abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
390 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.89B invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 114 increasing their positions, 144 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
3,160% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $46.9M | Put options by funds: $1.44M
35% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 31
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.77B → $1.89B (+$124M)
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 385 → 390 (+5)
0.44% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.89% → 36.45% (-0.44%)
7% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 26 (-2)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 114 | Existing positions reduced: 144
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MGP
Metis Global Partners
San Diego,
California
|
+$25.9M |
| 2 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$22.6M |
| 3 |
EFM
E Fund Management
Guangzhou,
China
|
+$19.9M |
| 4 |
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$15.4M |
| 5 |
GPC
Guardian Point Capital
Charlottesville,
Virginia
|
+$14.1M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
Paris,
France
|
-$20.1M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$15M |
| 3 |
GVCM
Global View Capital Management
Waukesha,
Wisconsin
|
-$12.3M |
| 4 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$10.1M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$9.26M |
SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
390 of the 7,613 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.89B — up 7% from $1.77B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new SGOL positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 114 added to existing stakes and 144 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Metis Global Partners, adding an estimated $25.9M. The largest seller was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, cutting an estimated $20.1M.
- 390 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q2 2025, up from 385 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $1.89B of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 31 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Metis Global Partners, an estimated $25.9M added.
- The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q2 2025 was BNP Paribas Financial Markets, an estimated $20.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.