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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, Q3 2023

Institutional positions in iShares Gold Trust as of Sep 30, 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
1,041
−10 vs. Q2 2023
Shares held
390.2M
−39.8M (−9.3%) vs. Q2 2023
Total value
$13.7B
−$1.98B (−12.6%) vs. Q2 2023
New holders
60
308 more added
Sold out
70
436 more reduced

17 institutions that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2023: 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 holdersQ3 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 heldQ3 2023: $13.7B
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding iShares Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding IAU in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp34,359,055$1.20B0.15%−969,500−2.7%Reduced
FMR LLC23,678,017$828.5M0.07%−16,411,828−40.9%Reduced
Morgan Stanley22,330,897$781.4M0.08%−1,529,523−6.4%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.21,451,347$750.6M0.62%−1,731,752−7.5%Reduced
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc.20,597,212$720.7M1.14%+199,531+1.0%Added
Empower Advisory Group, LLC14,357,348$502.4M2.22%+366,559+2.6%Added
Wells Fargo & Company11,129,047$389.4M0.12%−740,001−6.2%Reduced
Alliancebernstein L.P.10,352,739$362.2M0.15%−203,586−1.9%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co10,294,050$360.2M0.04%+3,815,686+58.9%Added
UBS Group AG8,594,757$300.7M0.14%−518,122−5.7%Reduced
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.8,000,000$291.1M28.21%00.0%Unchanged
LPL Financial LLC6,920,148$242.1M0.17%−101,670−1.4%Reduced
Bank of Montreal6,609,954$241.4M0.14%+1,890,289+40.1%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc6,462,524$225.2M0.07%−700,795−9.8%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co6,138,410$214.8M0.28%−21,869,299−78.1%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC4,792,681$167.6M0.31%+573,424+13.6%Added
WealthNavi Inc.3,909,316$136.8M2.22%+1,588,425+68.4%Added
Royal Bank of Canada3,878,147$135.7M0.04%+110,785+2.9%Added
Packer & Co Ltd3,585,100$125.4M48.46%+3,585,100New
Raymond James & Associates3,553,858$124.3M0.10%+98,096+2.8%Added
BlackRock Inc.3,364,542$117.7M0.00%+17,777+0.5%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC3,117,839$109.1M0.23%−370,457−10.6%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc3,116,690$109.1M0.05%−162,712−5.0%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC3,072,404$107.5M0.52%+636,078+26.1%Added
Keybank National Association2,936,585$102.8M0.49%−47,406−1.6%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co2,439,915$85.4M7.06%+6,497+0.3%Added
Northern Trust Corp2,352,199$82.3M0.02%+157,334+7.2%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.2,345,719$82.1M1.56%−33,060−1.4%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors2,236,098$78.2M0.30%−43,913−1.9%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.2,145,883$75.1M0.11%+309,074+16.8%Added
GM Advisory Group, Inc.2,129,977$74.5M6.09%+19,021+0.9%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC2,057,948$72.0M9.60%−115,831−5.3%Reduced
Money Design Co.,Ltd.1,879,756$65.8M3.99%+85,620+4.8%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc1,859,234$65.1M0.02%−3,916,246−67.8%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC1,856,486$65.0M0.15%+74,640+4.2%Added
Arnhold LLC1,807,254$63.2M7.54%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC1,738,188$60.8M0.09%−993,670−36.4%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.1,643,110$57.5M0.26%−360,517−18.0%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC1,636,223$57.3M0.40%−2,228,450−57.7%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp1,611,559$56.4M0.08%−40,909−2.5%Reduced
Central Trust Co1,601,260$56.0M1.62%−24,885−1.5%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA1,600,840$56.0M0.07%+1,600,840New
Moon Capital Management LP1,559,604$54.6M65.83%00.0%Unchanged
Franklin Resources Inc1,458,776$51.0M0.03%−22,369−1.5%Reduced
First Command Advisory Services, Inc.1,442,503$50.5M0.66%+1,442,503New
