Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV Has $54.71 Million Stake in iShares Gold Trust $IAU

Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV lessened its position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 43.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 751,768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 577,375 shares during the quarter. iShares Gold Trust makes up about 5.5% of Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Mainstay Capital Management LLC ADV owned about 0.09% of iShares Gold Trust worth $54,706,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IAU. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL now owns 48,526 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,531,000 after acquiring an additional 1,641 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 3.0% in the third quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 566,962 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,259,000 after purchasing an additional 16,420 shares during the last quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 11.1% in the third quarter. Lantern Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 7,259 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $528,000 after purchasing an additional 725 shares during the last quarter. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp bought a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust in the third quarter worth $108,000. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 3.9% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 2,651,432 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $192,945,000 after purchasing an additional 98,811 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting iShares Gold Trust

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

• Positive Sentiment: An institutional filer (Advisory Services Network LLC) disclosed a purchase of 35,018 IAU shares, indicating some buy-side interest from an investor. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage shows mixed analyst views — some see more upside for gold longer-term while others warn the trade is overcrowded; this produces range-bound flows into gold products like IAU. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: A consumer-facing guide on Gold IRAs highlights wide fee dispersion on physical-gold products — this can push some retirement flows toward low-cost ETFs such as IAU, but the net effect is mixed. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Gold has broken below its 50‑day moving average and bearish momentum is intensifying in technicals, increasing the odds of further near-term downside for spot gold and IAU. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Hot U.S. inflation/PPI prints and a stronger dollar pressured gold intraday, prompting sellers and position adjustments ahead of the Fed — direct negative catalyst for IAU. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Saxo Bank and other strategists warn that growing fundamental and technical headwinds give gold room to move lower, reinforcing bearish market sentiment that weighs on IAU. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Rising oil and other commodity moves have triggered broader selling in precious and industrial metals; miners and metal‑linked products fell, adding pressure to gold ETFs through sentiment and correlated flows. Article Title

iShares Gold Trust Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of IAU opened at $91.12 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.09. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $55.78 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $82.40.

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).