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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
Cypress Capital Group103,616$3.87M0.59%−2,104−2.0%Reduced
RiverGlades Family Offices LLC103,148$3.85M3.55%−2,950−2.8%Reduced
DCF Advisers, LLC100,000$3.74M2.76%00.0%Unchanged
Boston Financial Mangement LLC99,441$3.72M0.15%+2,546+2.6%Added
Bessemer Group Inc99,102$3.70M0.01%−587−0.6%Reduced
Pathstone Family Office, LLC96,969$3.62M0.06%−24,262−20.0%Reduced
Ziegler Capital Management, LLC96,690$3.61M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Chatham Capital Group, Inc.95,895$3.58M0.80%−4,715−4.7%Reduced
HSBC Holdings PLC95,879$3.58M0.00%+2,629+2.8%Added
Altiora Financial Group, LLC94,616$3.54M1.63%+6,089+6.9%Added
Welch & Forbes LLC94,042$3.51M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Sage Investment Advisers LLC93,980$3.51M4.69%+2,400+2.6%Added
Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management93,836$3.51M0.28%−4,650−4.7%Reduced
Cambridge Trust Co93,583$3.50M0.17%−31,080−24.9%Reduced
American Asset Management Inc.92,755$3.47M3.71%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC92,731$3.47M0.01%−2,418,881−96.3%Reduced
E Fund Management Co., Ltd.92,405$3.45M0.25%−13,443−12.7%Reduced
Pinkerton Retirement Specialists, LLC92,076$3.44M0.64%+92,076New
Gradient Investments LLC91,023$3.40M0.09%+7,562+9.1%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc90,970$3.40M0.14%+55,793+158.6%Added
Wealth Alliance90,892$3.40M0.55%−30.0%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec90,799$3.39M0.04%−2,218−2.4%Reduced
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.90,753$3.39M0.45%−1,370−1.5%Reduced
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.89,825$3.36M0.12%−22,386−19.9%Reduced
United Services Automobile Association88,049$3.29M0.11%−14,807−14.4%Reduced
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC87,678$3.28M0.41%−4,291−4.7%Reduced
Northside Capital Management, LLC86,847$3.25M0.87%−30,475−26.0%Reduced
XR Securities LLC86,487$3.23M4.58%+25,587+42.0%Added
Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio86,400$3.23M0.01%+86,400New
Wealthstar Advisors, LLC85,685$3.20M1.36%−963−1.1%Reduced
Ci Investments Inc.84,617$3.16M0.02%−12,000−12.4%Reduced
Prudential PLC84,106$3.14M0.04%+32,590+63.3%Added
Delta Financial Advisors LLC83,782$3.13M1.51%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Advisors Network LLC83,248$3.11M0.19%+17,256+26.1%Added
Relative Value Partners Group, LLC83,114$3.11M0.21%+202+0.2%Added
Regency Capital Management Inc.82,873$3.10M3.75%+82,873New
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc82,773$3.09M0.40%−5,837−6.6%Reduced
Tikvah Management LLC82,230$3.07M1.26%00.0%Unchanged
WMS Partners, LLC81,570$3.05M0.27%+13,483+19.8%Added
Comerica Securities,inc.81,562$3.05M0.22%+5,412+7.1%Added
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.81,496$3.05M0.64%+730+0.9%Added
Financial & Tax Architects, LLC80,798$3.02M0.99%+80,798New
Vontobel Holding Ltd.80,323$3.00M0.03%−60,017−42.8%Reduced
Madden Advisory Services, Inc.80,238$3.00M2.10%+418+0.5%Added
Cowa, LLC79,673$2.98M2.43%−6,804−7.9%Reduced
Crescent Grove Advisors, LLC79,651$2.98M0.35%+723+0.9%Added
waypoint wealth counsel79,521$2.97M2.30%+1,800+2.3%Added
Cadent Capital Advisors, LLC77,199$2.88M1.71%+9,135+13.4%Added
Merriman Wealth Management, LLC76,112$2.84M0.15%+2,399+3.3%Added
Lido Advisors, LLC75,929$2.84M0.04%+10,861+16.7%Added
