abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
407 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, 139 increasing their positions, 119 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.
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 (+$337M)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 139 | Existing positions reduced: 119
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 390 → 407 (+17)
4% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 27 (+1)
0.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 36.45% → 35.65% (-0.8%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MGP
Metis Global Partners
San Diego,
California
|
+$47.4M |
| 2 |
MCM
MAI Capital Management
Independence,
Ohio
|
+$16.9M |
| 3 |
GVCM
Global View Capital Management
Waukesha,
Wisconsin
|
+$14.2M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$13.4M |
| 5 |
LPL Financial
San Diego,
California
|
+$12.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PC
Pureheart Capital
Singapore,
|
-$38.4M |
| 2 |
QC
Quadrature Capital
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$29.1M |
| 3 |
FIM
Freedom Investment Management
Hartford,
Connecticut
|
-$12.8M |
| 4 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$12.5M |
| 5 |
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$10.1M |
SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review
407 of the 7,639 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 139 added to existing stakes and 119 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.
- 407 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q3 2025, up from 390 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.