Skip to main content

iShares Gold Trust

IAU
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
SEC CIK
0001278680

No open-market purchases or sales by iShares Gold Trust insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 1,916 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $29.1B in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2021

Institutional positions in iShares Gold Trust as of Dec 31, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
986
+121 vs. Q3 2021
Shares held
469.8M
+1.49M (+0.3%) vs. Q3 2021
Total value
$16.3B
+$544.0M (+3.4%) vs. Q3 2021
New holders
177
276 more added
Sold out
56
341 more reduced

18 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting IAU on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2021: 986 institutions
Q1 2021: 956 institutionsQ2 2021: 878 institutionsQ3 2021: 883 institutionsQ4 2021: 986 institutionsQ1 2022: 966 institutionsQ2 2022: 1,011 institutionsQ3 2022: 962 institutionsQ4 2022: 1,013 institutionsQ1 2023: 1,041 institutionsQ2 2023: 1,068 institutionsQ3 2023: 1,041 institutionsQ4 2023: 1,153 institutionsQ1 2024: 1,149 institutionsQ2 2024: 1,178 institutionsQ3 2024: 1,231 institutionsQ4 2024: 1,418 institutionsQ1 2025: 1,555 institutionsQ2 2025: 1,599 institutionsQ3 2025: 1,713 institutionsQ4 2025: 1,937 institutionsQ1 2026: 1,984 institutionsQ2 2026: 1,916 institutions
Value heldQ4 2021: $16.3B
Q1 2021: $15.0BQ2 2021: $15.8BQ3 2021: $16.0BQ4 2021: $16.3BQ1 2022: $16.8BQ2 2022: $17.1BQ3 2022: $15.2BQ4 2022: $14.8BQ1 2023: $15.9BQ2 2023: $15.9BQ3 2023: $13.7BQ4 2023: $15.5BQ1 2024: $15.7BQ2 2024: $16.5BQ3 2024: $17.7BQ4 2024: $18.6BQ1 2025: $24.0BQ2 2025: $25.5BQ3 2025: $31.5BQ4 2025: $35.6BQ1 2026: $34.8BQ2 2026: $29.1B
Institutions holding IAU and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 20261,916$29.1B
Q1 20261,984$34.8B
Q4 20251,937$35.6B
Q3 20251,713$31.5B
Q2 20251,599$25.5B
Q1 20251,555$24.0B
Q4 20241,418$18.6B
Q3 20241,231$17.7B
Q2 20241,178$16.5B
Q1 20241,149$15.7B
Q4 20231,153$15.5B
Q3 20231,041$13.7B
Q2 20231,068$15.9B
Q1 20231,041$15.9B
Q4 20221,013$14.8B
Q3 2022962$15.2B
Q2 20221,011$17.1B
Q1 2022966$16.8B
Q4 2021986$16.3B
Q3 2021883$16.0B
Q2 2021878$15.8B
Q1 2021956$15.0B

