Alhambra Investment Management LLC Has $3.45 Million Stake in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Alhambra Investment Management LLC cut its stake in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 29.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 47,351 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 20,225 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust comprises 1.6% of Alhambra Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Alhambra Investment Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $3,446,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of IAU. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in iShares Gold Trust by 809.1% in the 2nd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 5,108,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $318,586,000 after buying an additional 4,546,835 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 67.5% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,919,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $680,947,000 after acquiring an additional 4,398,605 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2,152.7% in 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 last quarter. PFG Advisors raised its holdings 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 valued at $89,323,000 after purchasing an additional 1,403,121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV lifted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 12,087.3% during the second quarter. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV now owns 1,329,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $82,885,000 after purchasing an additional 1,318,237 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

iShares Gold Trust stock opened at $84.34 on Thursday. iShares Gold Trust has a fifty-two week low of $49.00 and a fifty-two week high of $84.71. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $78.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $70.41. The stock has a market cap of $69.50 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09.

Key Headlines Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: Record gold highs lift underlying ETF exposure — spot gold has hit new all‑time highs (reports show moves up to ~$4,526/oz), which directly supports IAU’s net asset value and makes the ETF more attractive as a gold exposure. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Geopolitical safe‑haven flows are boosting demand — coverage cites rising geopolitical tensions as a driver behind the latest record gold rally, a tailwind for gold ETFs like IAU. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional flows and Fed‑rate repricing underpin the trend — analysts note institutional demand and market pricing of 2026 Fed cuts as supporting higher gold prices, which tends to translate to inflows into IAU. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer‑term investor interest in IAU remains visible — pieces reviewing multi‑year returns (e.g., what $100 in IAU would be worth today) reinforce why investors use IAU for long‑term gold exposure, but they don’t explain intraday moves. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/intraday guidance for traders — market analysis pieces listing key entry levels help active traders but are less decisive for broad ETF flows. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Short‑term profit‑taking and indecision have pressured prices — after satisfying extension targets, gold showed modest profit‑taking and closed below session highs in parts of the holiday session, which can drag IAU intraday. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Thinned year‑end liquidity and shortened holiday sessions increase volatility — reporters note thinner market liquidity and holiday trading, which can amplify intraday moves and leave IAU more sensitive to repositioning on lower volume. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Macro data and profit‑taking episodes can cause occasional pullbacks — intraday swings after U.S. data releases (consumer confidence, jobs) have produced short pulls in gold that translate into temporary weakness for IAU. Read More.

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).