NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC Sells 27,385 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC lessened its stake in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 9.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 264,264 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 27,385 shares during the quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $22,122,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Grove Bank & Trust raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Grove Bank & Trust now owns 145,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,786,000 after acquiring an additional 3,135 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital grew its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 14,213 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,191,000 after acquiring an additional 2,192 shares during the period. Kure Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Kure Advisory LLC now owns 93,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,569,000 after acquiring an additional 826 shares during the period. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 17.3% during the 4th quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 18,370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,491,000 after purchasing an additional 2,705 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Procyon Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 57,998 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,708,000 after purchasing an additional 1,315 shares during the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical safe-haven bids are intermittently supporting gold amid Middle East tensions, providing short-lived demand that could limit losses for IAU. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: XAU Reversal vs. XAG Slump – Trend Shift Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Structural demand stories (tokenization and institutional infrastructure) support longer-term upside for gold-backed products like IAU. World Gold Council building shared infrastructure to support $5 billion tokenized gold market
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S. policy moves to diversify precious-metals vault networks could change logistics/custody dynamics for ETFs but are unlikely to immediately move prices. Proposed U.S. federal legislation looks to diversify precious metals vault network
• Neutral Sentiment: Strong retail/household demand in markets like India (gold loans, household holdings) underpins long-term physical demand but doesn’t offset short-term financial-market flows. Inside India newsletter: Gold loans are thriving in India — and attracting global investors
• Negative Sentiment: Gold posted its largest weekly drop in years as inflation expectations and dimmed rate-cut hopes pressured prices—key driver of IAU weakness. Gold sees biggest weekly loss in six years, faces more downside as inflation threat sidelines central banks
• Negative Sentiment: Rising U.S. Treasury yields and firmer dollar (partly oil‑driven) have been cited repeatedly as the proximate cause of the sell-off, reducing gold’s appeal and pressuring IAU. Gold Edges Lower on Inflation Concerns, Dimmed Fed Rate-Cut Hopes
• Negative Sentiment: Technical breaks near key support levels raise the risk of a deeper correction; technical analysts warn a breakdown could push prices toward lower targets, increasing downside risk for IAU. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Support Breakdown Risks Deeper Correction
• Negative Sentiment: Market-wide liquidation erased trillions from precious‑metals market value this week and miners/related ETFs have slid, reflecting flow-through to gold ETFs like IAU. $3 Trillion Sell-Off In Gold And Silver Signals A Retracement Ahead Of Next Bull Run
• Negative Sentiment: Gold pulled back from recent record highs (back below the $5,000/oz peak), highlighting profit-taking and mean-reversion risk for IAU holders. Gold Back Under $5,000 – Is This the Best ETF to Buy for Its Next Run Higher?

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

Shares of IAU stock opened at $84.70 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a 52-week low of $55.78 and a 52-week high of $104.40. The stock has a market cap of $71.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $93.65 and its 200-day moving average is $82.68.

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).