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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in iShares Gold Trust as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
1,040
+52 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
426.4M
+17.6M (+4.3%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$15.9B
+$1.80B (+12.7%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
120
333 more added
Sold out
68
364 more reduced

25 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2022: 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 holdersQ1 2023: 1,041 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 heldQ1 2023: $15.9B
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding iShares Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding IAU in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Arnhold LLC1,807,254$67.5M7.67%00.0%Unchanged
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,822,798$68.3M0.13%+166,187+10.0%Added
Money Design Co.,Ltd.1,838,027$68.7M4.05%+42,936+2.4%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC1,420,285$69.1M0.20%+414,081+41.2%Added
Bridgewater Associates, LP1,855,162$69.3M0.42%−416,891−18.3%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.1,976,963$73.9M0.18%+288,185+17.1%Added
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.2,000,000$74.7M8.65%00.0%Unchanged
GM Advisory Group, Inc.2,010,217$75.1M6.84%+361,421+21.9%Added
Northern Trust Corp2,071,978$77.4M0.02%+187,760+10.0%Added
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.2,181,736$81.5M0.37%−230,770−9.6%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors2,207,897$82.5M0.36%+83,358+3.9%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.2,380,969$89.0M1.68%+158,492+7.1%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC2,398,371$89.6M14.22%+214,676+9.8%Added
Cerity Partners LLC2,401,334$89.8M0.42%−145,009−5.7%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co2,412,510$90.2M7.10%+396,680+19.7%Added
BlackRock Inc.2,669,612$99.8M0.00%+402,957+17.8%Added
Keybank National Association2,885,803$107.8M0.51%+36,263+1.3%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc3,132,520$117.1M0.06%−36,514−1.2%Reduced
Bank of Montreal3,347,963$125.9M0.08%+2,921,154+684.4%Added
Raymond James & Associates3,383,889$126.5M0.11%−223,223−6.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC3,391,660$126.7M0.28%+970,185+40.1%Added
Royal Bank of Canada3,519,673$131.5M0.04%+86,069+2.5%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp3,737,467$139.7M0.03%+414,439+12.5%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC3,762,904$140.6M2.81%−290,342−7.2%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC4,193,653$156.7M0.34%−408,178−8.9%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc5,422,552$202.8M0.07%+20,909+0.4%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc5,910,983$220.9M0.07%+3,776,330+176.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC6,722,053$251.2M0.20%−122,580−1.8%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co7,720,136$288.5M0.04%+2,433,945+46.0%Added
UBS Group AG9,056,819$338.5M0.16%+432,602+5.0%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.10,521,838$393.2M0.17%−494,463−4.5%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company11,041,026$412.6M0.13%+343,085+3.2%Added
Empower Advisory Group, LLC13,816,239$520.2M2.34%+13,816,239New
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc.20,404,167$762.5M1.22%−112,917−0.6%Reduced
Morgan Stanley23,321,341$871.5M0.09%+1,087,638+4.9%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.24,662,895$921.7M0.69%−3,039,321−11.0%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co27,152,766$1.01B1.42%+530,831+2.0%Added
Bank of America Corp35,093,033$1.31B0.15%−156,163−0.4%Reduced
FMR LLC40,608,382$1.52B0.14%+2,273,819+5.9%Added
World Equity Group, Inc.2,579––−5,246−67.0%Reduced
Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd0$00.00%−7,258,187−100.0%Sold out
Brave Asset Management Inc0$00.00%−411,873−100.0%Sold out
Philadelphia Trust Co0$00.00%−134,541−100.0%Sold out
Stableford Capital II LLC0$00.00%−113,284−100.0%Sold out
Clarity Financial LLC0$00.00%−38,933−100.0%Sold out
Benjamin Edwards Inc0$00.00%−25,415−100.0%Sold out
Montecito Bank & Trust0$00.00%−21,963−100.0%Sold out
Aureus Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−21,937−100.0%Sold out
Truepoint, Inc.0$00.00%−20,945−100.0%Sold out
Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−20,826−100.0%Sold out
Elmwood Wealth Management, Inc.0$00.00%−19,919−100.0%Sold out
Visionary Wealth Advisors0$00.00%−15,434−100.0%Sold out
Davis R M Inc0$00.00%−14,540−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−13,630−100.0%Sold out
Aletheian Wealth Advisors LLC0$00.00%−13,000−100.0%Sold out
MGO Private Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−10,704−100.0%Sold out
HAP Trading, LLC0$00.00%−10,496−100.0%Sold out
Legacy Private Trust Co.0$00.00%−9,522−100.0%Sold out
Iron Financial, LLC0$00.00%−9,028−100.0%Sold out
Hillcrest Wealth Advisors - NY, LLC0$00.00%−8,675−100.0%Sold out
Monograph Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−8,500−100.0%Sold out
RVW Wealth, LLC0$00.00%−8,343−100.0%Sold out
Prosperity Financial Group, Inc.0$00.00%−8,082−100.0%Sold out
Trust Co of Virginia0$00.00%−8,039−100.0%Sold out
Diversified Portfolios, Inc.0$00.00%−7,998−100.0%Sold out
Vance Wealth, Inc.0$00.00%−7,401−100.0%Sold out
Ford Financial Group, LLC0$00.00%−7,132−100.0%Sold out
Triad Financial Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−6,826−100.0%Sold out
Park Avenue Securities LLC0$00.00%−6,579−100.0%Sold out
Patron Partners Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−6,214−100.0%Sold out
Milestone Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−5,765−100.0%Sold out
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC.0$00.00%−6,049−100.0%Sold out
Advance Capital Management, Inc.0$00.00%−5,896−100.0%Sold out
WFA of San Diego, LLC0$00.00%−4,810−100.0%Sold out
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.0$00.00%−4,310−100.0%Sold out
RWM Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−3,711−100.0%Sold out
Jones Financial Companies LLLP0$00.00%−3,275−100.0%Sold out
High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC0$00.00%−3,238−100.0%Sold out
Grey Fox Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−3,105−100.0%Sold out
Arcus Capital Partners, LLC0$00.00%−3,002−100.0%Sold out
Covestor Ltd0$00.00%−1,452−100.0%Sold out
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.0$00.00%−1,209−100.0%Sold out
Romano Brothers and Company0$00.00%−1,194−100.0%Sold out
Fiduciary Alliance LLC0$00.00%−1,042−100.0%Sold out
Psagot Value Holdings Ltd. / (Israel)0$00.00%−1,017−100.0%Sold out
Accurate Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−938−100.0%Sold out
Northwest Investment Counselors, LLC0$00.00%−703−100.0%Sold out
Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−700−100.0%Sold out
McElhenny Sheffield Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−678−100.0%Sold out
Zullo Investment Group, Inc.0$00.00%−531−100.0%Sold out
Operose Advisors LLC0$00.00%−501−100.0%Sold out
Freedom Wealth Alliance, LLC0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
Coston, McIsaac & Partners0$00.00%−494−100.0%Sold out
Madden Securities Corp0$00.00%−400−100.0%Sold out
MayTech Global Investments, LLC0$00.00%−390−100.0%Sold out
Mark Sheptoff Financial Planning, LLC0$00.00%−300−100.0%Sold out
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−242−100.0%Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC0$00.00%−165−100.0%Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions Corp.0$00.00%−165−100.0%Sold out
Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−140−100.0%Sold out