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SPDR Gold Trust

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SPDR Gold Trust is a commodity contracts brokers & dealers company on ARCA. As of Q3 2025, 2,580 institutional investors hold shares in this company, with total holdings valued at $45.3B. BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ is the largest holder with a position valued at $4.2B.

COMMODITY CONTRACTS BROKERS & DEALERS
Country
United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in GLD as of Q3 2025

All Institutions

Institutions
2,580
Value Held
$45.3B
Shares Held
127.8M
Avg Position
$17.6M
Median Position
$1.2M

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds
73
Value Held
$1.9B
Shares Held
5.4M
Avg Position
$26.5M
Median Position
$4.3M

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in GLD as of Q3 2025

InstitutionPosition Value
$4.2B
0.32% of portfolio
MORGAN STANLEY logo
MORGAN STANLEY
RIA/Wealth
$4.0B
0.25% of portfolio
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group AG
Institution
$2.4B
0.47% of portfolio
L
$1.6B
0.48% of portfolio
$1.5B
0.31% of portfolio
$899.8M
1.64% of portfolio
BlackRock, Inc. logo
BlackRock, Inc.
Institution
$892.5M
0.02% of portfolio
$843.5M
0.27% of portfolio
$564.0M
0.08% of portfolio
$556.3M
0.24% of portfolio

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for GLD in Q3 2025

Traded
+$2.1B
Buyers
1,302
Sellers
790
Total Bought
+$5.9B
Total Sold
$3.7B
Avg Position
$17.0M

Biggest Buyers

InstitutionNet Bought
+$556.3M
+1.6M shares
Jain Global LLC logo
Jain Global LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
+$470.7M
+1.3M shares
BARCLAYS PLC logo
BARCLAYS PLC
Institution
+$400.0M
+15.9K shares
+$321.8M
+905.1K shares
CITIGROUP INC logo
CITIGROUP INC
Institution
+$305.8M
+860.4K shares
P
Parallax Volatility Advisers, LLC
Hedge FundVol Arbitrage
+$194.8M
+548.1K shares
H
+$178.2M
+503.1K shares
+$157.9M
+444.1K shares
+$155.1M
+-12.5K shares
+$116.7M
+328.4K shares

Biggest Sellers

InstitutionNet Sold
$703.7M
2.0M shares
$557.4M
1.6M shares
Bridgewater Associates, LP logo
Bridgewater Associates, LP
Hedge FundGlobal Macro
$337.3M
1.1M shares
$306.2M
861.4K shares
$264.5M
744.2K shares
M
$219.5M
720.0K shares
$147.4M
414.6K shares
$88.0M
247.5K shares
$75.2M
246.6K shares
$67.5M
221.5K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited GLD in Q3 2025

New Positions
150
New Value
$872.3M
Exited Positions
84
Exited Value
$919.6M

New Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
BARCLAYS PLC logo
BARCLAYS PLC
Institution
$400.0M
1.1M shares
$155.1M
436.3K shares
$69.6M
195.8K shares
$36.9M
103.7K shares
$35.9M
100.9K shares
$26.6M
74.9K shares
A
Arrowpoint Asset Management, LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$13.3M
37.5K shares
$11.0M
30.8K shares
$9.9M
27.8K shares
$8.1M
22.7K shares

Exited Positions

InstitutionPrevious Position
Bridgewater Associates, LP logo
Bridgewater Associates, LP
Hedge FundGlobal Macro
$337.3M
1.1M shares
M
$219.5M
720.0K shares
$75.2M
246.6K shares
$67.5M
221.5K shares
$33.7M
110.5K shares
Centiva Capital, LP logo
Centiva Capital, LP
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$27.7M
90.9K shares
$22.9M
75.2K shares
$20.9M
68.7K shares
M
Murchinson Ltd.
Institution
$15.2M
50.0K shares
$11.3M
37.1K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in GLD as of Q3 2025

Call Positions
92
Call Value
$53.3B
Put Positions
73
Put Value
$25.3B

Call Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
$10.2B
286.4K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC logo
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$8.0B
225.9K contracts
Castle Hook Partners LP logo
Castle Hook Partners LP
Hedge FundGlobal Macro
$7.6B
214.6K contracts
$7.0B
198.3K contracts
Jain Global LLC logo
Jain Global LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$3.6B
100.6K contracts
BlackRock, Inc. logo
BlackRock, Inc.
Institution
$2.8B
77.4K contracts
$1.9B
54.0K contracts
$1.8B
52.1K contracts
P
Parallax Volatility Advisers, LLC
Hedge FundVol Arbitrage
$1.4B
39.2K contracts
P
PEAK6 LLC
Institution
$1.3B
35.8K contracts

Put Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
$5.9B
165.0K contracts
$3.7B
105.1K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC logo
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$3.6B
100.5K contracts
T
Twin Tree Management, LP
Hedge FundVol Arbitrage
$1.5B
41.4K contracts
$1.4B
39.9K contracts
Jain Global LLC logo
Jain Global LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$1.0B
29.4K contracts
W
Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd.
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$1.0B
28.3K contracts
$929.8M
26.2K contracts
CITIGROUP INC logo
CITIGROUP INC
Institution
$886.0M
24.9K contracts
$812.8M
23.1K contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with GLD as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

InstitutionPortfolio Weight
71.09%
$123.6M
C
62.66%
$135.7M
58.55%
$179.3M
G
GRUSS & CO INC
Institution
52.44%
$19.9M
35.99%
$15.7M
Bleichroeder LP logo
Bleichroeder LP
Hedge FundValue
33.05%
$168.8M
31.83%
$46.6M
25.96%
$7.3M
22.74%
$69.6M
22.14%
$33.3M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in GLD

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Squarepoint Ops LLC
Hedge FundQuant
Portfolio ManagerMichael Gottlieb
Portfolio Value
$46.9B
Positions
2,531
Last Reported
Q3 2025
AddressNew York, NY
Sector Allocation
Technology: 22.10%TechnologyETF: 13.90%ETFConsumer Cyclical: 11.90%Consumer CyclicalHealthcare: 9.80%HealthcareIndustrials: 9.50%IndustrialsFinancial Services: 9.30%Financial ServicesConsumer Defensive: 5.80%Communication Services: 5.40%Energy: 3.20%Utilities: 2.70%Basic Materials: 2.30%Real Estate: 1.10%
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Position in SPDR Gold Trust

Market Value
$41.5M
Shares Held
116.8K
Portfolio Weight
0.09%
Owned Since
2022-Q4
Top HoldingSectorMarket ValueWeight
ETF
ETF
$5.5B11.75%
2
Amazon logo
Amazon
AMZN
Specialty Retail
Consumer Cyclical
$983.1M2.10%
3
Nvidia logo
Nvidia
NVDA
Semiconductors
Technology
$935.8M1.99%

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