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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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in iShares Gold Trust as of Dec 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
1,153
+125 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
396.9M
+9.63M (+2.5%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$15.5B
+$1.91B (+14.1%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
174
317 more added
Sold out
49
432 more reduced

13 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2023: 1,153 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 2023: $15.5B
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 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding iShares Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding IAU in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Bank of America Corp33,686,889$1.31B0.15%−672,166−2.0%Reduced
FMR LLC22,974,436$896.7M0.07%−703,581−3.0%Reduced
Morgan Stanley21,800,445$850.9M0.07%−530,452−2.4%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.21,572,711$842.0M0.62%+121,364+0.6%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory, Inc.20,447,632$798.1M1.15%−149,580−0.7%Reduced
Empower Advisory Group, LLC14,755,931$575.9M2.27%+398,583+2.8%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co12,329,155$481.2M0.05%+2,035,105+19.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company11,592,328$452.4M0.13%+463,281+4.2%Added
Alliancebernstein L.P.9,956,389$388.6M0.15%−396,350−3.8%Reduced
UBS Group AG8,258,567$322.3M0.13%−336,190−3.9%Reduced
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.8,000,000$312.2M36.88%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of Montreal6,952,994$272.2M0.15%+343,040+5.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC6,969,340$272.0M0.17%+49,192+0.7%Added
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc6,060,223$236.5M0.06%+4,200,989+226.0%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc6,058,800$236.4M0.07%−403,724−6.2%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co4,468,939$174.4M0.20%−1,669,471−27.2%Reduced
WealthNavi Inc.4,414,668$172.3M2.50%+505,352+12.9%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC4,171,128$162.8M0.20%+2,432,940+140.0%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC3,991,410$155.8M0.26%−801,271−16.7%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates3,682,035$143.7M0.11%+128,177+3.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada3,626,590$141.5M0.04%−251,557−6.5%Reduced
Packer & Co Ltd3,585,100$139.9M51.77%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock Inc.3,407,316$133.0M0.00%+42,774+1.3%Added
Cerity Partners LLC3,072,094$119.9M0.40%−3100.0%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc3,021,507$117.9M0.05%−95,183−3.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC3,016,553$117.7M0.22%−101,286−3.2%Reduced
Keybank National Association2,929,566$114.3M0.51%−7,019−0.2%Reduced
Equitable Trust Co2,567,039$100.2M7.53%+127,124+5.2%Added
Northern Trust Corp2,516,986$98.2M0.02%+164,787+7.0%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.2,318,287$90.5M1.64%−27,432−1.2%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors2,257,799$88.1M0.30%+21,701+1.0%Added
GM Advisory Group, Inc.2,166,673$84.6M6.39%+36,696+1.7%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC2,091,370$81.7M10.10%+33,422+1.6%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.2,021,137$78.9M0.18%+1,210,553+149.3%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC2,000,500$78.1M0.17%+144,014+7.8%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,842,892$71.9M0.13%−302,991−14.1%Reduced
Money Design Co.,Ltd.1,813,363$70.8M4.00%−66,393−3.5%Reduced
Arnhold LLC1,807,254$70.5M7.88%00.0%Unchanged
Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, Inc.1,695,861$66.2M0.24%+621,382+57.8%Added
Stifel Financial Corp1,685,419$65.8M0.08%+73,860+4.6%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA1,638,530$64.0M0.07%+37,690+2.4%Added
Central Trust Co1,575,549$61.5M1.63%−25,711−1.6%Reduced
