iShares Gold Trust $IAU Holdings Decreased by Modus Advisors LLC

Modus Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 2.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 303,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,812 shares during the period. iShares Gold Trust accounts for about 6.0% of Modus Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Modus Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $22,060,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 77.9% in the third quarter. LFA Lugano Financial Advisors SA now owns 3,684 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 1,613 shares during the period. Waterloo Capital L.P. boosted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 22.4% in the 3rd quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 87,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,361,000 after purchasing an additional 15,974 shares in the last quarter. Firestone Capital Management grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Firestone Capital Management now owns 59,823 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,353,000 after buying an additional 1,987 shares during the last quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 18.6% in the 3rd quarter. Titleist Asset Management LLC now owns 14,847 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,080,000 after buying an additional 2,326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Harbor Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 2.0% during the third quarter. Beacon Harbor Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 177,608 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,925,000 after buying an additional 3,404 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Trading Down 2.6%

iShares Gold Trust stock opened at $90.53 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $53.44 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The company has a market capitalization of $76.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $85.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.77.

Trending Headlines about iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Central banks continued large net purchases in December, adding to a 2025 trend of steady official buying that underpins structural demand for gold. Central banks buy 19t of gold in December to total 328t in 2025, averaging 27t/m – World Gold Council
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts are lifting 2026 gold forecasts on mounting geopolitical risks and persistent safe?haven demand, supporting the medium-term case for bullion and for IAU. Analysts ramp up gold forecasts as global uncertainties mount
• Positive Sentiment: CIBC published an extremely bullish baseline scenario (multi-thousand-dollar per ounce forecasts) highlighting that persistent safe?haven demand could keep structural upside intact over time. CIBC sees gold averaging $6,000 an ounce as safe-haven demand persists
• Neutral Sentiment: Barrick’s plan to spin off North American assets (IPO) is a miner-specific development that can shift investor attention within the gold sector but has only an indirect effect on bullion ETFs like IAU. Barrick Aims for IPO of North American Gold Assets This Year
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysis noting gold’s defensive positioning versus bitcoin suggests rotation dynamics between crypto and bullion; this can sustain demand when risk aversion wins but is mixed in short-term flows. Gold vs Bitcoin: Why the Defensive Trade Is Winning the Battle
• Negative Sentiment: Gold pulled back after spillover selling from cryptocurrencies (bitcoin weakness) pressured risk assets and liquidations spilled into precious metals. Gold Falls on Spillover Impact From Cryptocurrencies’ Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Technical reports point to a bearish reversal and heightened uncertainty as gold tests key support zones—this raises the risk of further short-term downside for IAU if support breaks. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Uncertainty Rises After Bearish Reversal
• Negative Sentiment: Silver’s sharp drop and deleveraging/margin-call dynamics spilled into gold markets, amplifying selling pressure across precious metals. Silver sharply down, leading gold lower, too
• Negative Sentiment: Near-term headwinds include profit?taking, dollar strength and Fed?rate expectations that have pulled gold back from recent resistance levels. Gold (XAUUSD) Price Forecast: Profit-Taking Pulls Gold Price Back From Resistance Zone

iShares Gold Trust Profile

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).