iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Acquired by WESCAP Management Group Inc.

WESCAP Management Group Inc. lifted its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 7.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 449,859 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,553 shares during the period. iShares Gold Trust makes up 6.9% of WESCAP Management Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. WESCAP Management Group Inc.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $32,726,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC acquired a new stake in iShares Gold Trust during the 4th quarter worth $1,864,000. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 78.5% during the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 16,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $831,000 after acquiring an additional 7,379 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 47.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 26,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,588,000 after acquiring an additional 8,609 shares in the last quarter. Eastern Bank raised its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 9.8% in the 2nd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 35,054 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,186,000 after acquiring an additional 3,139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, waypoint wealth counsel lifted its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. waypoint wealth counsel now owns 80,331 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,734 shares in the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

IAU stock opened at $93.24 on Monday. iShares Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $53.44 and a 1 year high of $104.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.73 billion, a PE ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $76.14.

More iShares Gold Trust News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Technical bullish reversal signals and reclaiming short-term moving averages suggest upside momentum in gold, supporting demand for IAU. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bullish Reversal Signals Emerging
• Positive Sentiment: World Gold Council reports ETF investors remained steady through a sharp gold drop — implies continued structural demand for metal-backed ETFs like IAU. Gold’s precipitous price drop didn’t spook ETF investors – World Gold Council
• Positive Sentiment: Safe-haven bids are returning on risk-off flows and geopolitical jitters, helping gold test support levels that could lift ETF flows. Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Safe-Haven Bid Returns – Can XAU Recover $5,000?
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and outlets reiterate the bull case for gold over the medium term despite recent swings — supportive context but not an immediate catalyst. Historic swings batter gold and silver, but analysts say the bull case is intact
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical/intraday trade guides and support/resistance maps show key entry levels — useful for traders but mixed for longer-term flows into IAU. Gold market analysis for February 6 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term selling pressure from a crypto market rout spilled into gold, weighing on prices and creating volatility that can reduce short-term ETF flows. Gold Falls on Spillover Impact From Cryptocurrencies’ Selloff
• Negative Sentiment: Dollar strength, Fed policy signals and profit‑taking have capped rallies and prompted pullbacks — headwinds for gold and short-term IAU performance. Gold (XAUUSD) Price Forecast: Profit-Taking Pulls Gold Price Back From Resistance Zone
• Negative Sentiment: Silver’s sharp deleveraging and margin-driven moves are spilling into broader precious metals volatility — may pressure sentiment toward gold ETFs in the near term. Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Silver Dives 13% On Deleveraging

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).