Paulson & Co. Maintains Position in SPDR Gold Trust

Paulson & Co., the hedge fund founded by billionaire John Paulson, maintained its stake in the SPDR Gold Trust during the first quarter, according to a government filing.

As of March 31, Paulson held 17.3 million shares in the exchange-traded product backed by the precious metal, unchanged from the end of the fourth quarter, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed today.

The SPDR Trust is the biggest exchange-traded product backed by gold.

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