Farmers Trust Co. Sells 1,697 Shares of SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Farmers Trust Co. trimmed its position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 17.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,697 shares during the quarter. Farmers Trust Co.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $3,203,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Vestwell Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares during the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. purchased a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

Key SPDR Gold Shares News

Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators say the pullback is a buying opportunity amid growing global debt and long‑term demand for gold, which can support GLD on rebounds. Gold’s pullback is a buying opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: World Gold Council is building shared infrastructure for a tokenized gold market (~$5bn), a structural demand catalyst that could widen access to gold over time. World Gold Council building shared infrastructure
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts still rate GLD bullishly and highlight its role as liquid exposure to gold amid macro uncertainty, which can attract flows when risk perception shifts. GLD: Explaining The Inverse Correlation Between Oil And Gold Prices
• Neutral Sentiment: Swiss gold exports fell to a low last seen after the August‑2025 tariff shock—supply moves can be mixed for price direction and are a watch item rather than an immediate driver. Swiss gold exports fall
• Neutral Sentiment: Peripheral news such as a federal panel advancing a Trump commemorative gold coin is unlikely to move GLD materially but is noted by markets. Trump Gold Coin Moves Forward
• Negative Sentiment: Major outlets report that rising inflation data and diminished Fed rate‑cut hopes are the core reason for the gold selloff — higher expected rates raise the opportunity cost of holding non‑yielding gold and pressure GLD. Gold Edges Lower on Inflation Concerns
• Negative Sentiment: Energy prices and an oil surge have clouded the Fed rate path, further reducing rate‑cut expectations and contributing to heavy selling in gold and GLD. Gold Drops as Oil Surge Clouds Fed Rate Path
• Negative Sentiment: Technical and market‑flow factors: gold breached the 50‑day average and has seen accelerating outflows and stop‑loss selling, magnifying the decline in GLD. Gold Price Forecast: Bearish Momentum

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Down 4.1%

Shares of SPDR Gold Shares stock opened at $426.41 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $457.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $402.54. The firm has a market cap of $162.08 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. SPDR Gold Shares has a 12-month low of $272.58 and a 12-month high of $509.70.

SPDR Gold Shares Profile

SPDR Gold Trust (the Trust) is an investment trust. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust’s expenses. The Trust’s business activity is the investment of gold. The Trust creates and redeems Shares from time to time, but in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to certain authorized participants (Authorized Participants) on an ongoing basis. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold and any cash represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the combined net asset value of various Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.