iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Purchased by B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.

B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 15.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 92,893 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,671 shares during the quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $6,760,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,875 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the period. Axecap Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.0% during the third quarter. Axecap Investments LLC now owns 14,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,042,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC raised its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.8% during the third quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 7,854 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $572,000 after purchasing an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Sincerus Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sincerus Advisory LLC now owns 5,184 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $377,000 after buying an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Regatta Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 0.5% during the third quarter. Regatta Capital Group LLC now owns 27,161 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,977,000 after acquiring an additional 145 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Safe‑haven buying and technical breakouts pushed gold toward the $5,000/oz milestone, directly supporting IAU’s NAV and ETF flows. Gold News: Fresh All-Time High
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple outlets report record highs and bullish momentum for gold and platinum, reinforcing demand for gold ETFs as portfolio hedges against geopolitical and macro risk. Gold, silver hit new record highs
• Positive Sentiment: Major banks raised long‑term gold targets (e.g., Bank of America and Goldman Sachs), which can stoke investor interest in gold exposure via IAU. Bank of America sees $6,000 gold Goldman Sachs raises 2026 target
• Positive Sentiment: Industry capacity moves (MKS PAMP plans U.S. expansion) and stronger retail demand for jewelry indicate durable physical gold demand, supportive for bullion‑backed ETFs. MKS PAMP US expansion
• Neutral Sentiment: New ETF offerings that mix gold, other metals and crypto signal growing investor appetite for alternatives to fiat — could lift overall demand but also create allocation choices versus pure‑gold ETFs like IAU. Bitwise/Proficio alternative ETF
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warn silver’s move to triple digits looks like an interim blow‑off top and could face a sharp 30%–50% correction — a metals market stumble could spill into gold sentiment. Silver blow‑off top warning
• Negative Sentiment: Easing geopolitical tensions (U.S.–Europe) have previously trimmed gold’s safe‑haven bid and remain a tail risk that could reverse recent gains. Gold falls as tensions ease

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

IAU opened at $93.79 on Monday. iShares Gold Trust has a 1-year low of $51.52 and a 1-year high of $93.95. The company has a market capitalization of $79.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $82.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $73.95.

iShares Gold Trust 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).