Moon Capital Management LP1,559,604$60.9M61.74%00.0%Unchanged
First Command Advisory Services, Inc.1,465,473$57.2M0.67%+22,970+1.6%Added
Forbes J M & Co LLP1,382,884$54.0M6.27%+20,369+1.5%Added
Franklin Resources Inc1,293,923$50.5M0.02%−164,853−11.3%Reduced
Asset Management One Co.,Ltd.1,291,482$50.5M0.20%−351,628−21.4%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.1,260,772$49.2M0.16%+328,374+35.2%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC1,218,435$47.6M0.04%+98,065+8.8%Added
Tanglewood Wealth Management, Inc.1,187,083$46.3M5.67%+412,407+53.2%Added
Mariner, LLC1,178,854$46.0M0.11%+131,701+12.6%Added
AlTi Global, Inc.1,178,817$46.0M1.41%+1,178,817New
Cresset Asset Management, LLC1,089,580$42.5M0.26%−546,643−33.4%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp1,082,556$42.3M0.07%+80,327+8.0%Added
Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc.1,055,130$41.2M1.87%−9,941−0.9%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,043,325$40.7M0.17%+45,062+4.5%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC984,839$38.4M0.07%+108,350+12.4%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC947,541$37.0M1.10%−160,201−14.5%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp945,168$36.9M0.01%−296,956−23.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.939,867$36.7M0.03%−12,965−1.4%Reduced
Mackay Shields LLC929,500$36.3M1.06%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc924,349$36.1M0.11%−130,353−12.4%Reduced
Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC875,368$34.2M2.11%−93,113−9.6%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.868,466$33.9M0.06%−155,946−15.2%Reduced
Oxbow Advisors, LLC841,652$32.8M4.98%−5,955−0.7%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC809,572$31.6M0.15%−45,281−5.3%Reduced
GenWealth Group, Inc.807,417$31.5M8.71%−15,623−1.9%Reduced
Creative Planning806,553$31.5M0.06%−5,959−0.7%Reduced
Circle Wealth Management, LLC792,448$30.9M0.79%+615,035+346.7%Added
Gladius Capital Management LP753,449$29.4M18.49%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC737,368$28.8M2.64%+300,497+68.8%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.690,768$27.0M0.33%−28,535−4.0%Reduced
Evercore Wealth Management, LLC686,358$26.8M0.45%+3,789+0.6%Added
Narwhal Capital Management657,763$25.7M2.81%−2910.0%Reduced
Zhang Financial LLC653,644$25.5M2.19%−75,696−10.4%Reduced
Biltmore Family Office, LLC639,874$25.0M5.14%−44,620−6.5%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG631,698$24.7M0.01%+600+0.1%Added
Cadinha & Co LLC630,052$24.6M3.93%+1,396+0.2%Added
Strategic Point Investment Advisors, LLC626,302$24.4M4.72%−5,145−0.8%Reduced
West Family Investments, Inc.620,540$24.4M8.26%−537−0.1%Reduced
Carl Stuart Investment Advisor, Inc613,757$24.0M16.33%−4,698−0.8%Reduced
VPR Management LLC608,780$23.8M6.17%00.0%Unchanged
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.591,537$23.1M0.05%+302,112+104.4%Added
Mader & Shannon Wealth Management, Inc.584,055$22.8M12.97%+3,157+0.5%Added
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.642,793$22.5M0.36%−278,287−30.2%Reduced
Twin Focus Capital Partners, LLC559,850$21.9M4.45%+77,165+16.0%Added
Stephens Inc559,078$21.8M0.38%−35,208−5.9%Reduced
Kiwi Wealth Investments Limited Partnership539,660$21.1M16.69%00.0%Unchanged
EPIQ Capital Group, LLC534,147$20.8M9.93%+11,883+2.3%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.422,730$20.4M0.19%+18,127+4.5%Added
National Philanthropic Trust506,704$19.8M0.52%+506,704New
M&T Bank Corp503,913$19.7M0.07%−37,998−7.0%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company, Ltd502,598$19.6M0.26%+178,194+54.9%Added
Quent Capital, LLC487,089$19.0M2.55%+13,146+2.8%Added
Sowa Financial Group, Inc.485,170$18.9M15.45%−4,105−0.8%Reduced
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.484,625$18.9M0.33%−8,042−1.6%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC483,878$18.9M0.11%−9,033−1.8%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc476,197$18.6M0.00%+198,034+71.2%Added
Parcion Private Wealth LLC475,421$18.6M1.70%−386,522−44.8%Reduced
Reuter James Wealth Management, LLC473,092$18.5M12.57%+110,034+30.3%Added