Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. Reduces Position in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. trimmed its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,818,092 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 34,055 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust comprises approximately 1.9% of Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. owned 0.22% of iShares Gold Trust worth $132,303,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew 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 valued at $1,493,292,000 after buying an additional 6,623,876 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position 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 worth $958,034,000 after acquiring an additional 2,245,617 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 6.5% during the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,148,055 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $665,704,000 after acquiring an additional 561,489 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 8.5% during the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 7,130,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $518,890,000 after acquiring an additional 559,413 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position 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 valued at $412,563,000 after purchasing an additional 148,881 shares during the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Gold Trust stock traded down $0.27 during trading on Friday, reaching $95.38. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,571,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,076,688. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $92.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $81.46. The firm has a market cap of $80.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a one year low of $55.78 and a one year high of $104.40.

Trending Headlines about iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Stagflation talk after Q4 GDP rose 0.7% is being cited as a bullish macro backdrop for gold, supporting demand for inflation/real‑return hedges. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Gold neared session highs after U.S. durable‑goods data came in flat for January, a softer datapoint that reduces near‑term Fed tightening expectations and helps bullion. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Ongoing Middle East conflict continues to underpin safe‑haven flows into gold, keeping investor interest elevated amid geopolitical uncertainty. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Traders are positioning ahead of a key U.S. inflation (PCE) report — this raises short‑term volatility potential for gold and IAU but direction depends on the print. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday technical analysis highlights key entry/support levels for traders, suggesting active trading interest in IAU but not a clear directional driver. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting that the dollar and gold have diverged since the Iran conflict emphasizes that macro drivers (dollar, yields) can offset geopolitical support for gold. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports show a stronger U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields are capping gold’s upside — a headwind for IAU if yields keep climbing. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Recent technical setups (bear flags / rising‑wedge breakdowns) flagged by analysts point to possible further downside or consolidation in spot gold, which would pressure IAU. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Gold has slipped on profit‑taking and a firmer USDX in recent sessions, reinforcing the idea that short‑term moves remain sensitive to dollar/yield dynamics. Read More.

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).