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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 2026

Institutional positions in iShares Gold Trust as of Sep 30, 2026. 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders
23
+1 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held
2.21M
+4.22K (+0.2%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value
$172.5M
+$6.00M (+3.6%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders
2
8 more added
Sold out
1
5 more reduced

1,894 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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 holders
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: 1,040 institutionsQ2 2023: 1,067 institutionsQ3 2023: 1,040 institutionsQ4 2023: 1,152 institutionsQ1 2024: 1,148 institutionsQ2 2024: 1,177 institutionsQ3 2024: 1,230 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 held
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 20241,230$17.7B
Q2 20241,177$16.5B
Q1 20241,148$15.7B
Q4 20231,152$15.5B
Q3 20231,040$13.7B
Q2 20231,067$15.9B
Q1 20231,040$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 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding iShares Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding IAU in Q3 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC––––Not filed
Prospera Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
KWMG, LLC––––Not filed
Weaver Consulting Group––––Not filed
SJS Investment Consulting Inc.––––Not filed
Secure Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
New England Professional Planning Group Inc.––––Not filed
Winthrop Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors––––Not filed
Peak Financial Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Burling Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Sulzberger Capital Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Arcus Capital Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Green Harvest Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Prime Buchholz LLC––––Not filed
Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.––––Not filed
Lansing Street Advisors––––Not filed
Chicago Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Encompass More Asset Management––––Not filed
Accelerate Investment Advisors LLC––––Not filed
First National Bank Sioux Falls––––Not filed
Laffer Tengler Investments––––Not filed
Capital City Trust Co––––Not filed
WealthPLAN Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Armbruster Capital Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Vance Wealth, Inc.––––Not filed
BAM Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Vickerman Investment Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Dopkins Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC––––Not filed
Altfest L J & Co Inc––––Not filed
Everstar Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Liberty Atlantic Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Commonwealth Financial Services, LLC––––Not filed
Patron Partners Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Crewe Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Element Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
Blalock Williams, LLC––––Not filed
G&S Capital LLC––––Not filed
Colonial Trust Advisors––––Not filed
Nicolet Bankshares Inc––––Not filed
Community Financial Services Group, LLC––––Not filed
Awm Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Wealth Analytics Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Acropolis Investment Management, LLC––––Not filed
Market Street Wealth Management Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Sylvest Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
MEMBERS Trust Co––––Not filed
Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed
Attessa Capital LLC––––Not filed
Fragasso Group Inc.––––Not filed
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Occidental Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Associated Banc-Corp––––Not filed
Willis Investment Counsel––––Not filed
Trevian Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.––––Not filed
GAMMA Investing LLC––––Not filed
Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Integrity Financial Corp––––Not filed
American Asset Management Inc.––––Not filed
Acumen Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
LS Investment Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Hutchens & Kramer Investment Management Group, LLC––––Not filed
TritonPoint Partners, LLC––––Not filed
CacheTech Inc.––––Not filed
Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Winthrop Advisory Group LLC––––Not filed
First Eagle Investment Management, LLC––––Not filed
Sensible Money, LLC––––Not filed
MJP Associates Inc––––Not filed
Sargent Investment Group, LLC––––Not filed
Hollencrest Capital Management––––Not filed
Herold Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
DT Investment Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Walleye Trading LLC––––Not filed
Advocate Investing Services LLC––––Not filed
Reyes Financial Architecture, Inc.––––Not filed
SHP Wealth Management––––Not filed
Laraway Financial Inc––––Not filed
Granite FO LLC––––Not filed
Compass Financial Management LLC––––Not filed
First Pacific Financial––––Not filed
Gill Capital Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Highland Investment Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Centennial Bank––––Not filed
Keating Financial Advisory Services, Inc.––––Not filed
Global Trust Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.––––Not filed
Caldwell Trust Co––––Not filed
Rakuten Securities, Inc.––––Not filed
Union Savings Bank––––Not filed
Rothschild Investment LLC––––Not filed
Wealth Enhancement Trust Services, Inc.––––Not filed
Thurston, Springer, Miller, Herd & Titak, Inc.––––Not filed
Kerr Financial Planning Corp––––Not filed