7,476 iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Acquired by JSF Financial LLC

JSF Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 252,084 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,476 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust makes up 3.0% of JSF Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. JSF Financial LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $19,688,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 1.3% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 8,732,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $659,404,000 after acquiring an additional 109,246 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 5.7% during the second quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,191,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $165,455,000 after purchasing an additional 118,328 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 8.8% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,840,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $138,941,000 after purchasing an additional 149,558 shares during the period. GM Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.8% during the first quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,569,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $138,381,000 after purchasing an additional 42,385 shares during the period. Finally, AlTi Global Inc. raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 5.4% during the second quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 1,651,446 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $124,701,000 after purchasing an additional 84,457 shares during the period. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $75.66 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a fifty-two week low of $73.74 and a fifty-two week high of $104.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.67 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.18. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $81.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.79.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Longer term, fund managers remain constructive on gold, arguing that elevated government debt, fiscal deficits, currency depreciation and geopolitical risks could eventually support a rally toward substantially higher levels. Gold-mining companies are also generating strong cash flow at current prices, reinforcing the broader precious-metals investment case. Gold rally outlook and mining stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Physical and investment demand remains a supportive factor. The Royal Mint reported strong silver and platinum sales alongside renewed gold demand despite higher prices and bond yields, while ETF holdings have reached record levels—evidence that investors continue to seek precious-metals exposure. Royal Mint precious-metals demand
• Neutral Sentiment: Gold’s selloff has been unusually disconnected from falling real Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar, raising uncertainty over whether the move reflects liquidation, weakness in technology stocks or potential currency-market intervention. Technical analysts are watching support near $4,000 per ounce; holding that level could stabilize gold, while a break could extend losses. Gold’s unusual selloff and support levels
• Negative Sentiment: Renewed tensions around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz pushed crude oil prices higher, increasing inflation expectations and reducing hopes for near-term Fed easing. Higher interest rates raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold. Precious-metals selloff amid oil and Fed concerns
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. weekly jobless claims fell to 194,000, below expectations and the lowest level in three months. A resilient labor market could give the Federal Reserve more flexibility to maintain restrictive policy, adding pressure to gold and IAU. Weekly jobless claims and gold prices
• Negative Sentiment: Meta’s plans for heavier artificial-intelligence spending contributed to a broader technology-market selloff and prompted investors to reduce positions in precious metals, accelerating gold’s decline. Continued selling by Russia also adds a near-term supply and sentiment headwind. Gold declines as Meta boosts AI spending

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).