Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. Acquires 16,557 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 396,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,557 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $28,834,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of IAU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its position in iShares Gold Trust by 809.1% during the 2nd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 5,108,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $318,586,000 after buying an additional 4,546,835 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 67.5% during the second 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. boosted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2,152.7% in the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,494,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $217,892,000 after acquiring an additional 3,339,000 shares during the period. Finally, Packer & Co Ltd acquired a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the third quarter valued at about $156,463,000. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA IAU opened at $96.78 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $91.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $81.01. iShares Gold Trust has a 12-month low of $54.34 and a 12-month high of $104.40. The company has a market capitalization of $81.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09.

Trending Headlines about iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: World Gold Council says investment demand remains strong despite price volatility — supports medium-term inflows into gold-backed ETFs like IAU. Gold investment demand remains strong despite price volatility – World Gold Council’s Cavatoni
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts note gold could get a safe-haven bid if the Iran war drags on — a rising geopolitical risk premium could reverse today’s weakness and lift IAU. Gold could find a safe-haven bid if the Iran war drags on – Natixis’ Dahdah
• Positive Sentiment: Some market commentary highlights weaker U.S. jobs data and inflation risks that can lift safe‑haven demand — a tailwind for gold/IAU if risk/uncertainty persists. Gold Price Forecast: Weak Jobs Data and Inflation Risks Lift Safe-Haven Demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Political/legal development in Hungary: proposed bill to hold seized Ukrainian cash and gold for two months — could influence regional flows but unlikely to materially shift global IAU holdings. Hungary’s Fidesz drafts bill to allow tax authority hold onto seized Ukrainian cash and gold
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday technical and trading notes show noisy action and defined intra-day entry levels — useful for short-term traders but not a directional macro driver for IAU. Gold market analysis for March 9 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
• Negative Sentiment: Dollar strength and rising Treasury yields are cited repeatedly as the main reasons for gold’s decline — these macro forces reduce the opportunity cost of holding non‑yielding gold and weigh on IAU. Gold News: Price Slides as Dollar Strength and Rising Yields Hit the Market
• Negative Sentiment: Stagflation worries and investor rotation out of gold noted by analysts — commentary says investors aren’t fully positioned for a prolonged stagflationary impulse, pressuring short‑term demand for IAU. Gold’s fade shows investors ‘not fully positioned for a prolonged stagflationary impulse’ – BNY’s Savage
• Negative Sentiment: Commodities shock: oil surged sharply on Middle East tensions, triggering market volatility that saw gold give back early gains — immediate focus on energy/dollar moves is weighing on IAU. Oil soars 25%, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets

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).