SPDR Gold Shares $GLD Shares Sold by Sharkey Howes & Javer

Sharkey Howes & Javer lessened its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 30.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,925 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,607 shares during the period. Sharkey Howes & Javer’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $2,348,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the second quarter worth $26,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Vestwell Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the third quarter valued at $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

Shares of GLD stock opened at $400.64 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $455.89 and a 200 day moving average of $405.38. SPDR Gold Shares has a 1 year low of $272.58 and a 1 year high of $509.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $152.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09.

SPDR Gold Shares News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Gold ETFs remain in demand as advisors reposition gold as a long‑term portfolio diversifier, supporting GLD flows and liquidity. Gold ETFs Gain as Advisors Seek New Diversifiers
• Positive Sentiment: GLD’s large asset base (recent reports of ~$180B+) and continued retail/institutional interest cushion downside and make the ETF a go‑to liquidity vehicle for gold exposure. GLD Just Hit $180 Billion in Assets
• Positive Sentiment: Major banks and analysts still highlight a medium‑to‑long‑term bullish case for gold (e.g., Wells Fargo’s $6,200/oz view), which supports GLD as a strategic hedge even during pullbacks. Gold struggles amid geopolitical tensions, but Wells Fargo still sees $6,200/oz
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical signals are mixed — some reports show rebounds from key support as the dollar weakens at times, but rallies are capped by rate‑sensitive factors; traders should watch if these bounces can hold. Gold and Silver Technical Analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Surging U.S. dollar and higher Treasury yields — driven by a coordinated hawkish shift (Fed, ECB, BOE, BOJ) and oil/geo risk repricing — are the primary near‑term headwinds pressuring gold and GLD. The Fed Meeting Changed Everything
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of central‑bank reserve reassessments and selling (and sovereign moves like Turkey selling ~58.4 tonnes) add supply/structural pressure and dampen the safe‑haven bid. Turkey taps its gold reserves Gold Falls 15% as Central Banks Reassess
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage notes a “safe‑haven exit” as investors rotate into the dollar despite Middle East risks — this dynamic is driving the recent plunge in bullion and GLD. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Safe‑Haven Exit?

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.