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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

384 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.77B invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 129 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

12,084% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $40M | Put options by funds: $328K

206% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 18

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2128 (+7)

16% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 129 | Existing positions reduced: 111

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.58B → $1.77B (+$184M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 355384 (+29)

1.9% more ownership

Funds ownership: 34.95%36.85% (+1.9%)

Holders
384
Holders Change
+29
Holders Change %
+8.17%
% of All Funds
5.15%
Holding in Top 10
28
Holding in Top 10 Change
+7
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.38%
New
55
Increased
129
Reduced
111
Closed
18
Calls
$40M
Puts
$328K
Net Calls
+$39.6M
Net Calls Change
+$37.4M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MGP
1
Metis Global Partners
California
$136M -$4.76M -174,025 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$132M +$91.8M +3,357,044 +315%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$105M +$2.12M +77,564 +2%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$88.7M +$6.24M +227,924 +8%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$73.7M +$12.9M +472,922 +24%
UBS Group
6
UBS Group
Switzerland
$56.8M +$1.24M +45,453 +2%
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$54.1M -$4.32M -158,087 -8%
LPL Financial
8
LPL Financial
California
$42.7M +$1.75M +64,015 +5%
PC
9
Pureheart Capital
$34.5M
PPH
10
Pure Portfolios Holdings
Oregon
$32M +$245K +8,942 +0.8%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$30.1M -$1.78M -65,020 -6%
AIP
12
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$22.6M -$3.63M -132,626 -15%
GPC
13
Guardian Point Capital
Virginia
$22.4M +$20.5M +750,000 New
TCM
14
Towneley Capital Management
California
$22M +$524K +19,136 +3%
EFG
15
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$21.5M +$198K +7,231 +0.9%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
16
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$19.3M +$17.6M +642,650 +10,814%
WIM
17
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$18.3M +$57.5K +2,100 +0.3%
ACG
18
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$17.1M -$73.1K -2,671 -0.5%
KAS
19
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$17M -$1.03M -37,593 -6%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$16.3M +$131K +4,784 +0.9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$16M +$620K +22,678 +4%
MLIM
22
Mountain Lake Investment Management
Florida
$15.8M +$2.25M +82,107 +18%
Renaissance Technologies
23
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15M +$9.55M +348,900 +226%
BTI
24
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$15M -$1.16M -42,436 -8%
QC
25
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$14.8M +$13.6M +495,875 New

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

384 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.77B — up 12% from $1.58B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new SGOL positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 37 holders — while 129 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $91.8M. The largest seller was Tudor Investment Corp, cutting an estimated $15.4M.

  • 384 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q1 2025, up from 355 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.77B of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q1 2025, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of +37 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $91.8M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Tudor Investment Corp, an estimated $15.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.