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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

324 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.3B invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2024 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 100 increasing their positions, 92 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

429% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.5M | Put options by funds: $472K

164% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 14

34% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $968M → $1.3B (+$331M)

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1618 (+2)

7% more funds holding

Funds holding: 304324 (+20)

3.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.84%34.1% (+3.3%)

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 100 | Existing positions reduced: 92

Holders
324
Holders Change
+20
Holders Change %
+6.58%
% of All Funds
4.65%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.26%
New
37
Increased
100
Reduced
92
Closed
14
Calls
$2.5M
Puts
$472K
Net Calls
+$2.03M
Net Calls Change
+$301K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MGP
1
Metis Global Partners
California
$117M +$28.3M +1,197,086 +35%
Bank of America
2
Bank of America
North Carolina
$83.8M -$176K -7,417 -0.2%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$55M +$5.62M +237,505 +12%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$52.5M -$9.23M -390,177 -16%
HighTower Advisors
5
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$50.5M -$2.09M -88,159 -4%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$42.8M +$4.71M +198,927 +13%
QC
7
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$35.7M +$33.6M +1,421,303 New
Envestnet Asset Management
8
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$33.8M +$1.13M +47,842 +4%
Focus Partners Wealth
9
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$29.8M +$1.27M +53,855 +57%
PPH
10
Pure Portfolios Holdings
Oregon
$25.4M +$23.9M +1,011,341 New
AIP
11
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$23.3M +$3.9M +164,995 +22%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$22.7M +$2.88M +121,842 +16%
JP Morgan Chase
13
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$22.3M +$16.7M +706,134 +393%
Bank of Montreal
14
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$20.7M +$19.3M +817,597 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
15
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$19.3M +$3.33M +140,831 +22%
EFG
16
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$19.1M +$847K +35,777 +5%
TCM
17
Towneley Capital Management
California
$18.6M -$955K -40,359 -5%
WIM
18
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$16.1M -$477K -20,140 -3%
EF
19
Empowered Funds
Pennsylvania
$15.9M +$10.2M +431,540 +214%
ACG
20
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$15.5M -$215K -9,075 -1%
AWM
21
Ameliora Wealth Management
Switzerland
$15.3M +$2.66M +112,222 +23%
KAS
22
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$14.9M -$992K -41,902 -7%
MLIM
23
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
$14.4M -$1.42M -60,000 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
24
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$13.5M +$864K +36,511 +7%
BTI
25
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$13.5M -$884K -37,360 -6%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2024 in Review

324 of the 6,964 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2024, worth a combined $1.3B — up 34% from $968M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new SGOL positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 100 added to existing stakes and 92 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $33.6M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $9.23M.

  • 324 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2024, up from 304 in Q2 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.3B of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2024, up 34% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 37 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2024 and 14 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2024 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $33.6M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.23M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2024.