Institutions, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding iShares Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding IAU in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
MUFG Americas Holdings Corp813,114$28.3M0.53%−121,846−13.0%Reduced
Cambridge Trust Co819,038$28.5M0.92%+619,205+309.9%Added
Naviter Wealth, LLC834,953$29.1M8.69%+834,953New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.843,108$29.3M0.14%+29,873+3.7%Added
Lake Street Advisors Group, LLC851,947$29.7M1.87%−350,573−29.2%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG855,311$29.8M0.01%−64,019−7.0%Reduced
Stephens Inc893,502$31.1M0.47%−8,744−1.0%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp904,287$31.5M0.05%−49,334−5.2%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.926,582$32.3M0.14%−77,393−7.7%Reduced
Zhang Financial LLC929,275$32.3M5.73%−14,720−1.6%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC929,500$32.4M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Oxbow Advisors, LLC939,135$32.7M3.13%−7,835−0.8%Reduced
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.944,000$32.9M0.05%−670,100−41.5%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management968,011$33.1M0.58%+75,070+8.4%Added
VPR Management LLC956,475$33.3M6.41%00.0%Unchanged
Amplius Wealth Advisors, LLC969,163$33.7M4.65%+969,163New
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec972,830$33.9M0.34%+49,874+5.4%Added
VCU Investment Management Co1,011,083$35.2M27.22%−9,122−0.9%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC1,026,472$35.7M0.03%−15,126−1.5%Reduced
Tanglewood Wealth Management, Inc.1,052,941$36.7M6.08%+101,319+10.6%Added
People's United Financial, Inc.1,073,486$37.4M0.90%−364,581−25.4%Reduced
Mariner, LLC1,096,974$38.2M0.16%+90,560+9.0%Added
HRT Financial LP1,114,214$38.8M0.22%−648,003−36.8%Reduced
Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc.1,119,999$39.0M1.51%+63,999+6.1%Added
Gladius Capital Management LP1,146,237$39.9M13.41%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,174,820$40.7M0.08%−242,607−17.1%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors1,172,895$40.8M0.28%+314,129+36.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP1,184,611$41.2M0.06%+1,074,232+973.2%Added
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.1,185,582$41.3M1.84%+60,056+5.3%Added
GM Advisory Group, Inc.1,196,486$41.6M3.71%−217,317−15.4%Reduced
Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC1,228,624$42.8M4.54%+31,687+2.6%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.1,243,159$43.3M0.14%+1,224+0.1%Added
Partners Capital Investment Group, LLP1,258,236$43.8M2.03%−268,786−17.6%Reduced
Forbes J M & Co LLP1,278,664$44.5M5.11%−4,322−0.3%Reduced
Parcion Private Wealth LLC1,302,213$45.0M4.06%−180,640−12.2%Reduced
Greenline Partners, LLC1,295,153$45.1M8.50%−54,519−4.0%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,300,054$45.3M0.01%−148,686−10.3%Reduced
Creative Planning1,300,901$45.3M0.07%−162,647−11.1%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,330,622$46.3M0.09%+11,401+0.9%Added
Equitable Trust Co1,349,743$47.0M2.90%−769,215−36.3%Reduced
Northern Trust Corp1,402,090$48.8M0.01%+71,078+5.3%Added
Castleview Partners, LLC1,701,060$48.9M0.42%+1,701,060New
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.1,469,178$51.1M0.04%−586,497−28.5%Reduced
Moon Capital Management LP1,555,805$54.2M51.56%+3,741+0.2%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.1,558,218$54.2M0.13%+40,857+2.7%Added
Money Design Co.,Ltd.1,646,937$56.9M3.85%−52,730−3.1%Reduced
Franklin Resources Inc1,694,287$59.0M0.02%+3,546+0.2%Added
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.1,775,157$61.8M9.13%+14,826+0.8%Added
Arnhold LLC1,807,254$62.9M7.13%00.0%Unchanged
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.1,815,519$63.2M0.22%+333,297+22.5%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.1,832,296$63.8M0.88%−16,743−0.9%Reduced
Flputnam Investment Management Co1,861,990$64.8M1.99%−21,152−1.1%Reduced
Tiedemann Advisors, LLC1,964,858$68.4M3.33%−182,666−8.5%Reduced
Central Trust Co2,020,287$70.3M1.98%−81,587−3.9%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC2,120,952$73.8M10.27%−144,418−6.4%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC2,167,700$75.5M0.17%−795,568−26.8%Reduced
Bank of Montreal2,302,416$79.6M0.04%−5,735,798−71.4%Reduced
BlackRock Inc.2,616,310$91.1M0.00%−22,556−0.9%Reduced
First Foundation Advisors2,635,301$91.7M3.15%−42,214−1.6%Reduced
Keybank National Association2,670,126$92.9M0.37%+253,639+10.5%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC3,206,089$111.6M1.08%+269,970+9.2%Added
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans3,207,462$112.1M0.22%−93,122−2.8%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada3,541,616$123.3M0.03%+7,901+0.2%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC3,608,445$125.5M0.28%+346,712+10.6%Added
Stifel Financial Corp3,633,077$126.5M0.17%+98,320+2.8%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP3,639,963$126.7M0.74%−165,235−4.3%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates3,937,320$137.1M0.11%+143,893+3.8%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC4,449,286$154.9M0.30%+4,141,017+1,343.3%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc4,904,513$170.7M0.08%−463,912−8.6%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc5,089,493$177.0M0.05%−361,297−6.6%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co5,405,628$188.2M0.02%−3,637,439−40.2%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc5,961,314$207.5M0.06%+1,9460.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC5,985,268$208.3M0.17%+147,279+2.5%Added
Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd7,258,187$252.7M0.91%+171,005+2.4%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.8,629,238$300.4M0.11%+6,025,918+231.5%Added
UBS Group AG9,632,626$335.3M0.13%−15,186−0.2%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company13,048,903$454.2M0.12%−1,503,741−10.3%Reduced
Personal Capital Advisors Corp13,138,678$458.2M2.11%+541,840+4.3%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc.20,873,261$726.6M1.14%+831,987+4.2%Added
Morgan Stanley24,499,306$852.8M0.11%−513,793−2.1%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.33,671,340$1.17B0.71%−2,051,964−5.7%Reduced
Bank of America Corp37,837,604$1.32B0.14%−1,744,901−4.4%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co39,599,081$1.38B2.25%+1,715,769+4.5%Added
FMR LLC41,941,302$1.46B0.11%−39,298−0.1%Reduced
Westside Investment Management, Inc.44,955––−25−0.1%Reduced
Strengthening Families & Communities, LLC11,237––+11,237New
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.0$00.00%−1,000,000−100.0%Sold out
Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC0$00.00%−772,645−100.0%Sold out
Bingham Osborn & Scarborough LLC0$00.00%−625,140−100.0%Sold out
Flow Traders U.S. LLC0$00.00%−284,785−100.0%Sold out
Segall Bryant & Hamill, LLC0$00.00%−103,865−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−75,828−100.0%Sold out
Jump Financial, LLC0$00.00%−63,055−100.0%Sold out
Financial & Tax Architects, LLC0$00.00%−52,331−100.0%Sold out
QCM Cayman, Ltd.0$00.00%−47,936−100.0%Sold out
Calton & Associates, Inc.0$00.00%−46,014−100.0%Sold out
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC0$00.00%−41,210−100.0%Sold out
K2 Principal Fund, L.P.0$00.00%−37,500−100.0%Sold out
Cumberland Partners Ltd0$00.00%−34,632−100.0%Sold out
Global Retirement Partners, LLC0$00.00%−20,257−100.0%Sold out