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abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
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465 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.55B invested in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 83 funds opening new positions, 133 increasing their positions, 145 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

419% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 83 | Existing positions closed: 16

21% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.6M | Put options by funds: $12.1M

15% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.23B → $2.55B (+$327M)

15% more funds holding

Funds holding: 406 → 465 (+59)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 26 (0)

0.79% less ownership

Funds ownership: 35.6% → 34.81% (-0.79%)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 133 | Existing positions reduced: 145

Holders
465
Holders Change
+59
Holders Change %
+14.53%
% of All Funds
5.65%
Holding in Top 10
26
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.32%
New
83
Increased
133
Reduced
145
Closed
16
Calls
$14.6M
Puts
$12.1M
Net Calls
+$2.56M
Net Calls Change
-$6.93M

Top Buyers

1
JG
Jain Global
New York
+$25.5M
2
LCAM
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$24.4M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$12.1M
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$11.9M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$9.45M

Top Sellers

1
MGP
Metis Global Partners
California
-$26M
2
GVCM
Global View Capital Management
Wisconsin
-$16.1M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$14.1M
4
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
-$12.9M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$9.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MGP
1
Metis Global Partners
California
$253M -$26M -658,097 -10%
JP Morgan Chase
2
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$179M +$9.45M +238,704 +6%
Bank of America
3
Bank of America
North Carolina
$157M +$3M +75,754 +2%
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$124M +$3.06M +77,300 +3%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$95.3M +$4.92M +124,404 +6%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$84.6M +$11.9M +300,746 +17%
HighTower Advisors
7
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$75.3M -$1.25M -31,505 -2%
UBS Group
8
UBS Group
Switzerland
$71.3M +$1.75M +44,164 +3%
GPC
9
Guardian Point Capital
Virginia
$53.4M +$3.96M +100,000 +8%
PPH
10
Pure Portfolios Holdings
Oregon
$41.6M -$65.9K -1,665 -0.2%
Envestnet Asset Management
11
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$41.4M -$1.67M -42,321 -4%
AIP
12
Almanack Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$41.3M -$1.84M -46,443 -4%
EFG
13
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$41M +$946K +23,905 +2%
JG
14
Jain Global
New York
$26.5M +$25.5M +644,220 New
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$25.8M +$281K +7,108 +1%
Mirae Asset Global Investments
16
Mirae Asset Global Investments
South Korea
$25.5M +$1.39M +35,000 +6%
LCAM
17
London & Capital Asset Management
United Kingdom
$25.3M +$24.4M +616,575 New
Raymond James Financial
18
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$24.3M +$3.53M +89,154 +18%
AWM
19
Ameliora Wealth Management
Switzerland
$24.2M +$3.17M +80,074 +16%
TCM
20
Towneley Capital Management
California
$24M -$891K -22,509 -4%
Cetera Investment Advisers
21
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$23.8M +$558K +14,097 +2%
MCM
22
MAI Capital Management
Ohio
$22.6M -$77.3K -1,954 -0.4%
KAS
23
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$22.2M +$1.16M +29,248 +6%
BL
24
BFSG LLC
California
$20.4M -$227K -5,737 -1%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$20.4M +$1.25M +31,588 +7%
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SGOL Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

465 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $2.55B — up 15% from $2.23B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 83 funds opened new SGOL positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 67 holders — while 133 added to existing stakes and 145 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jain Global, opening a new position worth an estimated $25.5M. The largest seller was Metis Global Partners, cutting an estimated $26M.

  • 465 institutional investors held abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) as of Q4 2025, up from 406 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.55B of abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF stock for Q4 2025, up 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 83 funds opened new abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF positions in Q4 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +67 holders.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF buyer in Q4 2025 was Jain Global, an estimated $25.5M added.
  • The largest abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF seller in Q4 2025 was Metis Global Partners, an estimated $26M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.