Almanack Investment Partners LLC. Acquires New Shares in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Almanack Investment Partners LLC. bought a new position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 44,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,267,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in IAU. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,864,000. Bison Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 78.5% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 16,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $831,000 after purchasing an additional 7,379 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 47.0% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,588,000 after purchasing an additional 8,609 shares during the period. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 34.7% in the 1st quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 3,214 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $189,000 after purchasing an additional 828 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 192.2% during the 1st quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 237,131 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,981,000 after purchasing an additional 155,970 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

iShares Gold Trust stock opened at $83.71 on Tuesday. iShares Gold Trust has a fifty-two week low of $49.51 and a fifty-two week high of $85.68. The stock has a market cap of $70.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $79.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.53.

Key iShares Gold Trust News

Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Gold Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical shock from the U.S. operation in Venezuela has spiked safe‑haven demand, lifting gold and underpinning IAU’s gains. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America and other strategists expect gold to be a primary hedge and performance driver in 2026, supporting ETF flows into bullion proxies like IAU. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentators note a breakout supported by dovish Fed expectations and higher oil/geopolitical risk, which tends to favor gold ETFs. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: 13F filings show some advisers (e.g., Endeavor Private Wealth) increasing holdings in IAU, signalling continued institutional interest. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro data (ISM manufacturing PMI slip) and oil moves are influencing near‑term direction — these are supportive for safe‑haven flows but add volatility. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Market structure/technical guides for active traders highlight key intra‑day entry and support/resistance levels — useful for trading IAU but not a directional catalyst by itself. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Some coverage warns of a likely short‑term technical correction after front‑month Comex futures jumped ~2.8% overnight, which could pause or reverse ETF inflows briefly. Article Title

iShares Gold Trust Company Profile

iShares Gold Trust (the Trust) is to own gold transferred to the Trust in exchange for shares issued by the Trust (Shares). Each Share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in the net assets of the Trust. The assets of the Trust consist of gold held by the Trust’s custodian on behalf of the Trust. The sponsor of the Trust is iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC (the Sponsor), which is an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc The trustee of the Trust is The Bank of New York Mellon (the Trustee) and the custodian of the Trust is JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., London branch (the Custodian).