SPDR Gold Shares $GLD Stock Position Raised by Guidance Capital Inc.

Guidance Capital Inc. raised its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 378.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,476 shares during the period. SPDR Gold Shares accounts for about 1.3% of Guidance Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Guidance Capital Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $5,249,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. True Vision MN LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. True Vision MN LLC now owns 768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 3,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC now owns 946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $375,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. 42.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More SPDR Gold Shares News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Dollar weakness and softer-than-expected U.S. wholesale/producer inflation are making gold more attractive as an inflation hedge and lifting prices, supporting GLD demand. Update: Gold Moves Higher as the Dollar Weakens as U.S. Wholesale Price Inflation Rose Less Than Expected
• Positive Sentiment: Record Q1 inflows into Chinese gold ETFs (buyers included investors, wholesalers and reportedly the PBoC) point to strong physical demand that supports longer-term bullion holdings and GLD flows. Chinese gold ETFs see record inflows in Q1 as investors, wholesalers and the PBoC jumped on lower prices to stock up – WGC’s Jia
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical developments: hopes for de‑escalation/ceasefire talk recently have supported safe-haven bids and helped lift gold — a boost to GLD when risk events flare or calm. Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Rallies As Traders Bet On De-Escalation In The Middle East
• Positive Sentiment: Technical momentum: analysts note gold is pushing toward key resistance zones (around $4,800/$4,860 on XAUUSD). A clean breakout could accelerate flows into GLD from trend-following traders. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bullish Momentum Extends Toward Resistance Zone
• Neutral Sentiment: Big-bank views are conditional: UBS says gold could rally substantially if geopolitical uncertainty stays high and rate-cut expectations continue to ease — useful for positioning but dependent on macro outcomes. Gold will ‘rally substantially if geopolitical uncertainty remains high while interest rate expectations come down’ – UBS
• Negative Sentiment: Periodic dollar strength (e.g., after U.S.-Iran talks collapsed) and spikes in oil can revive inflation and Fed-hawkish bets, pressuring gold and GLD — recent headlines show both supportive and opposing short-term forces. Gold Falls as Dollar Strengthens After U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Collapse
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts warn safe‑haven demand is not guaranteed — commentary that gold’s safe‑haven status may be compromised and inflation worries can trigger sell-offs adds downside risk to GLD if macro narratives shift. ‘Gold is a high-beta asset’ and its safe-haven status is now ‘compromised’ – Brookings’ Brooks

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

Shares of GLD stock opened at $445.09 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $450.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $414.71. SPDR Gold Shares has a twelve month low of $291.78 and a twelve month high of $509.70. The company has a market capitalization of $163.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.20.

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.