DAVENPORT & Co LLC Has $15.95 Million Stake in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

DAVENPORT & Co LLC trimmed its stake in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 4.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 40,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,691 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $15,947,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. First Eagle Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 2,531,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $899,764,000 after purchasing an additional 66,416 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the 3rd quarter worth about $556,282,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,555,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $554,139,000 after purchasing an additional 50,756 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.0% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC lifted its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,125,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $400,037,000 after purchasing an additional 15,932 shares during the last quarter. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting SPDR Gold Shares

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

• Positive Sentiment: Middle East de‑escalation hopes (U.S. proposed 15‑point plan) trimmed geopolitical risk and lifted safe‑haven demand, supporting bullion and GLD. Gold Jumps 2.8% After US Proposes 15-Point Middle East Plan
• Positive Sentiment: Falling U.S. Treasury yields and a softer dollar reduced opportunity cost for holding gold, helping bullion‑linked ETFs like GLD. Update: Gold Rises Off a Near Three-Month Low as Treasury Yields Drop
• Positive Sentiment: Technical buying around the 200‑day moving average and short‑covering after a sharp selloff have fueled a rebound that traders say could extend if key resistance levels break. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Rebound Tests Key Resistance Levels
• Positive Sentiment: Large asset inflows and record AUM bolster GLD’s liquidity and investor confidence—publications note GLD recently crossed ~ $180–181B in assets, a structural tailwind for the ETF. GLD Just Hit $180 Billion in Assets. Here Is the ETF That Actually Made Investors More Money
• Neutral Sentiment: Fee competition: Goldman’s AAAU charges materially lower fees than GLD and is highlighted as an alternative, but both funds have tracked gold closely and showed similar returns over the past year, so flows could shift slowly. The Battle of the Gold ETFs: Is AAAU Better Than GLD?
• Negative Sentiment: Macro risks remain: a resumption of Fed hawkishness or renewed rise in Treasury yields and the dollar would pressure gold prices and GLD. Analysts flag gold’s recent bear‑market slide and vulnerability to rate dynamics. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Ceasefire Hopes vs. Fed Hawks – Gold at Risk?
• Negative Sentiment: Structural selling and retail‑driven forced liquidations have been cited as major drivers of the recent steep drawdown in gold; that dynamic could keep volatility and downside risk elevated for GLD until selling subsides. Precious metals price declines stem from retail pile-in, safe haven and debasement trades remain intact – Brookings’ Brooks

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Up 3.0%

NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $416.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $158.23 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. SPDR Gold Shares has a 12 month low of $272.58 and a 12 month high of $509.70. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $456.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $405.41.

About SPDR Gold Shares

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.