iShares Gold Trust $IAU Stock Position Increased by Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 483.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,969 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,343 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $1,961,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,520,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,493,292,000 after buying an additional 6,623,876 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake 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. boosted its position 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 worth $518,890,000 after acquiring an additional 559,413 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,616,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $412,563,000 after purchasing an additional 148,881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp grew its stake 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 worth $423,099,000 after purchasing an additional 323,755 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

Key iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Middle East tensions are boosting safe‑haven flows and helped lift spot gold above key levels recently, providing fundamental support for gold-backed ETFs like IAU. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Middle East Risk Lifts Metals—$5,330 Next?
• Positive Sentiment: Macro credit concerns — research citing private‑credit risks — are being cited as a tail risk that could support higher gold as a crisis hedge, which is constructive for IAU over risk‑off episodes. Private credit risks could trigger prolonged economic downturn, supports higher gold price – Unicus Research
• Neutral Sentiment: Major asset managers and strategists remain bullish on longer‑term gold upside (e.g., BlackRock commentary, and a more speculative Capitalight scenario), which supports a structural case for IAU but is longer horizon. Blackrock sees further gains for both gold and silver No longer outrageous: Gold now has a path to $10,000 by 2029 – Capitalight’s Schieven
• Neutral Sentiment: Rising demand for digital gold products (e.g., large Tether Gold positions and profit-taking activity) signals broader appetite for bullion exposure, but profit‑taking by big crypto/liquidity players can cause short-term volatility for physical‑linked ETFs. Antalpha moves to take $100 million profit on massive Tether Gold bet as demand for digital bullion continues to rise
• Negative Sentiment: Technical setups are signaling near‑term risk: traders highlight a bearish flag and breakdown from a rising wedge, which could trigger a second leg lower and pressure IAU if momentum-following flows accelerate. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bearish Flag May Trigger Second Leg Down Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Rising Wedge Breakdown Signals Caution Ahead
• Negative Sentiment: Near‑term selling pressure tied to profit‑taking, a firmer USD index and a modest rise in U.S. CPI has produced pullbacks in spot gold — factors that typically cause outflows or mark‑to‑market weakness for IAU. Gold, silver down on profit taking, firmer USDX Gold prices see some selling pressure as US CPI rises 0.2% in February

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

NYSEARCA IAU opened at $97.55 on Thursday. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $54.90 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.37 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.36.

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).