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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

294 hedge funds and large institutions have $900M invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 96 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,056% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.86M | Put options by funds: $179K

231% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 16

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $802M → $900M (+$98.2M)

12% more funds holding

Funds holding: 262294 (+32)

0.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.26%32.14% (+0.88%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1414 (0)

29% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 96

Holders
294
Holders Change
+32
Holders Change %
+12.21%
% of All Funds
4.29%
Holding in Top 10
14
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.2%
New
53
Increased
68
Reduced
96
Closed
16
Calls
$3.86M
Puts
$179K
Net Calls
+$3.68M
Net Calls Change
-$1.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$86.3M +$38.7M +2,048,642 +88%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$74.1M -$3.16M -166,934 -4%
MGP
3
Metis Global Partners
California
$65.4M +$8.51M +449,954 +16%
HighTower Advisors
4
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$48.3M -$327K -17,298 -0.7%
UBS Group
5
UBS Group
Switzerland
$29.9M -$1.32M -69,590 -4%
Wells Fargo
6
Wells Fargo
California
$27.7M +$1.39M +73,689 +6%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$26M -$1.01M -53,529 -4%
BTI
8
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$19.4M -$36.5M -1,928,200 -64%
Osaic Holdings
9
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$17.4M -$1.99M -105,224 -11%
LPL Financial
10
LPL Financial
California
$16.6M +$464K +24,564 +3%
TCM
11
Towneley Capital Management
California
$15.9M +$15.2M +805,248 New
EFG
12
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$13.8M +$658K +34,822 +5%
WIM
13
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$13.2M -$238K -12,590 -2%
ACG
14
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$12.8M -$1.34M -70,644 -10%
CC
15
Cypress Capital
Tennessee
$12.6M +$482K +25,519 +4%
MLIM
16
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
$12.3M -$983K -52,000 -8%
KAS
17
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$11.7M +$331K +17,489 +3%
FIM
18
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$11.5M -$1.23M -65,182 -10%
AIP
19
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$11.3M +$2.03M +107,594 +23%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
20
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$10.6M -$3.05M -161,139 -23%
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$9.91M +$863K +45,658 +10%
NDSI
22
Newman Dignan & Sheerar Inc
Rhode Island
$9.6M -$178K -9,434 -2%
AWM
23
Ameliora Wealth Management
Switzerland
$9.59M -$28.2K -1,493 -0.3%
EF
24
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$9.11M +$6.16M +326,034 +241%
FFA
25
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$9.1M -$232K -12,294 -3%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

294 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $900M — up 12% from $802M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new SGOL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 96 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $38.7M. The largest seller was Blue Trust Inc, cutting an estimated $36.5M.

  • 294 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2023, up from 262 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $900M of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2023, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 53 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2023 and 16 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $38.7M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2023 was Blue Trust Inc, an estimated $36.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.