Based on 35 hedge funds · latest filing: 2026 Q2 · updated quarterly
📉
Selling streak — 1 quarter in a row
For 1 consecutive quarter, more hedge funds reduced or closed their XAUG positions than added to them. Sustained institutional selling is a meaningful warning sign — these are professionals with deep research teams collectively deciding to exit.
📊
High ownership — 90% of 3.0Y peak
90% of all-time peak
35 funds currently hold this stock — 90% of the 3.0-year high of 39 funds (reached 2026 Q1). Ownership is elevated but not yet at maximum concentration. Room to grow, but watch if the trend reverses.
📶
Steady growth — +9% more funds vs a year ago
fund count last 6Q
+3 new funds entered over the past year (+9% YoY). Gradual, steady growth in institutional ownership is generally a healthy signal — not a speculative rush, but consistent conviction.
🔴
Heavy selling pressure — only 29% buying
9 buying22 selling
Last quarter: 22 funds sold vs only 9 buyers. This is widespread institutional distribution — not a few funds rebalancing, but a broad exit. High conviction bearish signal.
⚠️
Fewer new buyers each quarter (-6 vs last Q)
new funds entering per quarter
Funds opening this position for the first time: 6 → 4 → 10 → 4. Each quarter fewer new institutions are entering. This usually means most funds that wanted in are already in — the stock is well-known but the pool of potential new buyers is shrinking.
📌
Mixed — 37% long-term, 20% new
■ 37% conviction (2yr+)
■ 43% medium
■ 20% new
Of the 35 current holders: 13 (37%) held >2 years, 15 held 1–2 years, and 7 entered in the last year. A mixed base — the stock has long-term believers but also recent buyers who haven't been tested by a downturn yet.
➡️
Steady discovery — ~4 new funds/quarter
6 → 6 → 4 → 10 → 4 new funds/Q
New funds entering each quarter: 6 → 4 → 10 → 4. Consistent flow of new institutional buyers without clear acceleration or slowdown.
🏛️
Veteran-anchored — 46% veterans vs 29% newcomers
■ 46% veterans
■ 26% 1-2yr
■ 29% new
Entry-cohort mix of 35 holders: 16 (46%) are 2+ year veterans, 9 entered 1–2 years ago, and 10 (29%) joined within the past year. A veteran-weighted cap table skews toward institutional memory over fresh momentum.
📋
Smaller funds dominant — 17% AUM from top-100
17% from top-100 AUM funds
7 of 35 holders rank in the top 100 by AUM, but together hold only 17% of total institutional value. The stock is held primarily by smaller and mid-sized funds.
4.4
out of 10
Moderate Exit Risk
Exit risk score 4.4/10 — some crowding factors present, but no critical concentration. Watch ownership trend over the next 1–2 quarters for direction.