Klingman & Associates LLC lifted its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU – Free Report) by 147.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 9,295 shares during the quarter. Klingman & Associates LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $1,376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,742,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,115,461,000 after acquiring an additional 203,528 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 13,136,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,066,327,000 after purchasing an additional 260,541 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 35.7% during the 4th quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 7,201,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $584,531,000 after purchasing an additional 1,893,594 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.3% in the 2nd 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 period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 6,595,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $535,396,000 after purchasing an additional 1,019,135 shares during the period. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance
Shares of NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $76.15 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a 52-week low of $61.60 and a 52-week high of $104.40. The company has a market capitalization of $62.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.18. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $86.91.
iShares Gold Trust News Roundup
- Positive Sentiment: Some investors still see the pullback in gold as healthy profit-taking rather than a breakdown in the longer-term uptrend, suggesting support may hold near current levels.
- Positive Sentiment: Several market commentators, including John Paulson, reiterated that the gold bull market may still be in its early stages, pointing to ongoing central bank buying and broadening investor demand.
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysts say gold is trapped between support near $4,000 and resistance around $4,200, so near-term direction may depend on whether buyers can defend key levels.
- Neutral Sentiment: Central bank and sovereign buying remains part of the longer-term support story for gold, but recent headlines also note that the market is consolidating after a sharp run-up.
- Negative Sentiment: Spot gold fell sharply as higher Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar, and stronger-than-expected U.S. weekly jobless claims data pressured precious metals. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Recent market commentary also says gold is struggling to hold gains above $4,100, with rising rates and a stronger dollar creating near-term headwinds for bullion and gold-backed funds like IAU.
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).
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