iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Acquired by Clear Creek Financial Management LLC

Clear Creek Financial Management LLC boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 26.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 112,268 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,628 shares during the period. iShares Gold Trust comprises 0.7% of Clear Creek Financial Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $8,170,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,520,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,493,292,000 after buying an additional 6,623,876 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,165,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $958,034,000 after acquiring an additional 2,245,617 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 7,130,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $518,890,000 after acquiring an additional 559,413 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 2.3% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,616,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $412,563,000 after acquiring an additional 148,881 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 5.9% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 5,814,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $423,099,000 after purchasing an additional 323,755 shares in the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

IAU stock opened at $94.12 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $77.92. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $53.44 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.47 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09.

Key Headlines Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: BMO and other forecasters are publishing strong upside scenarios for gold (multi-thousand-dollar per ounce targets), reinforcing a bullish narrative that can lift IAU over the medium term. Gold to rise near $6,500/oz in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Safe-haven flows tied to rising U.S.–Iran tensions and traders focusing on the $5,000/oz area are supporting higher spot gold, a direct positive for IAU. Gold Edges Higher Amid Growing Risks of U.S.-Iran Conflict
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market commentary notes traders testing the $5,000 zone and heightened safe-haven demand, which can sustain ETF inflows if geopolitical news persists. Gold Tests The $5000 Level As Traders Focus On Geopolitical Risks
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators say structural uncertainty remains but high-level policy nominations (e.g., Warsh) aren’t expected to derail the gold trend — useful context but limited immediate impact on IAU. Warsh nomination won’t derail gold rally
• Neutral Sentiment: Modest, broad-based gains in gold/silver tied to geopolitical headlines and routine macro prints — supportive but not a decisive catalyst for large IAU flows. Gold, silver see modest gains
• Neutral Sentiment: Rally in gold miners into earnings is relevant to mining stocks but only indirectly affects bullion-backed IAU. Gold Mining Stock Rallying Into This Week’s Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Technical charts show short-term bearish bias while gold trades below the 20-day average, which could cap near-term upside for IAU. Bearish Bias Persists Below Key Average
• Negative Sentiment: A stronger US dollar ahead of GDP and hawkish Fed minutes (lifting yields) are recurring downside pressures for gold and therefore for IAU. Strength for the Dollar Ahead of GDP
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts flag Fed-related yield moves as a risk that could stall gold near key round figures, increasing short-term volatility for IAU. Fed Pressure Builds – Will Gold Smash $5,020 or Stall?

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).