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iShares Gold Trust

1,931 hedge funds and large institutions have $34.7B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 178 funds opening new positions, 544 increasing their positions, 863 reducing their positions, and 107 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $ | Put options by funds: $

more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:

more funds holding

Funds holding:

less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $ → $

2% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 184180 (-4)

5.76% less ownership

Funds ownership: 52.15%46.39% (-5.8%)

37% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 544 | Existing positions reduced: 863

Holders
1,931
Holders Change
Holders Change %
% of All Funds
Holding in Top 10
180
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
Increased
Reduced
Closed
Calls
$529M
Puts
$172M
Net Calls
Net Calls Change

Top Buyers

1 +$582M
2 +$280M
3 +$132M
4
SG
SCHF (GPE)
Wyoming
+$123M
5
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$120M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Baird Financial Group
51
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$119M
A
52
Allianz
Germany
$119M
Citadel Advisors
53
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$114M
PNC Financial Services Group
54
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$114M
CL
55
CRCM LP
California
$111M
EU
56
Emory University
Georgia
$104M
TFCP
57
Twin Focus Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$102M
Neuberger Berman Group
58
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$99.9M
MML Investors Services
59
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$99.8M
Franklin Resources
60
Franklin Resources
California
$97.6M
Focus Partners Wealth
61
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$93.3M
FCAS
62
First Command Advisory Services
Texas
$90.8M
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
63
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$89.7M
DWM
64
Dynasty Wealth Management
Florida
$89.2M
Deutsche Bank
65
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$88M
BIAS
66
Beacon Investment Advisory Services
New Jersey
$85.7M
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
67
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$84.7M
CTC
68
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$81.5M
JMFC
69
J.M. Forbes & Co
Massachusetts
$81M
TWM
70
Tanglewood Wealth Management
Texas
$80.9M
Barclays
71
Barclays
United Kingdom
$77.7M
Janney Montgomery Scott
72
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$77.1M
OIA
73
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$74.4M
AssetMark Inc
74
AssetMark Inc
California
$74.3M
Creative Planning
75
Creative Planning
Kansas
$72.4M