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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

406 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.23B invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 137 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

823% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.6M | Put options by funds: $1.15M

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 22

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.89B → $2.23B (+$336M)

14% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 137 | Existing positions reduced: 120

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 389406 (+17)

4% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2526 (+1)

0.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.41%35.6% (-0.81%)

Holders
406
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+4.37%
% of All Funds
5.33%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+4%
% of All Funds
0.34%
New
44
Increased
137
Reduced
120
Closed
22
Calls
$10.6M
Puts
$1.15M
Net Calls
+$9.49M
Net Calls Change
-$36M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
MGP
1
Metis Global Partners
California
$251M +$47.4M +1,434,787 +27%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$152M -$12.5M -378,479 -8%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$138M +$3.18M +96,381 +3%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$109M +$1.52M +46,144 +2%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$80.8M +$586K +17,766 +0.8%
HighTower Advisors
6
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$68.7M +$503K +15,245 +0.8%
LPL Financial
7
LPL Financial
California
$64.7M +$12.4M +377,074 +27%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$62.3M +$3.61M +109,398 +7%
GPC
9
Guardian Point Capital
Virginia
$44.2M
AIP
10
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$38.7M +$8.51M +257,924 +32%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$38.6M +$2M +60,661 +6%
PPH
12
Pure Portfolios Holdings
Oregon
$37.4M +$126K +3,820 +0.4%
EFG
13
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$35.8M +$638K +19,334 +2%
WIM
14
Waverton Investment Management
United Kingdom
$23.8M +$682K +20,670 +3%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$22.9M +$2.22M +67,124 +12%
TCM
16
Towneley Capital Management
California
$22.4M -$754K -22,835 -4%
ACG
17
Allen Capital Group
Nebraska
$21.6M +$321K +9,732 +2%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
18
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$21.6M +$2.05M +62,000 +12%
Cetera Investment Advisers
19
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$20.8M +$5.19M +157,388 +38%
MCM
20
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$20.3M +$16.9M +511,522 +1,277%
KAS
21
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$18.8M -$2.94M -88,968 -15%
AWM
22
Ameliora Wealth Management
Switzerland
$18.7M -$182K -5,518 -1%
BL
23
BFSG LLC
California
$18.5M -$122K -3,695 -0.7%
Raymond James Financial
24
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$18.5M +$1.04M +31,409 +7%
GVCM
25
Global View Capital Management
Wisconsin
$18.1M +$14.2M +431,489 +705%

SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

406 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $2.23B — up 18% from $1.89B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new SGOL positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 137 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Metis Global Partners, adding an estimated $47.4M. The largest seller was Pureheart Capital, exiting entirely with an estimated $38.4M sold.

  • 406 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2025, up from 389 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.23B of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q3 2025, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q3 2025 and 22 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q3 2025 was Metis Global Partners, an estimated $47.4M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q3 2025 was Pureheart Capital, an estimated $38.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.