Nkcfo LLC Purchases 50,200 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Nkcfo LLC boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 279,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 50,200 shares during the period. iShares Gold Trust accounts for about 6.1% of Nkcfo LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Nkcfo LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $20,332,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,520,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,493,292,000 after purchasing an additional 6,623,876 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 20.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,165,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $958,034,000 after buying an additional 2,245,617 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 8.5% in the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 7,130,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $518,890,000 after buying an additional 559,413 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,616,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $412,563,000 after buying an additional 148,881 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 5.9% during the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 5,814,190 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $423,099,000 after buying an additional 323,755 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

IAU opened at $98.57 on Tuesday. iShares Gold Trust has a fifty-two week low of $53.44 and a fifty-two week high of $104.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.23 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The company’s 50-day moving average is $88.99 and its 200 day moving average is $78.60.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: UBS projects a much higher gold target (as high as $6,200/oz) driven by Fed easing, geopolitical turmoil and rising demand — a bullish macro outlook that supports long-term ETF flows into IAU. Fed easing, geopolitical turmoil, rising demand will combine to push gold to $6,200/oz by mid-year – UBS
• Positive Sentiment: Renewed US trade‑policy/tariff uncertainty (Supreme Court / Trump developments) has lifted haven demand for gold, underpinning prices and ETF flows into IAU. Gold Edges Higher Amid Ongoing Tariff Risks
• Positive Sentiment: Near‑term safe‑haven buying and weak US economic data prompted strong rallies in gold and silver, supporting upside momentum that benefits IAU inflows. Strong rallies in gold, silver on haven demand, weak U.S. data
• Positive Sentiment: Central bank buying and technical breakouts are cited as supporting demand and a sustainable rally case — favorable for ETFs like IAU if buying persists. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: 1,000 Tonnes Bought, Demand Surges – Rally Sustainable?
• Neutral Sentiment: Heraeus notes that precious metals may need lower rates to fully benefit; this suggests gold’s path depends on central‑bank policy timing rather than only geopolitics. Gold and silver will wait to benefit from lower rates, Ghana and Hecla reflect shifting priorities in precious metals markets – Heraeus
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/market commentaries and yield forecasts show momentum remains, but emphasize macro crosswinds (yields, dollar, risk appetite) that could steer short‑term moves. Gold Price Analysis – Gold Continues to See Momentum
• Negative Sentiment: Russia sold ~300,000 ounces in January (reported proceeds up to $1.68B), adding supply that can pressure prices if such sales continue. That could be a headwind for IAU. Russia made up to $1.68 billion selling 300,000 ounces of gold in January as prices hit record highs
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg Intelligence’s McGlone warns of a potential risk‑reversion in 2026 — advising “sell gold, buy Treasuries” if yields reprice — a scenario that would hurt gold and IAU. Sell gold, buy Treasuries? BI’s McGlone sees risk of reversion in 2026

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).