Woodward Diversified Capital LLC decreased its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD – Free Report) by 48.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,455 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,364 shares during the period. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $577,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. True Vision MN LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. True Vision MN LLC now owns 768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 3,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC now owns 946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $375,000 after buying an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.2% during the third quarter. Mccarter Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 870 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $309,000 after buying an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudent Investors Network Inc. grew its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.8% during the third quarter. Prudent Investors Network Inc. now owns 734 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $261,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
SPDR Gold Shares Trading Up 3.5%
NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $414.70 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $455.75 and a 200-day moving average of $406.44. The firm has a market cap of $157.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. SPDR Gold Shares has a twelve month low of $272.58 and a twelve month high of $509.70.
Key Stories Impacting SPDR Gold Shares
- Positive Sentiment: Weaker U.S. consumer sentiment and rising short‑term inflation expectations boosted bullion demand, lifting spot gold and supporting GLD as investors seek inflation protection. Spot gold shoots above $4,550/oz after final Consumer Sentiment falls to 53.3
- Positive Sentiment: Advisors and wealth managers are increasingly positioning clients in gold ETFs as a portfolio diversifier amid record global debt, supporting demand for large funds like GLD. Gold ETFs Gain as Advisors Seek New Diversifiers
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that earlier easing headlines around the U.S.–Iran conflict briefly reduced tail‑risk uncertainty encouraged dip‑buyers to re-enter the market, helping GLD recover some recent losses. SPDR gold shares surge on supposed easing of US.-Iran conflict
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical traders note a bounce after a test of the 200‑day moving average; this can produce short‑term rallies but does not guarantee a sustained trend reversal. Gold Rally Builds After 200-Day Test—Are Buyers Targeting $4850.68?
- Negative Sentiment: Macro pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar and higher bond yields—driven by coordinated hawkish central‑bank messaging—remains a major drag on gold prices and could limit GLD’s upside. Stocks Swing, Oil Surges, Gold Slumps. How the Iran War Has Moved Markets.
- Negative Sentiment: Sell‑side and reserve moves—Turkey’s recent gold sales and signs some central banks are reassessing purchases—add supply-side pressure and reduce a key source of steady demand. Turkey taps its gold reserves, sells 58.4 tonnes of gold in two weeks Gold Falls 15% as Central Banks Reassess $4.3 Trillion Reserves
SPDR Gold Shares 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.
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