Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd. decreased its position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD – Free Report) by 25.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 12,367 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,145 shares during the quarter. SPDR Gold Shares makes up 2.4% of Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $4,556,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GLD. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 22.4% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 13,893,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,506,229,000 after buying an additional 2,539,266 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 571.3% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,949,227 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,565,118,000 after buying an additional 3,360,966 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the fourth quarter worth approximately $474,952,000. Marino Management LLC bought a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $438,475,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 938,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $371,842,000 after acquiring an additional 109,205 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.19% of the company’s stock.
SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance
Shares of GLD opened at $402.78 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $142.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.17. SPDR Gold Shares has a one year low of $325.35 and a one year high of $509.70. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $387.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $415.03.
Key Stories Impacting SPDR Gold Shares
- Positive Sentiment: Major banks see substantial upside for gold. Goldman Sachs projects gold could reach $4,900 per ounce by year-end, citing central-bank purchases and reserve diversification. RBC expects gold to approach $5,000 in 2026 and $5,300 in 2027, driven by de-dollarization, geopolitical uncertainty and concerns about currency debasement. Goldman Sachs gold forecast RBC gold forecast
- Positive Sentiment: Institutional sentiment has improved. Schroders has re-established a gold position after taking profits in May, while analysts argue that debt, inflation and fiat-currency risks outweigh the negative effect of high real yields. This supports the case for renewed investment demand in GLD. Schroders turns bullish on gold
- Positive Sentiment: Weaker U.S. employment data provided support. August private-sector job creation came in below expectations, potentially reducing pressure for higher interest rates and helping gold recover from its early-week selloff. Technical buyers also returned after gold bounced from support near $4,283. ADP jobs data and gold
- Neutral Sentiment: Central-bank reserve activity remains a long-term tailwind. The Dutch central bank moved 86 tonnes of gold to London to improve liquidity and accessibility amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty. The move is not necessarily a new purchase, but it highlights the strategic importance of gold reserves. Dutch central bank gold transfer
- Negative Sentiment: Higher yields and rate-hike expectations remain the main risk. Treasury yields near 4.8%, a firmer dollar, rising oil prices and increased odds of a September Fed hike have pressured the non-yielding metal. Gold recently broke below several moving averages, leaving further downside risk if support fails. Gold yields and rate outlook
About SPDR Gold Shares
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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