Financial & Tax Architects LLC Raises Stock Holdings in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Financial & Tax Architects LLC boosted its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 1,344.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,372 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,723 shares during the quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $3,714,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,723,000 after acquiring an additional 1,903 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 77.8% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 5,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,438,000 after acquiring an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the first quarter valued at approximately $16,014,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 4.8% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,829,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. purchased a new position in SPDR Gold Shares in the second quarter worth $337,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting SPDR Gold Shares

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

• Positive Sentiment: Daily ETF flows show fresh demand for GLD — the fund gathered about $550M on April 1, which supports spot-gold exposure and liquidity for GLD holders. Daily ETF Flows: GLD Gathers $550M
• Positive Sentiment: Central banks remain net buyers of gold, a structural demand tailwind that supports bullion and GLD over the medium term. Central banks remain net gold buyers
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market bounce: some analysts note a short-term recovery in gold (weekly rebound, reclaiming moving-average support), which can stabilize GLD if momentum continues. Gold Weekly Price Analysis – Gold Continues to Fight Back
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF positioning vs. alternatives — coverage notes GLD offers superior liquidity and a low expense ratio vs. some peers (IAU, SGDM, SIL), meaning investors may prefer GLD for core gold exposure even as other funds outperform intermittently. GLD or IAU ETF pick
• Negative Sentiment: Macro headwinds: a spike in oil shifted the rate outlook higher, lifting inflation concerns and Treasury yields — this reduces gold’s safe-haven appeal and pressured prices. Gold Drops As Oil Spike Shifts Rate Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Dollar and bond-yield strength ahead of key U.S. data (NFP) has applied near-term selling pressure on gold, which typically drags GLD lower while yields rise. Gold and Silver Technical Analysis: Prices Under Pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Minor institutional trimming: a small 13F disclosure shows Balboa Wealth Partners cut its GLD position (~15.8% of its holding), a modest signal but not large enough alone to move the market. Balboa Wealth Partners sells GLD

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

Shares of GLD stock opened at $429.41 on Monday. SPDR Gold Shares has a 12-month low of $272.58 and a 12-month high of $509.70. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $454.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $410.15. The company has a market cap of $157.34 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09.

About SPDR Gold Shares

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.