GLD Institutional Ownership
Who owns Spdr Gold Trust and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 3,032 funds reported holding GLD at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 38.8% of the company.
- ▼1,102 buying vs 1,372 selling
- ●Held by funds -0.1 pts
- ▼Funds holding -140
- ▼Superinvestors: 1 added, 5 cut
- ▲Put/call 1.68 to 0.69
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 3,032 | 3,172 | −4.4% |
| In funds' top 10 | 213 | 345 | −38.3% |
| 13F shares | 137M | 137M | −0.3% |
| Held by funds | 38.8% | 38.9% | −0.1 pts |
| New positions | 107 | 232 | −53.9% |
| Increased | 995 | 1,057 | −5.9% |
| Reduced | 1,144 | 1,283 | −10.8% |
| Sold out | 228 | 134 | +70.1% |
| Calls (shares) | 17M | 24.5M | −30.6% |
| Puts (shares) | 13.1M | 66.3M | −80.2% |
| Put/call ratio | 0.69 | 1.68 | −59.3% |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in GLD
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Who owns GLD
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds3.4%
- Active managers and hedge funds51.7%
- Banks and brokers44.2%
- Pensions, insurers and other0.8%
The top 10 holders own 37.6% of all GLD shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
1,170 funds changed their position- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.Trimmed−647K sh
- True Freedom Investing, LLCTrimmed−211K sh
- Pinkerton Wealth, LLCTrimmed−181K sh
- Temasek Holdings (Private) LtdAdded+131K sh
- John Boyer, Inc.Trimmed−96K sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America Corp /de/ | 3.13% | 11M | $4.1B | −46K |
| 2 | Morgan Stanley | 3.05% | 10.8M | $4B | −159K |
| 3 | UBS Group AG | 2.01% | 7.1M | $2.6B | +514K |
| 4 | First Eagle Investment Management, LLC | 1.41% | 5M | $1.8B | +2.5M |
| 5 | LPL Financial LLC | 1.27% | 4.5M | $1.6B | −261K |
| 6 | Wells Fargo & Company/mn | 0.97% | 3.4M | $1.3B | −192K |
| 7 | BlackRock, Inc. | 0.86% | 3M | $1.1B | +1.5M |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial Inc | 0.68% | 2.4M | $881M | −15K |
| 9 | Royal Bank of Canada | 0.62% | 2.2M | $800M | −38K |
| 10 | Citigroup Inc | 0.60% | 2.1M | $784M | +464K |
- First Eagle Investment Management, LLC+2.5M sh+$931M
- BlackRock, Inc.+1.5M sh+$565M
- Bank of Montreal /can/+1.3M sh+$461M
- Mizuho Bank, Ltd.+810K sh+$298M
- Bank of Korea+680K sh+$250M
- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.+560K sh+$206M
- UBS Group AG+514K sh+$189M
- Citigroup Inc+464K sh+$171M
- Arizona PSPRS Trust−724K sh−$312M
- Diamant Asset Management, Inc.−695K sh−$256M
- Brevan Howard Capital Management LP−428K sh−$184M
- Jain Global LLC−495K sh−$182M
- FIL Ltd−478K sh−$176M
- Jpmorgan Chase & Co−468K sh−$173M
- Barclays PLC−431K sh−$159M
- Harvard Management Co Inc−406K sh−$149M
GLD institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most GLD stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of GLD was Bank of America Corp /de/, followed by Morgan Stanley and UBS Group AG. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of GLD is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 38.8% of GLD's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 38.9% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying GLD?
In Q2 2026, 1,102 funds bought GLD (107 of them new positions) and 1,372 sold (228 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 1 added and 5 cut. Our fund sentiment for GLD is bearish.
What is GLD's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $4.4B of GLD puts against $6.4B of calls, a put/call ratio of 0.69 (1.68 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this GLD ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.