Ulrich Consultants & Investment Group LLC acquired a new position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD – Free Report) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 3,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,482,000. SPDR Gold Shares comprises about 1.5% of Ulrich Consultants & Investment Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GLD. Private Wealth Management Group LLC purchased a new position in SPDR Gold Shares in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the first quarter valued at about $31,000. Longview Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the first quarter worth about $35,000. NBH Bank purchased a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the second quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
SPDR Gold Shares News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Gold received early support from a softer U.S. dollar, retreating Treasury yields and lower oil prices ahead of the inflation data. Easing yields reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold. Gold firms as dollar, yields and oil retreat before CPI
- Positive Sentiment: Chinese institutional and retail buying, along with central-bank diversification, is helping provide a potential floor for bullion prices despite high U.S. yields. Why China is importing a record amount of gold
- Positive Sentiment: Gold-backed ETF demand remained resilient, with investors directing approximately $31 billion into gold ETFs during the third quarter. This suggests underlying investment demand may cushion GLD if prices weaken further. Gold ETF demand defies rising bond yields
- Neutral Sentiment: Stronger U.S. existing-home sales reduced safe-haven demand, but gold was broadly stable as traders awaited the inflation report and major bank earnings. Gold price holding steady as U.S. existing home sales rise
- Negative Sentiment: Front-end Treasury yields and expectations for a possible December Federal Reserve rate hike encouraged investors to cut metals exposure before the inflation data. Higher yields generally weigh on GLD by making interest-bearing assets more attractive. Metals weaken as front-end yields and Hormuz risk offset softer dollar
- Negative Sentiment: Kazakhstan plans to sell part of its unusually large gold reserves because elevated Treasury yields have improved the appeal of dollar assets. The shift from major buyer to seller adds a supply headwind for bullion through the remainder of 2026. Kazakhstan plans gold sales as holdings reach 78% of reserves
- Negative Sentiment: Technical analysts continue to identify downside risk while gold remains below key moving-average resistance. A break below approximately $4,066 could extend the decline, while a sustained move above $4,226 would be needed to signal a bullish reversal. Gold price forecast and breakout levels
SPDR Gold Shares Stock Down 0.1%
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.
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