Forbes J M & Co LLP1,362,515$47.7M6.20%+6,845+0.5%Added
Tiedemann Advisors, LLC1,292,064$45.2M1.94%−35,122−2.6%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp1,242,124$43.5M0.01%−571,713−31.5%Reduced
Neuberger Berman Group LLC1,120,370$39.2M0.04%+47,892+4.5%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC1,107,742$38.8M1.32%+946,138+585.5%Added
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.1,074,479$37.6M0.15%−205,283−16.0%Reduced
Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc.1,065,071$37.3M1.83%−19,475−1.8%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc1,054,702$36.9M0.14%−13,534−1.3%Reduced
Mariner, LLC1,047,153$36.6M0.10%+13,631+1.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.1,024,412$35.8M0.06%−129,790−11.2%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp1,002,229$35.1M0.06%−266,424−21.0%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.998,263$34.9M0.16%+46,438+4.9%Added
Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC968,481$34.4M2.35%−7,152−0.7%Reduced
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.921,080$33.5M0.51%−165,857−15.3%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.952,832$33.3M0.03%−13,714−1.4%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.932,398$32.6M0.13%−170,521−15.5%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC929,500$32.5M0.89%00.0%Unchanged
CI Private Wealth, LLC876,489$30.7M0.07%+51,973+6.3%Added
Parcion Private Wealth LLC861,943$30.2M3.13%−11,787−1.3%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC854,853$29.9M0.17%−146,305−14.6%Reduced
Oxbow Advisors, LLC847,607$29.7M4.67%−10,294−1.2%Reduced
Tiaa Trust, National Association840,313$29.4M0.11%+840,313New
GenWealth Group, Inc.823,040$28.8M8.74%+11,575+1.4%Added
Creative Planning812,512$28.4M0.04%−79,486−8.9%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.812,057$28.4M0.06%+14,180+1.8%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.810,584$28.4M0.08%−14,357−1.7%Reduced
VCU Investment Management Co792,658$27.7M100.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tanglewood Wealth Management, Inc.774,676$27.1M4.60%−170,484−18.0%Reduced
Gladius Capital Management LP753,449$26.4M7.57%00.0%Unchanged
Zhang Financial LLC729,340$25.5M2.59%−8,547−1.2%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.719,303$25.2M0.36%+37,422+5.5%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC684,494$24.0M5.43%−16,344−2.3%Reduced
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC682,569$23.9M0.45%−8,201−1.2%Reduced
Narwhal Capital Management658,054$23.0M2.81%+6,458+1.0%Added
Strategic Investment Solutions, Inc.623,821$22.8M0.28%+615,016+6,984.8%Added
Strategic Point Investment Advisors, LLC631,447$22.1M4.72%+7,893+1.3%Added
Deutsche Bank AG631,098$22.1M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cadinha & Co LLC628,656$22.0M4.86%+233,011+58.9%Added
West Family Investments, Inc.621,077$21.9M7.64%+621,077New
Carl Stuart Investment Advisor, Inc618,455$21.4M17.24%+4,108+0.7%Added
VPR Management LLC608,780$21.3M5.65%−40,000−6.2%Reduced
Stephens Inc594,286$20.8M0.40%−29,781−4.8%Reduced
Comerica Bank591,539$20.7M0.11%+591,539New
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management, Inc.580,898$20.3M13.36%+6,053+1.1%Added
M&T Bank Corp541,911$19.0M0.08%−25,581−4.5%Reduced
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership539,660$18.9M2.06%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp531,404$18.6M0.03%−226,682−29.9%Reduced
EPIQ Capital Group, LLC522,264$18.3M9.94%+286+0.1%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.404,603$18.0M0.19%−3,035−0.7%Reduced
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.501,203$17.5M0.73%+69,959+16.2%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC492,911$17.2M0.11%+1,772+0.4%Added
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.492,667$17.2M0.37%+1,878+0.4%Added
Sowa Financial Group, Inc.489,275$17.1M12.86%−8,230−1.7%Reduced
Twin Focus Capital Partners, LLC482,685$16.9M3.79%+14,680+3.1%Added
KB Financial Partners, LLC475,781$16.6M4.76%−1,118−0.2%Reduced