iShares Gold Trust $IAU Position Raised by Cypress Capital Group

Cypress Capital Group raised its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 3.2% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 270,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 8,457 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust accounts for about 2.4% of Cypress Capital Group’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Cypress Capital Group’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $19,685,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IAU. Citigroup Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 809.1% during the second quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 5,108,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $318,586,000 after purchasing an additional 4,546,835 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 67.5% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,919,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $680,947,000 after acquiring an additional 4,398,605 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 2,152.7% during the second quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,494,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $217,892,000 after purchasing an additional 3,339,000 shares during the period. Packer & Co Ltd bought a new position in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $156,463,000. Finally, PFG Advisors increased its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 4,797.3% in the second quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 1,432,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403,121 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical safe-haven flows: Ongoing tensions with Iran are lifting bullion demand and supporting prices, which directly benefits IAU as a gold-backed ETF. Gold Rises Amid Ongoing Iran Tensions
• Positive Sentiment: Macro backdrop — weaker dollar and Fed expectations: Coverage citing a softer dollar and bets on eventual easing have propelled gold to record highs, underpinning ETF flows into IAU. Gold’s Glittering Run Pushes Prices Above $5,500
• Positive Sentiment: Structural demand and central-bank buying: World Gold Council and market commentary point to durable demand drivers (lower rates, bond-market uncertainty) that support longer-term ETF allocations. Gold Demand to Remain Strong as Investors Reassess Risk, WGC Says
• Positive Sentiment: New institutional buyers: Tether’s plan to allocate up to 15% of its portfolio to physical gold adds a sizable, structural buyer to the market, supporting ETF flows including IAU. Tether CEO aims to allocate up to 15% of its portfolio to gold
• Positive Sentiment: ETF momentum & IAU option buying: Gold ETFs are in the top momentum tier, lifting flows; unusual IAU option activity (notably higher call volume) suggests speculative and hedged bullish positioning in the ETF today. Gold ETFs Hit Elite Momentum Tier
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst/strategy commentary: Banks and strategists are issuing higher multi?year price targets (some as far out as $6,000+ or scenarios to $8,000), which can attract longer-term flows but also widen divergence in short-term expectations. Here’s How Gold Hits $8,000, According to J.P. Morgan
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term technical risk and profit-taking: Several market reports flag a bearish outside day, profit-taking and a sharp pullback already occurring in intraday action — increasing the chance of consolidation or a meaningful short-term retracement that would pressure IAU. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Volatility Signals Near-Term Pullback Risk Gold (XAUUSD) Forecast – Gold Dives 3% Amid Profit-Taking
• Negative Sentiment: Blow-off/top warnings: Some commentators compare the move to past blow-off episodes (1980-style), raising caution that extended parabolic moves can end in sharp reversals — a tail risk for IAU holders. This Looks Like 1980: Gold and Silver Enter Blow-Off Madness

iShares Gold Trust Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of IAU opened at $101.57 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $84.09 and its 200 day moving average is $74.80. iShares Gold Trust has a 12-month low of $52.46 and a 12-month high of $104.40. The company has a market capitalization of $85.76 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09.

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).