Simplicity Wealth LLC Sells 5,225 Shares of SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Simplicity Wealth LLC trimmed its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 57.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,225 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $1,553,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First Eagle Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 2.7% in the third quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 2,531,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $899,764,000 after purchasing an additional 66,416 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the third quarter worth approximately $556,282,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.4% in the third 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. increased its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.0% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,222,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $434,701,000 after purchasing an additional 35,619 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC increased its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 1.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 1,125,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $400,037,000 after purchasing an additional 15,932 shares in the last quarter. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

SPDR Gold Shares News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Central banks remain net buyers of gold, adding 244 tonnes in early 2026 — a structural demand pillar that supports long-term upside for GLD. Central banks bought 244 tonnes — FXEmpire
• Positive Sentiment: Retail bar & coin demand and central-bank buying remain resilient amid geopolitical strain, underpinning baseline physical demand for GLD. Kitco: Bar and coin demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Some commentary flags a medium-term ceiling and volatility for metals through 2026 — suggests strategic upside remains but near-term range-bound risk. World Bank outlook — Kitco
• Negative Sentiment: Fed commentary and voting patterns point to a higher-for-longer policy bias; that lifts real yields and the dollar, which hurts gold/GLD. FXEmpire: Fed stance pressures gold
• Negative Sentiment: Rising US yields and dollar strength have driven technical selling and a sustained pullback in gold; several technical reports point to bearish momentum toward key support zones. FXEmpire technical bearish momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Gold has fallen sharply since February (reports show ~14%), with oil-driven inflation and geopolitical risk creating mixed signals — markets are pricing higher yields that weigh on GLD. Yahoo: Gold falls 14% since February
• Negative Sentiment: Large options flows show a two‑pronged bearish trade against GLD (sold upside calls, bought downside puts), signaling institutional positioning skewed to lower prices near term. CNBC: Bearish options trade on GLD

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

Shares of GLD stock opened at $417.41 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $152.90 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.20. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $444.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $419.88. SPDR Gold Shares has a fifty-two week low of $291.78 and a fifty-two week high of $509.70.

SPDR Gold Shares Company 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.