Chatterton & Associates Inc. Takes $4.19 Million Position in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Chatterton & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 10,561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,185,000. SPDR Gold Shares accounts for 3.6% of Chatterton & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 6.6% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 70,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,037,000 after buying an additional 4,367 shares in the last quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC raised its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,454,000 after buying an additional 153 shares during the period. FLP Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. FLP Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,597,000 after acquiring an additional 2,782 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 63.4% in the 4th quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 541 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 210 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. boosted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 22,000.0% during the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 1,547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $613,000 after acquiring an additional 1,540 shares during the period. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $429.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $157.34 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. SPDR Gold Shares has a fifty-two week low of $272.58 and a fifty-two week high of $509.70. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $454.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $409.64.

SPDR Gold Shares News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Daily ETF flows show fresh demand for GLD — the fund gathered about $550M on April 1, which supports spot-gold exposure and liquidity for GLD holders. Daily ETF Flows: GLD Gathers $550M
• Positive Sentiment: Central banks remain net buyers of gold, a structural demand tailwind that supports bullion and GLD over the medium term. Central banks remain net gold buyers
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market bounce: some analysts note a short-term recovery in gold (weekly rebound, reclaiming moving-average support), which can stabilize GLD if momentum continues. Gold Weekly Price Analysis – Gold Continues to Fight Back
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF positioning vs. alternatives — coverage notes GLD offers superior liquidity and a low expense ratio vs. some peers (IAU, SGDM, SIL), meaning investors may prefer GLD for core gold exposure even as other funds outperform intermittently. GLD or IAU ETF pick
• Negative Sentiment: Macro headwinds: a spike in oil shifted the rate outlook higher, lifting inflation concerns and Treasury yields — this reduces gold’s safe-haven appeal and pressured prices. Gold Drops As Oil Spike Shifts Rate Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Dollar and bond-yield strength ahead of key U.S. data (NFP) has applied near-term selling pressure on gold, which typically drags GLD lower while yields rise. Gold and Silver Technical Analysis: Prices Under Pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Minor institutional trimming: a small 13F disclosure shows Balboa Wealth Partners cut its GLD position (~15.8% of its holding), a modest signal but not large enough alone to move the market. Balboa Wealth Partners sells GLD

SPDR Gold Shares Profile

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.