Milestone Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD – Free Report) by 19.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,395 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,289 shares during the quarter. Milestone Asset Management LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $2,138,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. True Vision MN LLC lifted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. True Vision MN LLC now owns 768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY lifted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 3,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC lifted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. lifted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leisure Capital Management lifted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Leisure Capital Management now owns 1,371 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $543,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Key Stories Impacting SPDR Gold Shares
Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Tokenized gold demand and alternative gold products continue to attract flows, supporting long?term bullion interest — positive for GLD’s investor demand. Tokenized gold shines even as crypto market cap drops 40% in Q1 – Swyftx
- Positive Sentiment: Switzerland’s gold exports rose ~30% as investors sought safe havens, signaling continued physical demand that supports GLD’s underlying asset value. Switzerland’s gold exports rise 30% as investors seek safe haven amid global uncertainty
- Positive Sentiment: Perceived bargain buying pushed metals higher in intraday sessions, indicating dip-buying interest that can stabilize GLD if dips persist. Gold, silver gain on perceived bargain buying
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysis is mixed: gold is holding important support (~$4,700) but faces a wedge breakdown and key moving averages — direction depends on support tests or a breakout. This creates near?term uncertainty for GLD traders. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bearish Signal Faces Critical Support Confluence
- Neutral Sentiment: Short?term swings remain tied to bond yields and risk headlines — bond market moves will likely keep GLD choppy until a clear risk/real?rate trend emerges. Gold Price Analysis: Bond Market Swings Keep XAU/USD in Focus
- Neutral Sentiment: Structural ETF flows: commentary on high?income gold ETFs suggests underlying unease beneath the surface — may affect relative flows between GLD and yield?oriented gold products. High?Income Gold ETFs Signal Unease Beneath Market Surface
- Negative Sentiment: Rising oil prices (back above $100/bbl) and renewed US?Iran tensions have elevated inflation risk, keeping rate expectations higher for longer — a headwind for gold and thus negative for GLD. Gold hits two-week low: are rising oil prices to blame?
- Negative Sentiment: U.S.–Iran cease?fire headlines and hawkish central?bank commentary have kept inflation and rate concerns front?and?center, strengthening the dollar and yields — pressuring gold and GLD. Gold Falls as U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire Keeps Inflation Concerns High
- Negative Sentiment: Near?term price action: analysts flag the $4,700 area as critical — a breakdown toward $4,600 would increase downside pressure on GLD. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Gold Teeters at $4,700 – Breakout or Breakdown?
SPDR Gold Shares Trading Up 1.3%
SPDR Gold Shares Profile
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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