Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. Purchases Shares of 13,940 iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc. acquired a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,132,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in IAU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% during the 3rd 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 acquiring an additional 6,623,876 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in iShares Gold Trust during the 3rd quarter worth $193,639,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings 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 valued at $958,034,000 after purchasing an additional 2,245,617 shares in the last quarter. Packer & Co Ltd acquired a new stake in iShares Gold Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $156,463,000. Finally, Mizuho Bank Ltd. purchased a new position in iShares Gold Trust in the third quarter valued at about $120,798,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Major bank bullish view: Wells Fargo still projects a materially higher year‑end gold price, which supports long‑term demand expectations for bullion and ETFs like IAU. Gold struggles amid geopolitical tensions, but Wells Fargo still sees $6,200/oz by year-end
• Positive Sentiment: Swiss banking group reiterates gold’s role as a store of value despite volatility, a supportive narrative for long‑term ETF inflows. Swiss Bankers Association says gold’s importance as a store of value is only increasing despite its recent price volatility
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro data mixed: a rise in U.S. weekly jobless claims was noted but has not offset the dominant yield/dollar moves—this keeps direction uncertain until rate expectations settle. Spot gold trades at $4,436/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 210k
• Negative Sentiment: Coordinated hawkish shift from the Fed, ECB, BOE and BOJ lifted yields and revived “higher‑for‑longer” rate fears — a key headwind for gold and IAU. The Fed Meeting Changed Everything
• Negative Sentiment: Stronger USDX and rising bond yields produced solid losses in gold this morning, pressuring bullion‑tracking ETFs. Solid losses for gold, silver on firmer USDX, rising bond yields
• Negative Sentiment: Turkey sold roughly 58.4 tonnes of gold in two weeks, adding central‑bank related supply into markets — a tangible near‑term bearish factor for prices. Turkey taps its gold reserves, sells 58.4 tonnes of gold in two weeks
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical developments have so far failed to sustain safe‑haven flows into gold; fading ceasefire hopes and volatility swings are creating selloffs rather than persistent bids. Gold, Silver Tumble Again. One Thing Is Wreaking Havoc on Precious Metals.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $82.09 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $93.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.31 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $55.78 and a 12 month high of $104.40.

iShares Gold Trust 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).