Park Avenue Securities LLC Buys 577,647 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 57.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,590,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 577,647 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust accounts for approximately 0.9% of Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $115,776,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Gold Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $1,864,000. Bison Wealth LLC raised its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 78.5% in the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 16,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $831,000 after acquiring an additional 7,379 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted 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 worth $1,588,000 after acquiring an additional 8,609 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 19.5% during the 1st quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $793,000 after purchasing an additional 2,195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the first quarter valued at approximately $453,000. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical risk and safe‑haven demand are pushing bullion higher, supporting IAU flows and NAV. Recent events in Venezuela and related market reactions have been cited as a key catalyst for renewed precious‑metals buying. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Fed rate‑cut expectations and falling real yields are improving gold’s carry outlook and attractiveness versus bonds, a macro tailwind for IAU. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Central‑bank buying remains robust (World Gold Council/Kitco reporting of meaningful monthly purchases), tightening available bullion and underpinning price support for physical‑backed ETFs like IAU. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Technical and market‑research notes show a reasserting bull trend and bullish price forecasts that increase momentum flows into gold products, which typically lifts IAU. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Company‑level mining updates (GoldStone, ECR, Oriole and others) are moving small‑cap equities but have limited direct impact on IAU — the ETF tracks spot gold, so miner production news matters only to the extent it changes supply expectations. Read More. | Read More. | Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets flagged short, likely technical pullbacks and profit‑taking following sharp gains; such corrections can weigh on near‑term ETF flows and create intraday volatility for IAU. Read More.

iShares Gold Trust Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA IAU opened at $84.62 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a one year low of $49.88 and a one year high of $85.68. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $79.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $71.68.

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).