iShares Gold Trust $IAU Stake Cut by Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC

Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC cut its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 300,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,435 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust accounts for about 1.6% of Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $23,233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $1,493,292,000 after purchasing an additional 6,623,876 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. increased its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 809.1% in the 2nd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 5,108,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $318,586,000 after buying an additional 4,546,835 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 67.5% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,919,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $680,947,000 after buying an additional 4,398,605 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 2,152.7% in the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,494,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $217,892,000 after buying an additional 3,339,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Packer & Co Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at $156,463,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Technical bullish reversal signals and reclaiming short-term moving averages suggest upside momentum in gold, supporting demand for IAU. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bullish Reversal Signals Emerging
• Positive Sentiment: World Gold Council reports ETF investors remained steady through a sharp gold drop — implies continued structural demand for metal-backed ETFs like IAU. Gold’s precipitous price drop didn’t spook ETF investors – World Gold Council
• Positive Sentiment: Safe-haven bids are returning on risk-off flows and geopolitical jitters, helping gold test support levels that could lift ETF flows. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Safe-Haven Bid Returns – Can XAU Recover $5,000?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and outlets reiterate the bull case for gold over the medium term despite recent swings — supportive context but not an immediate catalyst. Historic swings batter gold and silver, but analysts say the bull case is intact
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/intraday trade guides and support/resistance maps show key entry levels — useful for traders but mixed for longer-term flows into IAU. Gold market analysis for February 6 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term selling pressure from a crypto market rout spilled into gold, weighing on prices and creating volatility that can reduce short-term ETF flows. Gold Falls on Spillover Impact From Cryptocurrencies’ Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Dollar strength, Fed policy signals and profit‑taking have capped rallies and prompted pullbacks — headwinds for gold and short-term IAU performance. Gold (XAUUSD) Price Forecast: Profit-Taking Pulls Gold Price Back From Resistance Zone
• Negative Sentiment: Silver’s sharp deleveraging and margin-driven moves are spilling into broader precious metals volatility — may pressure sentiment toward gold ETFs in the near term. Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Silver Dives 13% On Deleveraging

iShares Gold Trust Stock Up 3.0%

iShares Gold Trust stock opened at $93.24 on Monday. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $53.44 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The stock has a market cap of $78.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $85.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.14.

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).