31,181 Shares in iShares Gold Trust $IAU Acquired by Crown Wealth Group LLC

Crown Wealth Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 31,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,531,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Ehrlich Financial Group raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 15.3% during the 3rd quarter. Ehrlich Financial Group now owns 44,884 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,266,000 after purchasing an additional 5,943 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in iShares Gold Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,863,000. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 30.2% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 136,931 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,964,000 after purchasing an additional 31,746 shares in the last quarter. MA Private Wealth raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. MA Private Wealth now owns 157,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,480,000 after purchasing an additional 14,705 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Copperleaf Capital LLC raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 363.2% during the 3rd quarter. Copperleaf Capital LLC now owns 47,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,483,000 after purchasing an additional 37,533 shares in the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Gold’s safe-haven status and strong prices are supporting mining budgets and longer-term demand, which underpins bullion’s fundamentals and could help IAU over time. Gold’s safe-haven status is intact, high gold and silver prices are boosting exploration budgets – Heraeus
• Positive Sentiment: Some banks (e.g., Standard Chartered) see near-term risk but longer-term upside for gold, a reminder that strategic bullion demand could reassert itself if macro shocks or policy moves reverse. Gold price holds near $4,800 as Standard Chartered sees near-term risks, longer-term upside
• Neutral Sentiment: Commerzbank says silver’s fair value is nearer $40 but remains supported by higher gold—relevant to precious-metals flows but only indirectly affects IAU (a gold ETF). Silver’s fair value is closer to $40, but remains supported by higher gold prices – Commerzbank
• Neutral Sentiment: Russia has valued and is preparing to auction seized mining assets, a supply-side development to monitor for producer consolidation and longer-term supply dynamics; impact on spot gold is indirect. Russia values seized stake in gold producer UGC at $1.9 billion ahead of auction in May
• Negative Sentiment: Gold and silver fell sharply as the U.S. dollar index and Treasury yields ticked higher—classic headwinds for gold that explain much of IAU’s weakness today. Gold, silver sharply down amid upticks in USDX, bond yields
• Negative Sentiment: Stronger-than-expected U.S. retail data could delay Fed rate cuts, supporting the dollar and yields and creating downside pressure on gold prices and IAU. Gold prices could struggle as jump in US retail sales could delay rate cuts
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that Russia has already sold ~22 tonnes of gold this year add to supply-side pressure, a direct bearish data point for spot bullion. Russia has already sold 22 tonnes of gold this year amid declining ruble, rising deficits

iShares Gold Trust Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA IAU opened at $88.04 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $85.55. The firm has a market cap of $74.95 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.20. iShares Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $59.71 and a twelve month high of $104.40.

About iShares Gold Trust

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).