Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Purchases 191,780 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 92.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 399,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 191,780 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $29,104,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position 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 valued at $1,493,292,000 after purchasing an additional 6,623,876 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 67.5% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,919,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $680,947,000 after purchasing an additional 4,398,605 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. raised its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 7,130,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $518,890,000 after buying an additional 559,413 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 2.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,616,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $412,563,000 after buying an additional 148,881 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 5.9% during the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 5,814,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $423,099,000 after buying an additional 323,755 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other 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: Macro/data-driven upside: analysts and strategists say weak U.S. jobs/consumer data and higher odds of Fed easing could trigger a fresh gold breakout above recent resistance, boosting demand for physical and ETF holdings. Gold (XAUUSD) Price Forecast: Weak NFP Could Spark Gold Breakout Over $5143.89
• Positive Sentiment: Near-term momentum: gold holding the $5,000 floor and technical support, with commentary pointing to further tests of $5,150–$5,200 if U.S. data disappoints — a constructive setup for IAU if momentum continues. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: NFP Could Trigger $5,150 Test
• Positive Sentiment: Big-picture bullish forecast: UBS projects materially higher year‑end gold (target ~ $5,900/oz), which, if sustained, supports longer-term ETF inflows into IAU. Gold will hit $5,900/oz by year end on Fed easing, sovereign buying – UBS
• Neutral Sentiment: Structural changes and diversification view: commentators note tokenized gold and safe‑haven demand are reshaping flows; many still view gold/IAU as a portfolio diversifier despite short-term volatility. Tokenized gold is having a major impact on the broader bullion market – SocGen
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst guidance: several technical/market‑commentary pieces highlight both upside continuation scenarios and risk of consolidation — implies elevated trading ranges for IAU, favorable for active traders but mixed for buy‑and‑hold flows. Gold Price Analysis – Gold Continues to See Upwards Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Profit‑taking / technical correction risk: after a strong run and record futures closes, several outlets flag routine profit‑taking and the potential for a short technical pullback, which can pressure short‑term ETF flows. Gold Falls on Possible Technical Correction
• Negative Sentiment: Official skepticism: Treasury commentary labeling gold a “bubble” adds headline risk and could deter some institutional buyers, creating near‑term selling pressure for IAU. Treasury calls gold a ‘bubble’ while banks target $6,000: Feneck warns of ‘commodity war’

iShares Gold Trust Stock Down 1.0%

IAU stock opened at $94.71 on Wednesday. iShares Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $53.44 and a twelve month high of $104.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $79.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.59.

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).