Institutional gold allocations
From Bridgewater Associates to the Dutch pension fund DSM, major investors tend to have a long-term allocation in gold. We have gathered a list of some of the major institutional investors that have allocated funds into gold.
| Organisation | Allocation | Source | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlight Capital | 430 thousand GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (81.98 million USD) | Link Link |
15 November 2023 |
| Société Générale SA | Recommendation: 6% | Link | 23 March 2023 |
| Weaver Consulting Group | 9,910 GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (1.7 million USD) | Link | 11 January 2023 |
| Atlas Brown, Inc. | 4,750 GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (830 thousand USD) | Link | 11 January 2023 |
| WealthNavi Inc. | 1.723 million GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (301.2 million USD) | Link | 11 January 2023 |
| Synovus Financial Corp | 1.009 million GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (176.4 million USD) 183 thousand GLDM / SPDR Gold Minishares Trust shares (6.8 million USD) 40 thousand IAUM / iShares Gold Trust shares (1.4 million USD) |
Link | 11 January 2023 |
| Orbis Allan Gray Ltd. | 971 thousand GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (169.7 million USD) | Link | 11 January 2023 |
| Bridgewater Associates LP | 1.30 million GLD / SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) shares (227.5 million USD) 2.36 million IAU / iShares Gold Trust shares (84.2 million USD) |
Link | 10 January 2023 |
| Teacher Retirement System of Texas | 0.28 million GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (48.6 million USD) 2 million IAUM / iShares Gold Trust Micro shares (37.5 million USD) |
Link | 10 January 2023 |
| The Future Fund (Australia) | 200 million AUD | Link | 19 December 2022 |
| Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund | 5.0% (about 860 million USD) | Link Link |
30 November 2022 |
| Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund | 0.423 million GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares (73.9 million USD) | Link | 30 September 2022 |
| CPEV (Swiss pension fund) | Estimate: 2% | Q3 2022 quarterly report: Link Investment guidelines: Link News item: Link |
30 September 2022 |
| Bridgewater Associates' China | 214 million shares in top 3 Chinese ETFs (market value 813.6 million RMB) | Link | 15 September 2022 |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. | 50.7 million USD | Link | 17 August 2021 |
| Russian National Wealth Fund | Enabled gold allocations | Link | 27 May 2021 |
| Koninklijke DSM N.V. (Dutch pension fund) | 386 million EUR | Link | 12 May 2021 |
| Tesla | Enabled gold allocations | Link | 9 February 2021 |
| Pictet Asset Management | 924–1,320 million USD | Link (log in required) | 24 August 2020 |
| State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan | 101.8 tonnes | Link | Q2 2020 |
| University of Texas Investment Management Co. | 861.4 million USD | Link | September 2017 |
| Harvard Management Company | 15,891 GLD / SPDR Gold Trust shares | Link | 11 September 2014 |
