Traders Purchase Large Volume of iShares Gold Trust Call Options (NYSEARCA:IAU)

iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Investors purchased 16,025 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 52% compared to the typical daily volume of 10,511 call options.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $101.57 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $52.46 and a twelve month high of $104.40. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $84.09 and its 200-day moving average is $74.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Koa Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Koa Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $595,000 after acquiring an additional 265 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 56.6% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 518,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,049,000 after buying an additional 187,176 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 296,283 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $24,049,000 after buying an additional 9,807 shares in the last quarter. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Midwest Capital Advisors LLC now owns 110,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,994,000 after buying an additional 6,874 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 8.7% during the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 64,039 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,198,000 after acquiring an additional 5,119 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: Geopolitical safe-haven flows: Ongoing tensions with Iran are lifting bullion demand and supporting prices, which directly benefits IAU as a gold-backed ETF. Gold Rises Amid Ongoing Iran Tensions
• Positive Sentiment: Macro backdrop — weaker dollar and Fed expectations: Coverage citing a softer dollar and bets on eventual easing have propelled gold to record highs, underpinning ETF flows into IAU. Gold’s Glittering Run Pushes Prices Above $5,500
• Positive Sentiment: Structural demand and central-bank buying: World Gold Council and market commentary point to durable demand drivers (lower rates, bond-market uncertainty) that support longer-term ETF allocations. Gold Demand to Remain Strong as Investors Reassess Risk, WGC Says
• Positive Sentiment: New institutional buyers: Tether’s plan to allocate up to 15% of its portfolio to physical gold adds a sizable, structural buyer to the market, supporting ETF flows including IAU. Tether CEO aims to allocate up to 15% of its portfolio to gold
• Positive Sentiment: ETF momentum & IAU option buying: Gold ETFs are in the top momentum tier, lifting flows; unusual IAU option activity (notably higher call volume) suggests speculative and hedged bullish positioning in the ETF today. Gold ETFs Hit Elite Momentum Tier
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/strategy commentary: Banks and strategists are issuing higher multi‑year price targets (some as far out as $6,000+ or scenarios to $8,000), which can attract longer-term flows but also widen divergence in short-term expectations. Here’s How Gold Hits $8,000, According to J.P. Morgan
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term technical risk and profit-taking: Several market reports flag a bearish outside day, profit-taking and a sharp pullback already occurring in intraday action — increasing the chance of consolidation or a meaningful short-term retracement that would pressure IAU. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Volatility Signals Near-Term Pullback Risk Gold (XAUUSD) Forecast – Gold Dives 3% Amid Profit-Taking
• Negative Sentiment: Blow-off/top warnings: Some commentators compare the move to past blow-off episodes (1980-style), raising caution that extended parabolic moves can end in sharp reversals — a tail risk for IAU holders. This Looks Like 1980: Gold and Silver Enter Blow-Off Madness

iShares Gold Trust Company Profile

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).