Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Acquires 123,636 Shares of SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA boosted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 436.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 151,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 123,636 shares during the quarter. SPDR Gold Shares makes up about 0.9% of Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $58,404,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 31,232.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,922,406 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $890,837,000 after acquiring an additional 2,913,079 shares during the last quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 2,531,196 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $899,764,000 after purchasing an additional 66,416 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can acquired a new position in SPDR Gold Shares in the third quarter worth $556,282,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.4% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,555,831 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $554,139,000 after purchasing an additional 50,756 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 3.0% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,222,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $434,701,000 after buying an additional 35,619 shares in the last quarter. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More SPDR Gold Shares News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Safe‑haven bids from Middle East tensions provided episodic support for gold, helping limit losses and producing short-term reversals. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: XAU Reversal vs. XAG Slump – Trend Shift Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Intraday technical rebounds were seen after steep Thursday losses, producing a modest recovery in gold prices into Friday trade. Gold rebounds, but silver extends losses as oscillating oil prices spark market volatility
• Neutral Sentiment: World Gold Council is building shared infrastructure to support a tokenized gold market — a longer‑term structural development that could broaden demand but likely won’t move GLD near‑term. World Gold Council building shared infrastructure to support $5 billion tokenized gold market
• Neutral Sentiment: Swiss gold exports fell to post‑tariff‑shock lows — a supply datapoint that may matter over months but is ambiguous for immediate price direction. Swiss gold exports fall to their lowest level since the tariff shock of August 2025
• Negative Sentiment: Hot inflation prints and cooling hopes for Fed rate cuts are the dominant negative driver — higher inflation and the prospect of fewer/later cuts push real yields up, removing a major tailwind for gold. Gold Edges Lower on Inflation Concerns, Dimmed Fed Rate-Cut Hopes
• Negative Sentiment: Rising U.S. Treasury yields and technical selling have pushed gold toward key support levels; a break below those supports risks further downside for GLD. Gold (XAUUSD) and Silver Technical Analysis: Metals Under Pressure Near Key Support
• Negative Sentiment: GLD has already weakened in response to the Fed decision and rate‑cut hopes fading, dipping below its 50‑day average and losing a key momentum tailwind. SPDR Gold Shares Drop Amid Fed Rate Decision

SPDR Gold Shares Trading Down 4.1%

Shares of GLD stock opened at $426.41 on Friday. SPDR Gold Shares has a 1 year low of $272.58 and a 1 year high of $509.70. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $457.27 and its 200-day moving average is $402.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $162.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09.

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.