Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. Acquires 27,925 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 5.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 575,894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 27,925 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. owned 0.07% of iShares Gold Trust worth $43,486,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,742,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,115,461,000 after purchasing an additional 203,528 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 13,136,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,066,327,000 after purchasing an additional 260,541 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.3% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 8,732,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $659,404,000 after purchasing an additional 109,246 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 18.3% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 6,595,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $535,396,000 after purchasing an additional 1,019,135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 3,282,216 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $266,430,000 after purchasing an additional 153,179 shares in the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs projects gold could reach $4,900 per ounce in 2026, citing strong sovereign demand and evidence that China’s purchases were substantially higher than officially reported. This supports the underlying value of IAU. Goldman Sachs gold price forecast
• Positive Sentiment: China’s gold imports exceeded 1,100 tonnes through August, already surpassing all of 2025 and indicating robust physical investment demand. China gold imports
• Positive Sentiment: Gold-backed ETF holdings are rising even as real yields reach multi-year highs, suggesting fiscal concerns and liquidity conditions are attracting investors beyond traditional interest-rate considerations. Gold ETF flows and fiscal concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Securities and BMO see limited downside and strengthening underlying demand, while technical analysts identify support near $4,300 and a potential rebound toward $4,543 if gold regains $4,399. TD Securities gold outlook
• Negative Sentiment: A stronger-than-expected U.S. flash Composite PMI, which rose to 58.4, reinforced expectations for resilient economic activity and potentially tighter Federal Reserve policy. That lifted the dollar and Treasury yields, making non-yielding gold less attractive. September flash PMI and gold prices
• Negative Sentiment: Hawkish Fed expectations, rising yields and dollar strength are keeping gold under pressure and have pushed prices below near-term technical support. Continued weakness could weigh on IAU until the dollar and rate outlook ease. Gold drops below $4,300 on hawkish Fed bets

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

IAU traded down $1.51 on Wednesday, hitting $80.52. 5,642,700 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,644,896. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $70.04 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The business has a 50-day moving average of $80.92 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.19.

iShares Gold Trust Company Profile

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).