SPDR Gold Shares $GLD Shares Bought by Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC

Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC grew its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 1.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 77,769 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,317 shares during the quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $27,645,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in GLD. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 31,232.8% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,922,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $890,837,000 after acquiring an additional 2,913,079 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 3.0% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,222,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $434,701,000 after purchasing an additional 35,619 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 108.1% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,077,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $327,500,000 after purchasing an additional 559,507 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 15.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 854,436 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $260,458,000 after buying an additional 114,028 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 854,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $260,356,000 after buying an additional 47,264 shares in the last quarter. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting SPDR Gold Shares

Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Safe-haven buying around U.S.–Iran talks and related geopolitical risk is supporting gold demand, a direct driver for GLD’s rise. Gold Edges Higher as Traders Digest U.S.-Iran Talks
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and bank commentary remains bullish — Bank of America sees a path for gold toward $6,000, underpinning long-term allocations to GLD. Despite consolidating below $5,200, gold still has a path to $6,000, says Bank of America
• Positive Sentiment: Technical setups (bull pennant, holding 50-day/ Fibonacci support) point to potential upside continuation, supporting momentum trades into GLD. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Pennant Signals Potential Upside Breakout
• Neutral Sentiment: Media and retail interest remain high (stories on GLD’s strong 2025 performance and viral options trades), which can amplify moves but doesn’t guarantee sustained inflows. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF Soared by 64% in 2025, and It’s Already Crushing the Stock Market in 2026. Is It Too Late to Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term profit-taking, especially in silver, has applied intermittent pressure on gold—this can cap near-term gains in GLD if selling accelerates. Silver leads gold lower on profit-taking pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Some strategists warn momentum exhaustion if key resistance levels aren’t cleared soon, leaving room for pullbacks that would hurt GLD. Gold bulls need to break $5,200 and $5,300 soon or momentum exhaustion could see gold fall as far as $4,380/oz – Forex.com’s Hilal
• Negative Sentiment: Earlier intraday strength faded when the dollar and equities rallied, a reminder that macro moves can quickly reverse gold flows and pressure GLD. Update: Gold Falls Off a Three-Week High as the Dollar and Equities Rise

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

Shares of SPDR Gold Shares stock opened at $477.48 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $439.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $386.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $181.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. SPDR Gold Shares has a 12 month low of $261.25 and a 12 month high of $509.70.

SPDR Gold Shares Profile

SPDR Gold Trust (the Trust) is an investment trust. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust’s expenses. The Trust’s business activity is the investment of gold. The Trust creates and redeems Shares from time to time, but in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to certain authorized participants (Authorized Participants) on an ongoing basis. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold and any cash represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the combined net asset value of various Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.