GLDN - Insider Trading and Holdings Disclosure
Nicholas Gold Income ETF (GLDN) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management - Income industry, with a market capitalization near $95.4M, listed on NYSE, carrying a beta of 0.00 to the broader market. The fund seeks total return by investing primarily in gold-related investments, including gold bullion, gold futures, and securities of companies engaged in gold mining and production, with an income-focused strategy designed to generate yield alongside gold exposure. Led by David Alexis Nicholas, public since 2015-06-05.
Nicholas Gold Income ETF (GLDN) is an exchange-traded fund rather than an operating company, so the Section 16 insider-trading rules that produce Form 3/4/5 filings on equity tickers do not apply. ETFs do not have corporate officers, directors, or 10% shareholders in the registrant sense; the relevant disclosure surface for an ETF is its holdings schedule and the sponsor's investment-company filings.
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
- Market Cap
- $95.4M
- IPO Date
- 2015-06-05
- CEO
- David Alexis Nicholas
- Beta
- 0.00
What Disclosures Apply to GLDN as an ETF?
Registered ETFs disclose at the fund level via the N-1A (open-end) or N-2 (closed-end) prospectus, N-CSR and N-CSRS shareholder reports with audited or reviewed financials, N-PX annual proxy-voting records, and N-CEN annual census filings, all searchable through SEC EDGAR. Many ETFs additionally publish daily holdings on the sponsor's website; index-tracking funds rebalance against published index methodology rather than discretionary insider activity.
How ETF Holdings Affect Options Pricing
For options traders, the analog to insider-trading on equity tickers is the constituent-level news and earnings flow for the top holdings. Concentration risk in a thematic or sector ETF means a small number of constituents drive most of the price action and most of the implied-volatility surface. Single-name catalysts (earnings, M&A, regulatory rulings) on top holdings flow through to the ETF's implied volatility, skew, and dealer gamma profile. Pair the GLDN volatility skew and gamma exposure with the per-constituent news cycle to see how single-name flow propagates into the fund's options chain.
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Frequently asked GLDN insider trading questions
- Does GLDN have corporate insiders to track?
- Nicholas Gold Income ETF (GLDN) is an exchange-traded fund, so the Section 16 insider-trading rules that produce Form 3, 4, and 5 filings on equity tickers do not apply. ETFs do not have corporate officers, directors, or 10% beneficial-owner shareholders in the registrant sense. The relevant disclosure surface for an ETF is its holdings schedule and the sponsor's investment-company filings on SEC EDGAR.
- What disclosures does GLDN make at the fund level?
- Registered ETFs disclose at the fund level via the N-1A (open-end) or N-2 (closed-end) prospectus with subsequent 485 updates, N-CSR and N-CSRS semi-annual and annual shareholder reports with audited or reviewed financials, N-PX annual proxy-voting records, and N-CEN annual census filings, all searchable through SEC EDGAR. Many ETFs additionally publish daily holdings on the sponsor's website; index-tracking funds rebalance against published index methodology rather than discretionary insider activity.
- How does constituent-level news flow through GLDN?
- For options traders, the analog to insider-trading on equity tickers is the constituent-level news and earnings flow for the top holdings. Concentration risk in a thematic or sector ETF means a small number of constituents drive most of the price action and most of the implied-volatility surface. Single-name catalysts (earnings, M&A, regulatory rulings) on top holdings flow through to the ETF's implied volatility, skew, and dealer gamma profile.
- Where can I find GLDN holdings and AP activity?
- Daily holdings are typically published on the sponsor's website for transparent ETFs; full-year audited holdings appear in the N-CSR shareholder report. Authorized-participant creation and redemption baskets are not disclosed at the individual-AP level, but aggregate creation and redemption activity is observable through fund-level share-count changes reported in the daily NAV file and quarterly Form 13F filings of large institutional holders that include the ETF in their portfolios.