Fortune Financial Group Inc. Acquires Shares of 3,126 SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Fortune Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,126 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,152,000. SPDR Gold Shares makes up about 0.9% of Fortune Financial Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 571.3% in 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 during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 22.4% during 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 during the period. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the 4th quarter worth about $474,952,000. Marino Management LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the 4th quarter worth about $438,475,000. Finally, Diamant Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 42,929.0% in the 1st quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. now owns 697,070 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $299,942,000 after acquiring an additional 695,450 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

Key SPDR Gold Shares News

Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: July U.S. CPI and PPI data were benign, easing expectations for further Federal Reserve tightening. Lower expected rates and potentially declining real yields reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold. Cooler CPI and PPI boost gold and ease rate hike bets
• Positive Sentiment: UBS said gold could challenge $5,000 per ounce in the first half of 2027, citing lower real rates, a softer U.S. dollar and strong sovereign demand. The Bank of Korea’s reported $250 million purchase of SPDR Gold Shares also reinforces the central-bank demand narrative. UBS gold outlook Bank of Korea gold ETF purchase
• Positive Sentiment: An LBMA survey projected gold would average near $4,500 per ounce by year-end, suggesting analysts still see meaningful support for gold and, by extension, GLD. LBMA gold price survey
• Neutral Sentiment: Gold briefly neared $4,450 before retreating, leaving the market focused on whether it can break and hold above the $4,500 technical resistance level. Gold rally faces moment of truth
• Negative Sentiment: Gold snapped a four-session advance as traders locked in gains. Falling oil prices and easing yields also reduced the immediate appeal of gold as an inflation hedge, while a relatively firm dollar added pressure. Gold snaps four-day advance

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

GLD stock opened at $398.96 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $140.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.17. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $380.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $419.85. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52 week low of $305.19 and a 52 week high of $509.70.

SPDR Gold Shares Company 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.