Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Has $6.24 Million Position in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lowered its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 32.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,548 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,530 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $6,238,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 31,232.8% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,922,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $890,837,000 after acquiring an additional 2,913,079 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.0% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,222,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $434,701,000 after purchasing an additional 35,619 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 108.1% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,077,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $327,500,000 after buying an additional 559,507 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 15.4% during the second quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 854,436 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $260,458,000 after purchasing an additional 114,028 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 5.9% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 854,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $260,356,000 after buying an additional 47,264 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

Shares of SPDR Gold Shares stock opened at $451.39 on Friday. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52-week low of $261.25 and a 52-week high of $509.70. The firm has a market cap of $171.57 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $424.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $375.21.

Key SPDR Gold Shares News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Macro outlooks flag a softer U.S. dollar and a structurally bullish case for precious metals in 2026, which supports medium‑term demand for gold and GLD. 2026 Market Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile allocation to gold (David Einhorn saying he’s “betting big” on gold) boosts investor demand narrative and validates GLD as a hedge/positioning vehicle. Einhorn Bets on Gold
• Positive Sentiment: State-level demand initiatives (Texas unveiling an official bullion program) could support long‑run physical demand for bullion and ETFs like GLD. Texas Bullion Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and intra‑day analyses show gold hovering near key levels (~$5,000/oz) with mixed signals; this creates higher volatility but not a clear directional bias for GLD until a decisive close. Gold Technicals
• Neutral Sentiment: BCA and other strategists remain long-term bullish but warn that speculative flows can trigger sharp pullbacks — suggests risk management is important for GLD holders. BCA Long but Cautious
• Negative Sentiment: Rapid sell‑off and liquidation in gold/silver markets (front‑month futures down and abrupt price drops) drove heavy intraday weakness that pushed GLD lower as ETF liquidity and redemptions can amplify moves. Rapid Sell-Off
• Negative Sentiment: Strong U.S. jobs data and a firmer dollar pressured gold—several reports note NFP/strong data lifted the dollar, reducing demand for non‑yielding gold and hurting GLD. Jobs Data / Dollar
• Negative Sentiment: Front‑month futures settled down sharply (report cited a 2.9% decline) and WSJ notes prospects of a long Fed pause reduce gold’s appeal versus yield‑bearing assets, weighing on GLD. WSJ: Futures Drop
• Negative Sentiment: A small institutional holder markedly reduced its GLD stake (Allegheny Financial Group trimmed position), a micro signal that may modestly add to selling pressure but is not a market‑moving event by itself. 13F Stake Cut

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.