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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
Dark Forest Capital Management LP43,883$1.71M0.26%+43,883New
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors43,944$1.72M1.39%+8,775+25.0%Added
Tempus Wealth Planning, LLC45,343$1.77M0.78%+45,343New
Quantinno Capital Management LP45,612$1.78M0.06%+45,612New
Flputnam Investment Management Co45,707$1.78M0.04%−555−1.2%Reduced
Advisor Resource Council45,934$1.79M0.21%+45,934New
Guidance Capital, Inc46,384$1.81M0.72%+309+0.7%Added
Apeiron RIA LLC46,440$1.81M0.57%−230−0.5%Reduced
WBH Advisory Inc46,708$1.82M0.20%−3,446−6.9%Reduced
Winch Advisory Services, LLC46,949$1.83M0.61%−1,195−2.5%Reduced
Belpointe Asset Management LLC47,198$1.84M0.16%−7,755−14.1%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.47,335$1.85M0.11%+7,752+19.6%Added
Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC47,740$1.86M0.02%+5,814+13.9%Added
Virtus Family Office LLC48,491$1.89M3.17%+1,584+3.4%Added
Colony Group, LLC48,510$1.89M0.02%+48,510New
Wade G W & Inc48,677$1.90M0.06%+6,779+16.2%Added
Simplify Asset Management Inc.48,714$1.90M0.29%−5,514−10.2%Reduced
Red Mountain Financial, LLC48,723$1.90M2.94%+48,723New
Mutual Advisors, LLC49,260$1.92M0.07%+5,515+12.6%Added
Vicus Capital50,660$1.98M0.20%−4,160−7.6%Reduced
Compass Financial Group, Inc.52,002$2.03M1.14%−692−1.3%Reduced
NewSquare Capital LLC52,076$2.03M0.19%+468+0.9%Added
Sunesis Advisors, LLC52,214$2.04M1.24%00.0%Unchanged
IHT Wealth Management, LLC52,288$2.04M0.09%+10,127+24.0%Added
MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC52,484$2.05M0.23%−59,125−53.0%Reduced
Signify Wealth52,495$2.05M3.09%+17,829+51.4%Added
Boston Research & Management Inc52,753$2.06M0.55%00.0%Unchanged
LM Advisors LLC52,798$2.06M0.41%+52,798New
Sigma Planning Corp53,188$2.08M0.16%−126,047−70.3%Reduced
TriaGen Wealth Management LLC53,230$2.08M0.99%+245+0.5%Added
Aspect Partners, LLC53,236$2.08M1.34%+53,236New
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.53,384$2.08M0.28%−9,303−14.8%Reduced
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC53,942$2.11M0.13%−1,653−3.0%Reduced
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc54,017$2.11M0.05%+3,461+6.8%Added
One Capital Management, LLC54,049$2.11M0.08%+1,824+3.5%Added
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC54,482$2.13M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
FinTrust Capital Advisors, LLC54,736$2.14M0.43%+5,477+11.1%Added
Instrumental Wealth, LLC56,848$2.16M2.34%+2,231+4.1%Added
Lincoln National Corp55,847$2.18M0.04%+4,089+7.9%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.55,998$2.19M0.27%−2,345−4.0%Reduced
Avestar Capital, LLC56,445$2.20M0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Adviser Investments LLC56,950$2.22M0.03%+50,149+737.4%Added
Carlson Capital Management57,373$2.24M0.11%+134+0.2%Added
Financial & Tax Architects, LLC57,657$2.25M0.67%−7,464−11.5%Reduced
Financial Advocates Investment Management57,998$2.26M0.15%+14,222+32.5%Added
Winton Group Ltd58,250$2.27M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Towerpoint Wealth, LLC58,655$2.29M1.25%+1,162+2.0%Added
Wealthstar Advisors, LLC58,724$2.29M0.85%−14,170−19.4%Reduced
Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC59,258$2.31M0.84%−33,821−36.3%Reduced
Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd59,583$2.33M0.07%+21,190+55.2%Added
