OmniStar Financial Group Inc. raised its position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD – Free Report) by 6.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,954 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 2,116 shares during the period. SPDR Gold Shares accounts for about 6.1% of OmniStar Financial Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. OmniStar Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $13,245,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GLD. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Eukles Asset Management bought a new position in SPDR Gold Shares in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Private Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in SPDR Gold Shares in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance
SPDR Gold Shares stock opened at $398.96 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $380.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $419.85. The firm has a market cap of $140.87 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.17. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52 week low of $305.19 and a 52 week high of $509.70.
Key Headlines Impacting SPDR Gold Shares
- 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 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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