Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC lessened its holdings in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU – Free Report) by 9.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 754,767 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 77,489 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust makes up 2.6% of Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.09% of iShares Gold Trust worth $63,868,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.5% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 30,799,504 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,241,280,000 after purchasing an additional 456,140 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake 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 during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,165,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $958,034,000 after buying an additional 2,245,617 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,148,055 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $665,704,000 after buying an additional 561,489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. lifted 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 buying an additional 559,413 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.
iShares Gold Trust News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting iShares Gold Trust this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Some intraday rebound drivers — a softer dollar and falling U.S. Treasury yields briefly supported gold prices, providing short-term buying opportunities for bullion ETFs like IAU. Gold Rises, Boosted by Fall in Dollar, U.S. Treasury Yields
- Positive Sentiment: “Buy-the-dip” interest surfaced in parts of the session, with technical traders stepping in around multi-month support levels — a potential stabilizer if it attracts continued inflows into IAU. Gold Rebounds From Multi-Month Lows As Traders Buy The Dip
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical and intraday analyses highlight key support/resistance levels for gold that could dictate short-term trading in IAU but don’t change the macro drivers. Watch these levels for trade entries or exits. Gold market analysis for March 23 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
- Neutral Sentiment: Short-term volatility is elevated — traders should expect sharp moves and keep stop-loss/size discipline when holding leveraged miners vs. unlevered IAU exposure. Gold News: Market Faces Further Losses with No Catalyst to Spark Rally
- Negative Sentiment: Broad-selling in gold driven by a stronger dollar, rising U.S. Treasury yields and a hawkish Fed narrative reduced demand for non-yielding assets — the main headwind pressuring IAU. Gold and Silver Technical Analysis
- Negative Sentiment: Liquidity-driven selling and reports of central-bank selling amplified the rout, with parallels drawn to past risk-off liquidity crunches — this structural pressure can force further outflows from gold ETFs. Gold’s sharp declines echo risk-off episodes
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts and market pieces call this the worst weekly drop in decades; continued selling has already pressured miners and could sap ETF flows if prices fail to stabilize. Gold Price Targets After Worst Weekly Drop Since 1983
- Negative Sentiment: Major outlets and banks warn of further downside if yields stay elevated or central-bank selling continues — a negative macro mix for IAU investors. Gold Erases 2026 Gains as Middle East War Fuels Inflation Fears
iShares Gold Trust Price Performance
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).
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