Eagle Strategies LLC61,070$2.38M0.51%+3,368+5.8%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.61,347$2.39M0.06%−1,088−1.7%Reduced
Gould Asset Management LLC61,743$2.41M0.62%−1,497−2.4%Reduced
Nissay Asset Management Corp62,314$2.43M0.02%+62,314New
Battery Global Advisors, LLC63,119$2.46M1.89%+63,119New
Financial Management Network Inc63,934$2.47M0.72%+2,505+4.1%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc63,679$2.49M0.05%−2,068−3.1%Reduced
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.63,686$2.49M0.08%−10,511−14.2%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc63,983$2.50M0.08%−45−0.1%Reduced
Intrepid Capital Management Inc64,012$2.50M1.71%00.0%Unchanged
Regions Financial Corp64,215$2.51M0.02%−6,007−8.6%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC64,600$2.52M0.00%+64,600New
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC64,769$2.53M0.04%−924−1.4%Reduced
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.65,000$2.54M0.49%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.65,379$2.55M0.96%−140−0.2%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.65,523$2.56M0.03%−24,836−27.5%Reduced
Ci Investments Inc.65,617$2.56M0.01%−19,000−22.5%Reduced
Modera Wealth Management, LLC66,108$2.58M0.04%+223+0.3%Added
RFG Advisory, LLC66,386$2.59M0.10%−3,618−5.2%Reduced
Connective Portfolio Management, LLC67,029$2.62M5.33%+35,000+109.3%Added
EFG Asset Management (Americas) Corp.67,327$2.63M0.57%+51,973+338.5%Added
Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors, Inc67,421$2.63M0.67%−12,335−15.5%Reduced
Patriot Investment Management Inc.68,402$2.67M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Alternatives, Inc69,657$2.72M2.30%−1,203−1.7%Reduced
Kitching Partners, LLC69,803$2.72M5.48%+69,803New
Summit Place Financial Advisors, LLC70,453$2.75M1.80%+1,538+2.2%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC70,459$2.75M0.08%−14,598−17.2%Reduced
XR Securities LLC70,869$2.77M0.87%+15,972+29.1%Added
Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC71,341$2.78M0.18%−406−0.6%Reduced
HB Wealth Management, LLC71,943$2.81M0.04%−1,880−2.5%Reduced
Motco72,101$2.81M0.18%−1,734−2.3%Reduced
Rathbone Brothers plc72,475$2.83M0.02%+22,445+44.9%Added
Advisory Alpha, LLC72,552$2.83M0.13%+1,269+1.8%Added
LifePlan Investment Advisors, Inc.74,041$2.89M2.64%+553+0.8%Added
WealthCare Investment Partners, LLC75,775$2.91M1.59%+10,230+15.6%Added
AAFMAA Wealth Management & Trust LLC74,514$2.91M1.65%+5,988+8.7%Added
Mengis Capital Management, Inc.74,638$2.91M0.55%+175+0.2%Added
Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC74,948$2.93M1.01%+74,948New
Whittier Trust Co75,057$2.93M0.05%−50−0.1%Reduced
Flow Traders U.S. LLC76,074$2.97M0.09%+76,074New
Vontobel Holding Ltd.76,247$2.98M0.02%−340−0.4%Reduced
Altman Advisors, Inc.76,322$2.98M1.56%−1,517−1.9%Reduced
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC76,437$2.98M0.82%−44,244−36.7%Reduced
Robinson Value Management, Ltd.76,901$3.00M1.97%−263−0.3%Reduced
Blue Investment Partners LLC77,434$3.02M1.97%+2,582+3.4%Added
Cowa, LLC78,081$3.05M1.90%−3,472−4.3%Reduced
waypoint wealth counsel78,271$3.05M2.61%−1,250−1.6%Reduced
NavPoint Financial, Inc.78,613$3.07M2.81%+78,613New
Silver Oak Securities, Inc78,801$3.08M0.41%+56,853+259.0%Added
Jordan Park Group LLC78,803$3.08M0.21%−1,071−1.3%Reduced