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iShares Gold Trust

1,958 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.8B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 181 funds opening new positions, 548 increasing their positions, 877 reducing their positions, and 106 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

208% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $529M | Put options by funds: $172M

71% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 181 | Existing positions closed: 106

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,9211,958 (+37)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $35.7B → $34.8B (-$895M)

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 184180 (-4)

5.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.16%46.45% (-5.7%)

38% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 548 | Existing positions reduced: 877

Holders
1,958
Holders Change
+37
Holders Change %
+1.93%
% of All Funds
24.12%
Holding in Top 10
180
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-2.17%
% of All Funds
2.22%
New
181
Increased
548
Reduced
877
Closed
106
Calls
$529M
Puts
$172M
Net Calls
+$357M
Net Calls Change
+$188M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of America
1
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.49B -$181M -1,976,457 -7%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.05B -$150M -1,637,142 -7%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.35B +$582M +6,342,214 +71%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$1.3B -$707M -7,705,759 -34%
Wells Fargo
5
Wells Fargo
California
$1.16B +$4.65M +50,680 +0.4%
LPL Financial
6
LPL Financial
California
$897M -$327M -3,562,366 -26%
Envestnet Asset Management
7
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$792M -$946M -10,317,674 -53%
BlackRock
8
BlackRock
New York
$760M +$132M +1,433,631 +20%
JP Morgan Chase
9
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$753M -$273M -2,979,297 -25%
Citigroup
10
Citigroup
New York
$628M -$7.49M -81,661 -1%
Ameriprise
11
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$619M -$24.9M -271,854 -4%
WI
12
WealthNavi Inc
Japan
$610M -$15.4M -167,477 -2%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
13
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$569M -$13.4M -146,104 -2%
Raymond James Financial
14
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$486M -$12.4M -135,210 -2%
Empower Advisory Group
15
Empower Advisory Group
Colorado
$476M -$10.7M -116,118 -2%
AllianceBernstein
16
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$474M -$46.9M -510,938 -8%
Northern Trust
17
Northern Trust
Illinois
$466M +$68.3M +744,729 +16%
Truist Financial
18
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$460M -$63M -686,425 -12%
SG
19
SCHF (GPE)
Wyoming
$397M +$123M +1,344,833 +43%
Royal Bank of Canada
20
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$337M -$7.12M -77,649 -2%
KeyBank National Association
21
KeyBank National Association
Ohio
$319M -$8.32M -90,736 -2%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
22
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
$319M -$275M -2,994,795 -45%
ERSOT
23
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$290M +$280M +3,049,000 +1,247%
HighTower Advisors
24
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$290M -$9.17M -99,915 -3%
Commonwealth Equity Services
25
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$283M -$30.4M -331,930 -9%