iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Acquired by TIAA Trust National Association

TIAA Trust National Association increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 667,556 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,142 shares during the quarter. TIAA Trust National Association owned 0.08% of iShares Gold Trust worth $48,578,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,864,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 78.5% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 16,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $831,000 after acquiring an additional 7,379 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 47.0% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,588,000 after purchasing an additional 8,609 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $360,000. Finally, Arkadios Wealth Advisors raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 67.0% in the 2nd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 45,626 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,845,000 after purchasing an additional 18,312 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Trading Up 0.8%

iShares Gold Trust stock opened at $97.79 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.09. The stock has a market cap of $82.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a 12-month low of $53.44 and a 12-month high of $104.40.

Key Stories Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Safe-haven flows from U.S.–Iran tensions and tariff fears are lifting gold demand, a direct positive for IAU as investors rotate into bullion. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Tariffs vs. Fed Policy – Gold’s $5,250 Break?
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and banks are projecting materially higher gold targets (Bank of America sees a path to $6,000; J.P. Morgan sees further gains into year‑end), underpinning longer-term ETF inflows. Despite consolidating below $5,200, gold still has a path to $6,000, says Bank of America
• Positive Sentiment: Technicals show bullish momentum — gold has held major support levels and some analysts see breakouts toward higher targets, which tends to attract momentum‑driven flows into IAU. Gold (XAUUSD) Maintains Bullish Momentum Above $5,000 Ahead of PPI Data
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional commentary and market positioning (Deutsche Bank, MKS PAMP, others) are increasingly constructive on precious metals, supporting longer-term demand for bullion ETFs. Gold back in outperformance mode, silver surge adds to bullish case
• Neutral Sentiment: Gold is consolidating in chart patterns (bull pennant) that could lead to either a decisive breakout or a pullback; traders are watching break levels and PPI data for the next move. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Pennant Signals Potential Upside Breakout
• Neutral Sentiment: Market newsflow around U.S.–Iran talks has kept gold rangebound at times — supportive but also creating event‑driven volatility that can cause short-term trading choppiness for IAU. Gold Edges Higher as Traders Digest U.S.-Iran Talks
• Negative Sentiment: Risks from a hawkish Federal Reserve and a firmer U.S. dollar could cap upside in gold — if rates and the dollar strengthen, IAU may face selling pressure. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Tariffs vs. Fed Policy – Gold’s $5,250 Break?
• Negative Sentiment: Intermittent profit-taking (notably in silver) and warnings that momentum could exhaust if key levels aren’t cleared add downside risk to the rally in the near term. Silver leads gold lower on profit-taking pressure

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).