iShares Gold Trust
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Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
357% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 215 | Existing positions closed: 47
58% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 623 | Existing positions reduced: 395
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.4B [Q4 2024] → $23.7B (+$5.31B) [Q1 2025]
27% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 124 [Q4 2024] → 158 (+34) [Q1 2025]
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,391 [Q4 2024] → 1,517 (+126) [Q1 2025]
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 55.49% [Q4 2024] → 55.54% (+0.05%) [Q1 2025]
56% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $198M | Put options by funds: $449M
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for IAU.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 332 articles about IAU published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Kitco
2 hours ago
Gold's support at $3,300 is hanging by a threat as Federal Reserve maintains its neutral stance
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

Neutral
Kitco
2 hours ago
Gold's support at $3,300 is hanging by a thread as Federal Reserve maintains its neutral stance
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

Negative
FXEmpire
2 hours ago
Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged Despite Trump's Pressure
The central bank did not bow to pressure and remained focused on returning inflation to its 2% target.

Negative
FXEmpire
2 hours ago
Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Tests New Lows As Traders Prepare For Fed Decision
Platinum is down by 3.4% amid strong pullback in precious metals markets.

Negative
Kitco
4 hours ago
Gold, silver down after stronger U.S. GDP; FOMC on deck
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

Negative
Seeking Alpha
5 hours ago
Dollar's Gain Means More Gold Pain
The dollar index is strengthening on robust economic data, signaling a potential bottom and further upside ahead. Gold has failed to break resistance at $3,425 multiple times and has now broken below its uptrend, shifting momentum bearish.

Negative
Kitco
6 hours ago
Gold can't catch a break even after US pending home sales drops 0.8% in June
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

Neutral
Kitco
6 hours ago
Gold loses ground against loonie as BoC leaves interest rates unchanged
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

Positive
FXEmpire
7 hours ago
Gold Price Outlook – Gold Continues to See Range Play Out
The gold market is positive in the early hours of Wednesday, as the markets are waiting for the FOMC interest rate decision, statement, and press conference. At this point, the gold market continues to see a lot of back and forth trading.

Neutral
Kitco
7 hours ago
Gold loses its safe-haven allure as U.S. Q2 GDP increases 3%
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

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