808K -44,988 -10%
Jane Street
24
Jane Street
New York
$6.48M -$221K -12,307 -3%
DWM
25
Darwin Wealth Management
Florida
$6.33M -$16.2M -901,748 -71%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

230 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $697M — down 6.2% from $743M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 25 funds closed out of SGOL and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $10.7M. The largest seller was Darwin Wealth Management, cutting an estimated $16.2M.

  • 230 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2022, down from 237 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $697M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2022, down 6.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2022 and 25 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $10.7M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2022 was Darwin Wealth Management, an estimated $16.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.