J2 Capital Management Inc75,856$2.83M4.39%+40,190+112.7%Added
Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC74,370$2.78M1.59%+8,081+12.2%Added
HB Wealth Management, LLC74,123$2.77M0.05%−476−0.6%Reduced
Barclays PLC73,983$2.76M0.00%+58,768+386.3%Added
Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd73,200$2.73M0.60%−7,230−9.0%Reduced
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.73,000$2.73M0.92%00.0%Unchanged
Motco72,627$2.71M0.18%+2,228+3.2%Added
TCWP LLC71,655$2.68M0.51%+825+1.2%Added
Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC71,341$2.67M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co71,032$2.65M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC69,421$2.59M0.21%+22,470+47.9%Added
Robinson Value Management, Ltd.69,240$2.59M1.99%+1,258+1.9%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.68,974$2.58M0.08%−2,137−3.0%Reduced
Summit Place Financial Advisors, LLC68,495$2.56M1.82%−8,242−10.7%Reduced
Patriot Investment Management Inc.68,402$2.56M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc68,283$2.55M0.09%+160+0.2%Added
Financial Alternatives, Inc67,450$2.52M2.42%−4,212−5.9%Reduced
Bigelow Investment Advisors, LLC–$2.50M1.44%––
NVWM, LLC66,792$2.50M0.84%−3,336−4.8%Reduced
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.65,519$2.45M1.12%−60−0.1%Reduced
Gould Asset Management LLC65,275$2.44M0.70%+949+1.5%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc65,055$2.43M0.06%+280.0%Added
Ahrens Investment Partners LLC64,797$2.42M1.20%+1,803+2.9%Added
Instrumental Wealth, LLC62,578$2.41M3.19%+62,578New
Signature Securities Group Corporation64,525$2.41M0.88%−2,282−3.4%Reduced
IFP Advisors, Inc66,194$2.38M0.12%−118,545−64.2%Reduced
Financial Management Network Inc61,067$2.34M0.94%+2,004+3.4%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC62,655$2.34M0.05%+17,788+39.6%Added
Intrepid Capital Management Inc62,530$2.34M2.02%00.0%Unchanged
Simplify Asset Management Inc.61,580$2.30M0.41%+27,570+81.1%Added
Adviser Investments LLC61,577$2.30M0.06%−7,124−10.4%Reduced
Regions Financial Corp61,169$2.29M0.02%−729−1.2%Reduced
Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC60,398$2.26M0.13%+36,999+158.1%Added
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC60,376$2.26M0.15%+14,029+30.3%Added
Estate Counselors, LLC59,785$2.23M0.30%−120−0.2%Reduced
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.59,044$2.21M0.35%−8,445−12.5%Reduced
Blue Investment Partners LLC58,679$2.19M2.21%+11,159+23.5%Added
Winton Group Ltd58,250$2.18M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Townsend & Associates, Inc57,663$2.17M0.87%+6,896+13.6%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc57,603$2.15M0.05%+8,214+16.6%Added
Carlson Capital Management57,100$2.13M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
True Capital Management56,633$2.12M1.45%00.0%Unchanged
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.56,588$2.11M0.29%+2,400+4.4%Added
Towerpoint Wealth, LLC55,813$2.09M1.19%−502−0.9%Reduced
Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC55,451$2.07M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co., Ltd.55,256$2.06M0.00%−12,933−19.0%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC55,218$2.06M0.02%+29,277+112.9%Added
Lakeview Capital Partners, LLC53,804$2.05M0.64%−1,742−3.1%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC54,939$2.05M0.06%+1,732+3.3%Added
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC54,482$2.04M0.03%+233+0.4%Added