Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC Has $2.44 Million Stock Holdings in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC decreased its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 91.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,167 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 70,317 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $2,444,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GLD. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Timmons Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Vestwell Advisors LLC bought a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Eukles Asset Management acquired a new position in SPDR Gold Shares during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA GLD opened at $387.12 on Friday. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52-week low of $299.89 and a 52-week high of $509.70. The business has a fifty day moving average of $417.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $427.98. The stock has a market cap of $140.80 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.14.

SPDR Gold Shares News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts say gold’s long-term uptrend is still intact despite the Fed’s hawkish shift, arguing that inflation risks, fiscal deficits, and central bank buying could support prices over time. Gold’s bull market remains intact even with a hawkish Fed, says Axel Merk
• Positive Sentiment: Several market watchers continue to recommend gold ETFs as a long-term portfolio diversifier, suggesting structural demand for GLD may remain firm even during near-term volatility. Why Gold ETFs Still Deserve a Place in Long-Term Portfolios
• Neutral Sentiment: Gold is trading near key technical support, and analysts say the next major move may depend on whether buyers can defend that level in the coming sessions. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Support Test Could Shape Next Major Move
• Negative Sentiment: Gold prices have been falling as the Fed’s hawkish outlook supports the dollar and lifts yields, reducing demand for bullion-backed funds like GLD. Hawkish Fed keeps pressure on gold as physical premiums soften – Kitco PM Report
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple reports say gold has extended losses and is testing lower support levels after the Fed signaled a potential rate hike later this year, keeping near-term sentiment bearish. Gold Extends Losses as Fed Rate-Hike Outlook Supports Dollar

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.