Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Has $24.05 Million Stock Holdings in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 3.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 296,283 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,807 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $24,049,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Dakota Community Bank & Trust NA acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Key Capital Management INC acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. 59.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Large drop in short interest — Short interest in IAU fell ~44% to 5.94M shares as of Apr. 15, leaving only ~0.7% of shares short and a short-interest ratio of 0.9 days. Fewer shorts reduces potential selling pressure and can support the ETF’s price on rebounds.
• Positive Sentiment: Consumer sentiment and short-term inflation expectations eased, lifting spot gold to session highs and offering near-term support for gold-linked ETFs. Spot gold at session highs after Consumer Sentiment ticks up to 49.8, one-year inflation expectations dip to 4.7%
• Neutral Sentiment: Official and institutional demand remains a backdrop — periodic central-bank and China buying is cited as support for gold, which helps the long-term thesis for IAU but may not prevent short-term volatility. Gold demand anchored in mispriced risk as China buying signals ‘dip’ opportunity
• Negative Sentiment: Technical breakdowns and analyst forecasts point to further downside — multiple technical pieces (rising-wedge and wedge breakdowns) highlight failed moving-average support and downside targets, signaling near-term weakness for gold and IAU. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Rising Wedge Breakdown Pressure Builds
• Negative Sentiment: Macro forces — a stronger U.S. dollar, rising Treasury yields and an oil-price spike are pressuring gold by raising real yields and delaying rate-cut expectations, which typically weighs on gold and IAU. Gold News: Strong Dollar and Oil Spike Pressure Gold Price Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Supply-side note — Azerbaijan sold nearly 22 tonnes of gold in Q1, adding to supply dynamics that can modestly pressure price in the near term. Azerbaijan’s state oil fund sells nearly 22 tonnes gold Q1

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IAU opened at $88.75 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $91.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.83. iShares Gold Trust has a one year low of $59.71 and a one year high of $104.40. The firm has a market cap of $75.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.20.

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).