TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Grows Stock Position in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 336,179 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,753 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $124,663,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 20.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,723,000 after buying an additional 1,903 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 77.8% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 5,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,438,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the first quarter worth approximately $16,014,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. raised its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 4.8% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,829,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the second quarter valued at approximately $337,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

SPDR Gold Shares News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Gold prices rallied as Treasury yields retreated and Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller adopted a less-hawkish tone, improving the appeal of non-yielding bullion. Softer labor-market signals also supported expectations that interest-rate pressure could ease. Gold price nears $4,500 as jobs data, Waller ease yield pressure
• Positive Sentiment: Central banks bought a net 23 tonnes of gold in July, led by China and Poland, reinforcing the long-term demand story for GLD’s underlying asset. Central banks add 23 net tonnes of gold in July
• Positive Sentiment: Societe Generale, Schroders and RBC remain constructive on gold, citing central-bank accumulation, de-dollarization, debt, inflation and geopolitical uncertainty. Goldman Sachs also projects gold near $4,900 an ounce by year-end. Goldman Sachs sees gold at $4,900 by year-end
• Positive Sentiment: The Netherlands moved roughly 86 tonnes of gold from New York and Ottawa to London for crisis preparedness. Although this does not directly increase gold demand, the move highlights heightened concern about geopolitical and financial-system risks—an environment generally supportive of safe-haven assets. Dutch central bank moves gold bars
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysts see a potential breakout toward $4,852 and beyond, but Friday’s U.S. payrolls report remains the next major catalyst for gold and GLD. Gold Price Forecast: Breakout Targets $4,852 and Beyond
• Negative Sentiment: August’s ISM Services PMI exceeded expectations, while elevated 10-year Treasury yields continue to raise gold’s opportunity cost. A stronger payrolls report could revive rate-hike expectations and pressure bullion. Gold price after ISM Services PMI rises

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Up 1.8%

Shares of SPDR Gold Shares stock opened at $410.22 on Friday. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52-week low of $325.35 and a 52-week high of $509.70. The company has a market capitalization of $144.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.19. The company has a 50 day moving average of $388.30 and a 200 day moving average of $414.67.

SPDR Gold Shares Profile

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.