iShares Gold Trust $IAU is Stablepoint Partners LLC’s 7th Largest Position

Stablepoint Partners LLC lowered its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 147,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 13,322 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust comprises 1.7% of Stablepoint Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Stablepoint Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $10,762,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,864,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 78.5% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 16,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $831,000 after buying an additional 7,379 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in iShares Gold Trust by 47.0% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,588,000 after acquiring an additional 8,609 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 21.9% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 6,812 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $425,000 after acquiring an additional 1,226 shares during the period. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 48.5% in the 2nd quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $47,000 after acquiring an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $95.18 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $80.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $51.52 and a 12 month high of $96.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $82.69 and its 200 day moving average is $74.18.

iShares Gold Trust News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record gold rally: Spot gold surged past $5,000 (and toward $5,100), driven by geopolitical risk and safe‑haven flows — a direct tailwind for gold ETFs like IAU. Gold races to $5,100 record peak on safe‑haven demand
• Positive Sentiment: Central‑bank and analyst support: Analysts and central‑bank buying are cited as reasons for more upside in gold prices, which supports continued ETF inflows. Gold has more room to run as geopolitics, cenbank buying fuel gains, analysts say
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional accumulation: Stablecoin issuer Tether reported buying ~27 tonnes of gold in Q4, signaling larger institutional demand for physical gold exposure that benefits IAU. Tether says it bought 27 tons of gold in fourth quarter
• Positive Sentiment: Fund inflows spotlight: Public filings show Bensler LLC increased its IAU holdings by 14% this quarter, indicating active investor allocation to the ETF. Bensler LLC Grows Holdings in iShares Gold Trust $IAU
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst price targets and miner strength: Some houses (e.g., SocGen) are projecting much higher gold targets and miners are rallying — supportive for sector sentiment but more indirect for IAU. Gold is headed to $6,000 this year and that is a ‘conservative estimate’ – SocGen
• Negative Sentiment: Volatility/correction risk: Several market pieces warn the rally is parabolic and a Fed policy meeting/market volatility could trigger sharp profit‑taking or a pullback in gold/ETF flows. That raises short‑term downside risk for IAU. Gold News: XAU Breakout Above $5000 Driven by Geopolitical Chaos & Weak Dollar

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).