J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Has $22.27 Million Stake in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 6.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 56,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,578 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $22,273,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Calder Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the fourth quarter valued at $807,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 256.7% in the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 36,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,941,000 after acquiring an additional 26,197 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Advisors grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 7.6% in the third quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 19,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,010,000 after acquiring an additional 1,385 shares during the period. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 15,719 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,230,000 after acquiring an additional 3,175 shares during the period. Finally, Ervin Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the fourth quarter valued at $7,178,000. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting SPDR Gold Shares

Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gold prices moved higher as the dollar and Treasury yields fell, supporting demand for non-yielding assets like gold. Update: Gold Trading Higher as the Dollar and Yields Fall as Israel and Lebanon Agree to a Ceasefire
• Positive Sentiment: Gold reclaimed the $4,500 level after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobless claims reinforced the case for slower growth and potential Fed easing. Spot gold reclaims $4,500/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims rise to 225k
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts said deglobalization and a global scramble for strategic resources are strengthening gold’s long-term case as a reserve asset. Deglobalization sparks race for strategic resources, driving gold and copper outlook – Sohn Montreal
• Neutral Sentiment: Some technical traders see gold testing key support and resistance levels, suggesting the metal may be near an inflection point rather than in a clear trend. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Falling Wedge Signals Key Inflection Zone
• Neutral Sentiment: Central banks returned to net buying in April, which supports gold demand, but the pace was modest and not enough to offset broader macro swings. Central banks buy net 17 tonnes of gold in April, led by Poland and China – WGC
• Negative Sentiment: China’s gold market is showing signs of cooling, including weaker ETF inflows, which could temper one of the major demand pillars behind the rally. China’s gold market is cooling, multiple metrics show
• Negative Sentiment: Several reports note that hotter inflation, stronger U.S. data, and rising rate-hike expectations have recently pressured gold below key technical levels. TD Securities cuts H2 2026 gold price forecasts as markets price in Fed rate hike

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $411.27 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $425.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $427.44. SPDR Gold Shares has a fifty-two week low of $299.89 and a fifty-two week high of $509.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $149.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.14.

About SPDR Gold Shares

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.