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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
1,040
−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
Safeguard Financial, LLC0$00.00%−538−100.0%Sold out
Compass Wealth Management LLC0$00.00%−285−100.0%Sold out
VitalStone Financial, LLC0$00.00%−256−100.0%Sold out
Investment Research & Advisory Group, Inc.0$00.00%−229−100.0%Sold out
Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc.0$00.00%−150−100.0%Sold out
Bangor Savings Bank0$00.00%−110−100.0%Sold out
Tompkins Financial Corp0$00.00%−94−100.0%Sold out
Ridgewood Investments LLC0$00.00%−91−100.0%Sold out
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group0$00.00%−86−100.0%Sold out
Tilia Fiduciary Partners, Inc.0$00.00%−42−100.0%Sold out
First Command Bank––––Not filed
First Command Financial Services, Inc.––––Not filed
Pictet Asset Management SA––––Not filed
Aj Wealth Strategies, LLC––––Not filed
Tiaa, FSB––––Not filed
Vigilant Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Intercontinental Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
BerganKDV Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Financial Architects, Inc––––Not filed
Efg Capital International Corp.––––Not filed
Signature Wealth Management Group––––Not filed
Silicon Hills Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
BFT Financial Group, LLC––––Not filed
Lumature Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
First Capital Advisors Group, LLC.––––Not filed
Endurance Wealth Management, Inc.––––Not filed