CoreCap Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD – Free Report) by 7.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 40,617 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,661 shares during the period. CoreCap Advisors LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $16,097,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of GLD. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 20.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,246 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,723,000 after buying an additional 1,903 shares in the last quarter. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 77.8% in the fourth quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 5,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,438,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC bought a new position in SPDR Gold Shares during the first quarter valued at approximately $16,014,000. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 4.8% during the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 6,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,829,000 after acquiring an additional 275 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the second quarter worth approximately $337,000. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance
GLD stock opened at $400.64 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $152.28 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. SPDR Gold Shares has a one year low of $272.58 and a one year high of $509.70. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $455.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $405.38.
Trending Headlines about SPDR Gold Shares
- Positive Sentiment: Advisors are increasingly positioning gold ETFs as a permanent portfolio diversifier amid record global debt and breakdowns in traditional diversification, supporting long‑term ETF demand. Gold ETFs Gain as Advisors Seek New Diversifiers
- Positive Sentiment: GLD remains a large, liquid vehicle for gold exposure — recent reporting highlights ~$180–181B in GLD AUM, indicating continued structural investor interest that can limit downside. GLD Just Hit $180 Billion in Assets
- Neutral Sentiment: Industry bodies emphasize gold’s role as a store of value despite volatility — a structural positive for interest, though not necessarily supportive of near‑term prices. Swiss Bankers Association says gold’s importance as a store of value only increasing
- Neutral Sentiment: Product competition and fees matter for flows — cheaper alternatives (e.g., AAAU) are being compared to GLD; this is a competitive risk over time but doesn’t explain today’s move. The Battle of the Gold ETFs: Is AAAU Better Than GLD?
- Negative Sentiment: Macro shift: coordinated hawkish central bank tone and higher bond yields have pushed the dollar and real rates up — key headwinds for gold’s non‑yielding appeal. The Fed Meeting Changed Everything
- Negative Sentiment: Evidence of selling pressure: reports point to central bank reserve reassessments and selling that have materially weighed on the market. Gold Falls 15% as Central Banks Reassess $4.3 Trillion Reserves
- Negative Sentiment: Sovereign selling: Turkey recently sold ~58.4 tonnes of gold over two weeks, adding tangible supply pressure to the market. Turkey taps its gold reserves, sells 58.4 tonnes
- Negative Sentiment: Safe‑haven dynamics fading: easing or mixed signals on Middle East conflict and technical profit‑taking have removed some tailwinds for gold, prompting short‑term liquidations and technical corrections. Gold, Silver Tumble Again. One Thing Is Wreaking Havoc on Precious Metals.
About SPDR Gold Shares
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.
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