Tudor Investment Corp ET AL Sells 162,673 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Tudor Investment Corp ET AL trimmed its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 270,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 162,673 shares during the quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $19,681,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 1.5% during the third quarter. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,875 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Axecap Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Axecap Investments LLC now owns 14,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,042,000 after buying an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Aspiriant LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Aspiriant LLC now owns 7,854 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $572,000 after buying an additional 138 shares during the period. Sincerus Advisory LLC increased its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Sincerus Advisory LLC now owns 5,184 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $377,000 after buying an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First National Trust Co raised its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 0.9% during the third quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 15,541 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,131,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical safe-haven bids are intermittently supporting gold amid Middle East tensions, providing short-lived demand that could limit losses for IAU. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: XAU Reversal vs. XAG Slump – Trend Shift Ahead?
• Positive Sentiment: Structural demand stories (tokenization and institutional infrastructure) support longer-term upside for gold-backed products like IAU. World Gold Council building shared infrastructure to support $5 billion tokenized gold market
• Neutral Sentiment: U.S. policy moves to diversify precious-metals vault networks could change logistics/custody dynamics for ETFs but are unlikely to immediately move prices. Proposed U.S. federal legislation looks to diversify precious metals vault network
• Neutral Sentiment: Strong retail/household demand in markets like India (gold loans, household holdings) underpins long-term physical demand but doesn’t offset short-term financial-market flows. Inside India newsletter: Gold loans are thriving in India — and attracting global investors
• Negative Sentiment: Gold posted its largest weekly drop in years as inflation expectations and dimmed rate-cut hopes pressured prices—key driver of IAU weakness. Gold sees biggest weekly loss in six years, faces more downside as inflation threat sidelines central banks
• Negative Sentiment: Rising U.S. Treasury yields and firmer dollar (partly oil‑driven) have been cited repeatedly as the proximate cause of the sell-off, reducing gold’s appeal and pressuring IAU. Gold Edges Lower on Inflation Concerns, Dimmed Fed Rate-Cut Hopes
• Negative Sentiment: Technical breaks near key support levels raise the risk of a deeper correction; technical analysts warn a breakdown could push prices toward lower targets, increasing downside risk for IAU. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Support Breakdown Risks Deeper Correction
• Negative Sentiment: Market-wide liquidation erased trillions from precious‑metals market value this week and miners/related ETFs have slid, reflecting flow-through to gold ETFs like IAU. $3 Trillion Sell-Off In Gold And Silver Signals A Retracement Ahead Of Next Bull Run
• Negative Sentiment: Gold pulled back from recent record highs (back below the $5,000/oz peak), highlighting profit-taking and mean-reversion risk for IAU holders. Gold Back Under $5,000 – Is This the Best ETF to Buy for Its Next Run Higher?

iShares Gold Trust Stock Down 3.1%

NYSEARCA IAU opened at $84.70 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $71.52 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 $93.65 and a 200-day moving average price of $82.57. iShares Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $55.78 and a twelve month high of $104.40.

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).