Blair William & Co. IL Purchases 74,000 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Blair William & Co. IL boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 25.4% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 365,351 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 74,000 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $26,587,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IAU. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 29,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,158,000 after acquiring an additional 1,852 shares during the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC grew its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 58.1% in the third quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,471 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 3,850 shares during the last quarter. Intellus Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 0.7% in the third quarter. Intellus Advisors LLC now owns 672,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,972,000 after purchasing an additional 4,742 shares during the period. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 26.6% in the third quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 214,303 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,595,000 after purchasing an additional 45,091 shares during the period. Finally, Per Stirling Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Per Stirling Capital Management LLC. now owns 66,843 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,297 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Weak U.S. payrolls and other downbeat economic data have boosted safe‑haven demand for gold, supporting flows into gold ETFs such as IAU. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Missed Non‑Farm Payrolls and weaker retail figures prompted short‑term rebounds in bullion, which tends to raise demand for physically backed ETFs. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Geopolitical tensions (U.S.–Iran conflict) are keeping volatility elevated for gold — that can support intermittent safe‑haven flows but has delivered uneven impulses, so the net effect on IAU is mixed. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple technical reports flag bearish wedge breakouts and measured‑move downside targets — technical pressure could trigger short‑term selling in IAU if key support levels fail. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Rising oil prices are reviving inflation fears but are also lifting real yields and sustaining a stronger dollar narrative that reduces near‑term gold appeal—this combination can cap upside for IAU until Fed rate‑cut expectations normalize. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Reports that a large sovereign buyer may sell gold to fund defense spending introduce potential supply pressure that could weigh on the market and on gold ETFs if realized. Read More.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Up 1.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $96.98 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $81.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $91.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.65. iShares Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $54.34 and a twelve 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).