Sapient Capital LLC Boosts Stake in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Sapient Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 7.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 158,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 11,136 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $11,994,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 13,742,286 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,115,461,000 after purchasing an additional 203,528 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 13,136,955 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,066,327,000 after buying an additional 260,541 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 35.7% during the 4th quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 7,201,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $584,531,000 after buying an additional 1,893,594 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.3% during the 2nd 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, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 18.3% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 1,019,135 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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: U.S. employers reportedly cut 23,000 jobs in July, substantially missing expectations. The soft data increased bets on a more dovish Fed and helped gold advance toward $4,350 an ounce. Gold prices surging higher as U.S. economy loses 23k jobs in July
• Positive Sentiment: Lower Treasury yields and a weaker dollar are supporting precious metals, while traders are positioning for easier monetary policy. Investors have also purchased roughly $180 million in bullish gold call options, signaling renewed optimism. Gold rallies as traders bet on dovish Fed
• Positive Sentiment: The People’s Bank of China extended its gold-buying streak to 21 consecutive months, with its latest purchase the largest since 2023. Persistent central-bank demand provides fundamental support for gold and IAU. PBOC boosts gold buying
• Positive Sentiment: Gold-backed ETFs recorded net inflows in July, ending two months of outflows, suggesting institutional and retail investors are beginning to return to the asset class. Gold market sees positive ETF inflows in July
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysts view the breakout as constructive, but gold faces resistance around $4,382–$4,392 and higher targets near $4,494 or $4,500 could prove difficult without sustained momentum. Gold price forecast: breakout builds toward key resistance
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors took profits when oil prices, Treasury yields and the dollar strengthened, creating a short-term risk of pullback for gold and IAU. A new study also questions gold’s reliability as a direct inflation hedge. Investors take profits in gold and silver

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

iShares Gold Trust stock opened at $81.68 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $78.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $86.28. iShares Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $62.48 and a 1 year high of $104.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.18.

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).