Chatterton & Associates Inc. Takes Position in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Chatterton & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 10,561 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $4,185,000. SPDR Gold Shares makes up approximately 3.6% of Chatterton & Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the 3rd quarter worth about $556,282,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 108.1% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,077,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $327,500,000 after buying an additional 559,507 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC increased its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 276.0% in the second quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 304,814 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $92,916,000 after buying an additional 223,744 shares during the last quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the 3rd quarter valued at $77,873,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 25.4% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 657,871 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $260,721,000 after buying an additional 133,404 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $429.41 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $157.34 billion, a P/E ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of $454.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $409.64. SPDR Gold Shares has a fifty-two week low of $272.58 and a fifty-two week high of $509.70.

Key Stories Impacting SPDR Gold Shares

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

• Positive Sentiment: Daily ETF flows show fresh demand for GLD — the fund gathered about $550M on April 1, which supports spot-gold exposure and liquidity for GLD holders. Daily ETF Flows: GLD Gathers $550M
• Positive Sentiment: Central banks remain net buyers of gold, a structural demand tailwind that supports bullion and GLD over the medium term. Central banks remain net gold buyers
• Positive Sentiment: Technical/market bounce: some analysts note a short-term recovery in gold (weekly rebound, reclaiming moving-average support), which can stabilize GLD if momentum continues. Gold Weekly Price Analysis – Gold Continues to Fight Back
• Neutral Sentiment: ETF positioning vs. alternatives — coverage notes GLD offers superior liquidity and a low expense ratio vs. some peers (IAU, SGDM, SIL), meaning investors may prefer GLD for core gold exposure even as other funds outperform intermittently. GLD or IAU ETF pick
• Negative Sentiment: Macro headwinds: a spike in oil shifted the rate outlook higher, lifting inflation concerns and Treasury yields — this reduces gold’s safe-haven appeal and pressured prices. Gold Drops As Oil Spike Shifts Rate Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Dollar and bond-yield strength ahead of key U.S. data (NFP) has applied near-term selling pressure on gold, which typically drags GLD lower while yields rise. Gold and Silver Technical Analysis: Prices Under Pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Minor institutional trimming: a small 13F disclosure shows Balboa Wealth Partners cut its GLD position (~15.8% of its holding), a modest signal but not large enough alone to move the market. Balboa Wealth Partners sells GLD

SPDR Gold Shares Company 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.