Stephens Inc. AR Has $22.13 Million Holdings in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Stephens Inc. AR reduced its stake in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 304,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 20,489 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $22,129,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in IAU. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the fourth quarter worth $1,864,000. Bison Wealth LLC grew its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 78.5% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 16,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $831,000 after buying an additional 7,379 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 8,609 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank acquired a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $373,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 215.3% in the 2nd quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 2,204 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $137,000 after buying an additional 1,505 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Trading Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA IAU opened at $86.36 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $80.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $72.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $50.21 and a 1 year high of $87.38.

iShares Gold Trust News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical risk is boosting safe-haven demand; analysts point to Iran tensions as a catalyst pushing gold toward new record highs, which supports IAU’s NAV and investor inflows. Gold News: Record Breakout as Iran Tensions Push Price Toward $5,000 Target
• Positive Sentiment: Fresh US inflation data on the producer-price side (annual PPI +3.0%) is supporting bullion as an inflation hedge — a direct bullish input for IAU. Gold prices trading near record highs as annual US PPI rises 3.0%
• Positive Sentiment: Sequential US demand signals (retail and housing data) have coincided with sustained gold strength above $4,600/oz, supporting momentum flows into gold ETFs like IAU. Gold holds above $4,630/oz after U.S. retail sales rise 0.6% in November
• Positive Sentiment: Mainstream press notes continued risk‑off flows that lift bullion — that flows through to IAU as investors rotate into safe assets amid policy and political headlines. Gold Edges Higher, Supported by Ongoing Geopolitical Tensions
• Neutral Sentiment: Broker and analyst forecasts are increasingly bullish (some see $5,000/oz), which can drive sentiment and speculative interest — but timing and volatility remain uncertain. Gold will hit $5,000/oz, silver $100/oz by March, but gold will be vulnerable to correction afterward – Citigroup
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday technical and level-based trading analyses show momentum remains intact but highlight key resistance/support zones — useful for short-term ETF traders but not definitive for long-term IAU positioning. Gold market analysis for January 14 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
• Negative Sentiment: Cooling CPI and rising rate‑cut hopes in some headlines can cap gold’s upside in the near term — lower expected rates help gold long term, but evolving expectations spur intra-session volatility that can pressure IAU. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: CPI Cools, Bulls Hold Key Resistance Zones
• Negative Sentiment: Technical correction risk flagged by market commentaries and occasional dollar strength can trigger short-term outflows from gold ETFs, which helps explain why IAU is trading slightly lower despite headline gold gains. Gold Edges Lower on Likely Technical Correction

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).