Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. Acquires 27,925 Shares of iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 575,894 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,925 shares during the quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $43,486,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Talon Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. Talon Private Wealth LLC now owns 4,373 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 0.4% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 80,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,088,000 after buying an additional 322 shares in the last quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.1% during the second quarter. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC now owns 183,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,846,000 after buying an additional 1,975 shares during the last quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 10.6% during the second quarter. IPG Investment Advisors LLC now owns 19,621 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,482,000 after buying an additional 1,874 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Archford Capital Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 180.2% during the second quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 9,049 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $683,000 after buying an additional 5,819 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

Shares of IAU traded down $1.51 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $80.52. The stock had a trading volume of 5,642,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,644,896. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $70.04 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $63.50 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.19. The company’s 50-day moving average is $80.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.63.

iShares Gold Trust News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs projects gold could reach $4,900 per ounce in 2026, citing strong sovereign demand and evidence that China’s purchases were substantially higher than officially reported. This supports the underlying value of IAU. Goldman Sachs gold price forecast
• Positive Sentiment: China’s gold imports exceeded 1,100 tonnes through August, already surpassing all of 2025 and indicating robust physical investment demand. China gold imports
• Positive Sentiment: Gold-backed ETF holdings are rising even as real yields reach multi-year highs, suggesting fiscal concerns and liquidity conditions are attracting investors beyond traditional interest-rate considerations. Gold ETF flows and fiscal concerns
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Securities and BMO see limited downside and strengthening underlying demand, while technical analysts identify support near $4,300 and a potential rebound toward $4,543 if gold regains $4,399. TD Securities gold outlook
• Negative Sentiment: A stronger-than-expected U.S. flash Composite PMI, which rose to 58.4, reinforced expectations for resilient economic activity and potentially tighter Federal Reserve policy. That lifted the dollar and Treasury yields, making non-yielding gold less attractive. September flash PMI and gold prices
• Negative Sentiment: Hawkish Fed expectations, rising yields and dollar strength are keeping gold under pressure and have pushed prices below near-term technical support. Continued weakness could weigh on IAU until the dollar and rate outlook ease. Gold drops below $4,300 on hawkish Fed bets

About iShares Gold Trust

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).