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Institutional ownership of GAUG from SEC Form 13F filings across 81 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.

13F holders

$154.8M

value, 2026 filers

54.7%

of shares outstanding (3.8M sh)

new positions (2026 filers)

Top institutional holders

ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of GAUG's shares outstanding

#	Manager	Shares	Value	% of fund	% of co.	Δ shares QoQ
1	Arax Advisory Partners	1.5M	$63.2M	0.4%	21.9%	+93.3%
2	COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC	279,530	$11.6M	0.0%	4%	-3.2%
3	RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC	253,335	$10.5M	0.0%	3.6%	-12.6%
4	Kestra Advisory Services, LLC	181,305	$7.5M	0.0%	2.6%	-23.2%
5	MILESTONE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC	149,372	$6.2M	1.0%	2.1%	+3.5%
6	OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.	119,908	$5.0M	0.0%	1.7%	-2.8%
7	Americana Partners, LLC	93,760	$3.9M	0.1%	1.3%	-40.5%
8	Cetera Investment Advisers	75,168	$3.1M	0.0%	1.1%	-4.4%
9	SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP	67,608	$2.8M	0.0%	1%	+109.3%
10	CITY HOLDING CO	55,600	$2.3M	0.3%	0.8%	-16.5%
11	LPL Financial LLC	54,972	$2.3M	0.0%	0.8%	-51.0%
12	Sage Capital Advisors,llc	54,533	$2.3M	0.5%	0.8%	-0.1%
13	ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	51,556	$2.1M	0.0%	0.7%	-11.7%
14	INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC	47,072	$1.9M	0.0%	0.7%	-50.4%
15	FOUNDERS FINANCIAL SECURITIES LLCNEW	44,760	$1.9M	0.1%	0.6%	new
16	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	44,435	$1.8M	0.0%	0.6%	-7.5%
17	Brookstone Capital Management	43,958	$1.8M	0.0%	0.6%	+0.2%
18	Horizon Investments, LLC	42,313	$1.8M	0.0%	0.6%	-47.0%
19	WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC	38,015	$1.6M	0.1%	0.5%	-7.0%
20	C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors	35,170	$1.5M	0.1%	0.5%	0.0%
21	OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLCNEW	30,932	$1.3M	0.0%	0.4%	new
22	Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.	29,818	$1,235	0.0%	0.4%	-2.0%
23	MAI Capital Management	29,110	$1.2M	0.0%	0.4%	-63.4%
24	Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC	28,785	$1.2M	0.0%	0.4%	-0.8%
25	Janney Montgomery Scott LLCNEW	26,024	$1,078	0.0%	0.4%	new

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.