Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors Decreases Stock Position in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors decreased its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 65.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,918 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,784 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors’ holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $724,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in IAU. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.5% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 30,799,504 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,241,280,000 after purchasing an additional 456,140 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 20,520,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,493,292,000 after purchasing an additional 6,623,876 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,165,231 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $958,034,000 after buying an additional 2,245,617 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,148,055 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $665,704,000 after buying an additional 561,489 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 7,130,543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $518,890,000 after buying an additional 559,413 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $87.94 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $93.18 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.66. The stock has a market cap of $74.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a 1-year low of $55.78 and a 1-year high of $104.40.

Trending Headlines about iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Gold reclaimed the 50?day moving average (around $4,676 on XAUUSD), a technical signal that can attract buyers and support IAU if sustained. Gold Reclaims 50?Day MA
• Positive Sentiment: Major banks and strategists still see medium?term upside for gold (UBS among them) on geopolitical risk and safe?haven demand, a bullish backdrop for IAU over months. UBS: Gold Set for New Highs
• Positive Sentiment: Central banks remained net gold buyers in February, adding fundamental demand that supports price and underpins bullion ETFs like IAU. Central Banks Net Buyers
• Positive Sentiment: Several technical commentaries show buyers defending short?term moving averages and pointing to potential recoveries toward the 50?day — a constructive setup if macro headwinds ease. Technical Bullish Recovery
• Neutral Sentiment: Intraday technical analyses and entry?level guides highlight both support and resistance clusters — useful for traders but not decisive for longer?term ETF flows. Intraday Price Levels
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry news (Wheaton Precious Metals streaming deal) affects miners more than bullion ETFs; it’s a sector development with limited direct impact on IAU. Wheaton Precious Metals Stream
• Negative Sentiment: Large monthly outflows from major gold ETFs (GLD and IAU) indicate profit?taking and reduce ETF?demand support for the gold price, a direct negative for IAU. ETF Outflows
• Negative Sentiment: Stronger U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields (with yields approaching psychologically important levels) are cited repeatedly as reasons for short?term gold weakness — a key headwind for IAU. Dollar Strength & Yields Pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical headlines are mixed: periods of easing risk (e.g., comments suggesting a shorter Iran shock) have triggered pullbacks and miner stock weakness — showing how policy/PR events can quickly reverse safe?haven flows. Geopolitical Headlines & Pullbacks

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).