iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Acquired by IFP Advisors Inc

IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 566,962 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 16,420 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust accounts for approximately 1.1% of IFP Advisors Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. IFP Advisors Inc owned approximately 0.07% of iShares Gold Trust worth $41,259,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Mountain Hill Investment Partners Corp. bought a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 436.3% during the 3rd quarter. Fourth Dimension Wealth LLC now owns 429 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. increased its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 230.0% during the third quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. now owns 462 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: An institutional filer (Advisory Services Network LLC) disclosed a purchase of 35,018 IAU shares, indicating some buy-side interest from an investor. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage shows mixed analyst views — some see more upside for gold longer-term while others warn the trade is overcrowded; this produces range-bound flows into gold products like IAU. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A consumer-facing guide on Gold IRAs highlights wide fee dispersion on physical-gold products — this can push some retirement flows toward low-cost ETFs such as IAU, but the net effect is mixed. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Gold has broken below its 50‑day moving average and bearish momentum is intensifying in technicals, increasing the odds of further near-term downside for spot gold and IAU. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Hot U.S. inflation/PPI prints and a stronger dollar pressured gold intraday, prompting sellers and position adjustments ahead of the Fed — direct negative catalyst for IAU. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Saxo Bank and other strategists warn that growing fundamental and technical headwinds give gold room to move lower, reinforcing bearish market sentiment that weighs on IAU. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Rising oil and other commodity moves have triggered broader selling in precious and industrial metals; miners and metal‑linked products fell, adding pressure to gold ETFs through sentiment and correlated flows. Article Title

iShares Gold Trust Trading Down 3.1%

NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $91.12 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.94 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $93.60 and its 200 day moving average is $82.40. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $55.78 and a 12 month high of $104.40.

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).