Security Financial Services INC. Grows Stock Position in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Security Financial Services INC. grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 33.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 156,798 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,662 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust accounts for approximately 1.8% of Security Financial Services INC.’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest holding. Security Financial Services INC.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $11,410,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. MTM Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Gold Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Keener Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Private Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 290.9% in the second quarter. Private Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 430 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 320 shares during the last quarter. Key Financial Inc purchased a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the second quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the second quarter worth $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

Shares of IAU opened at $83.59 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $78.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $70.15. iShares Gold Trust has a 1-year low of $49.00 and a 1-year high of $83.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.89 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09.

iShares Gold Trust News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record‑high gold driven by geopolitical risk is boosting safe‑haven demand, directly supporting IAU’s price. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Large sovereign/sovereign‑adjacent bullion flows — notably China’s near‑$1bn November purchase from Russia — point to sustained physical demand that favors gold ETFs like IAU. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Major bank price calls are increasingly bullish (JPMorgan’s very high target), which can drive investor flows into gold ETFs on both fundamentals and momentum. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Gold price momentum and technical breakouts, coupled with softer inflation/Fed‑pause bets, are encouraging trend‑following flows into bullion and related ETFs. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: General investor education pieces explain routes into gold (futures, coins, ETFs); useful for longer‑term demand but not an immediate catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Fintech move toward tokenized/biometric wallets for gold could expand digital distribution of gold products over time, but impact on IAU is uncertain. Read More.

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).