J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Purchases 9,242 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 20.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 54,827 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,242 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $3,990,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fearless Solutions LLC dba Best Invest boosted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Fearless Solutions LLC dba Best Invest now owns 69,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,087,000 after acquiring an additional 2,267 shares in the last quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank bought a new position in iShares Gold Trust during the third quarter worth about $429,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,520,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,493,292,000 after purchasing an additional 6,623,876 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 10.5% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 286,476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,847,000 after purchasing an additional 27,282 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SGL Investment Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. SGL Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 53,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,019,000 after purchasing an additional 3,289 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Central banks continued large net purchases in December, adding to a 2025 trend of steady official buying that underpins structural demand for gold. Central banks buy 19t of gold in December to total 328t in 2025, averaging 27t/m – World Gold Council
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are lifting 2026 gold forecasts on mounting geopolitical risks and persistent safe‑haven demand, supporting the medium-term case for bullion and for IAU. Analysts ramp up gold forecasts as global uncertainties mount
• Positive Sentiment: CIBC published an extremely bullish baseline scenario (multi-thousand-dollar per ounce forecasts) highlighting that persistent safe‑haven demand could keep structural upside intact over time. CIBC sees gold averaging $6,000 an ounce as safe-haven demand persists
• Neutral Sentiment: Barrick’s plan to spin off North American assets (IPO) is a miner-specific development that can shift investor attention within the gold sector but has only an indirect effect on bullion ETFs like IAU. Barrick Aims for IPO of North American Gold Assets This Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis noting gold’s defensive positioning versus bitcoin suggests rotation dynamics between crypto and bullion; this can sustain demand when risk aversion wins but is mixed in short-term flows. Gold vs Bitcoin: Why the Defensive Trade Is Winning the Battle
• Negative Sentiment: Gold pulled back after spillover selling from cryptocurrencies (bitcoin weakness) pressured risk assets and liquidations spilled into precious metals. Gold Falls on Spillover Impact From Cryptocurrencies’ Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Technical reports point to a bearish reversal and heightened uncertainty as gold tests key support zones—this raises the risk of further short-term downside for IAU if support breaks. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Uncertainty Rises After Bearish Reversal
• Negative Sentiment: Silver’s sharp drop and deleveraging/margin-call dynamics spilled into gold markets, amplifying selling pressure across precious metals. Silver sharply down, leading gold lower, too
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term headwinds include profit‑taking, dollar strength and Fed‑rate expectations that have pulled gold back from recent resistance levels. Gold (XAUUSD) Price Forecast: Profit-Taking Pulls Gold Price Back From Resistance Zone

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $90.53 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $85.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $75.77. iShares Gold Trust has a fifty-two week low of $53.44 and a fifty-two week high of $104.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09.

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).