iShares Gold Trust $IAU Shares Bought by Clear Creek Financial Management LLC

Clear Creek Financial Management LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 26.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 112,268 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 23,628 shares during the period. iShares Gold Trust makes up about 0.7% of Clear Creek Financial Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $8,170,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in IAU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in iShares Gold Trust by 47.7% during the third 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 acquiring an additional 6,623,876 shares during the period. Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 4,546,835 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted 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 valued at $680,947,000 after purchasing an additional 4,398,605 shares in the last quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2,152.7% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 3,494,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $217,892,000 after purchasing an additional 3,339,000 shares during the period. Finally, Packer & Co Ltd acquired a new stake in iShares Gold Trust during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $156,463,000. 59.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: BMO and other forecasters are publishing strong upside scenarios for gold (multi-thousand-dollar per ounce targets), reinforcing a bullish narrative that can lift IAU over the medium term. Gold to rise near $6,500/oz in 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Safe-haven flows tied to rising U.S.–Iran tensions and traders focusing on the $5,000/oz area are supporting higher spot gold, a direct positive for IAU. Gold Edges Higher Amid Growing Risks of U.S.-Iran Conflict
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market commentary notes traders testing the $5,000 zone and heightened safe-haven demand, which can sustain ETF inflows if geopolitical news persists. Gold Tests The $5000 Level As Traders Focus On Geopolitical Risks
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentators say structural uncertainty remains but high-level policy nominations (e.g., Warsh) aren’t expected to derail the gold trend — useful context but limited immediate impact on IAU. Warsh nomination won’t derail gold rally
• Neutral Sentiment: Modest, broad-based gains in gold/silver tied to geopolitical headlines and routine macro prints — supportive but not a decisive catalyst for large IAU flows. Gold, silver see modest gains
• Neutral Sentiment: Rally in gold miners into earnings is relevant to mining stocks but only indirectly affects bullion-backed IAU. Gold Mining Stock Rallying Into This Week’s Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Technical charts show short-term bearish bias while gold trades below the 20-day average, which could cap near-term upside for IAU. Bearish Bias Persists Below Key Average
• Negative Sentiment: A stronger US dollar ahead of GDP and hawkish Fed minutes (lifting yields) are recurring downside pressures for gold and therefore for IAU. Strength for the Dollar Ahead of GDP
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts flag Fed-related yield moves as a risk that could stall gold near key round figures, increasing short-term volatility for IAU. Fed Pressure Builds – Will Gold Smash $5,020 or Stall?

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

NYSEARCA IAU opened at $94.12 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a one year low of $53.44 and a one year high of $104.40. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $88.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $77.92.

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).