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iShares Gold Trust
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1,901 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.1B invested in iShares Gold Trust in 2026 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 122 funds opening new positions, 703 increasing their positions, 634 reducing their positions, and 158 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

131% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $632M | Put options by funds: $273M

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 703 | Existing positions reduced: 634

0.03% more ownership

Funds ownership: 46.51% → 46.54% (+0.03%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,970 → 1,901 (-69)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $34.8B → $29.1B (-$5.72B)

23% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 122 | Existing positions closed: 158

26% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 183 → 136 (-47)

Holders
1,901
Holders Change
-69
Holders Change %
-3.5%
% of All Funds
22.98%
Holding in Top 10
136
Holding in Top 10 Change
-47
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-25.68%
% of All Funds
1.64%
New
122
Increased
703
Reduced
634
Closed
158
Calls
$632M
Puts
$273M
Net Calls
+$359M
Net Calls Change
+$1.36M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
DCP
Diameter Capital Partners
New York
+$286M
2
HMC
Harvard Management Company
Massachusetts
+$168M
3
WANY
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
+$138M
4
SG
SCHF (GPE)
Wyoming
+$92.9M
5
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$65.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$285M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$245M
3
ERSOT
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Texas
-$223M
4
Truist Financial
Truist Financial
North Carolina
-$193M
5
PC
Permanens Capital
New York
-$87.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WEG
1126
World Equity Group
Illinois
$648K +$81.8K +964 +13%
SWA
1127
Strategic Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$647K +$38.5K +454 +6%
HKAM
1128
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$647K – – –
HPWM
1129
High Point Wealth Management
New Jersey
$645K -$25.5K -300 -3%
MFG
1130
Magnus Financial Group
New York
$644K -$40.2K -474 -5%
AAM
1131
Aureus Asset Management
Massachusetts
$644K -$67.1K -791 -8%
CIA
1132
Compass Ion Advisors
Pennsylvania
$643K – – –
PMFA
1133
Plante Moran Financial Advisors
Michigan
$643K +$269K +3,164 +59%
TW
1134
Traveka Wealth
California
$642K +$141K +1,664 +24%
HBW
1135
Hazlett, Burt & Watson
West Virginia
$642K +$70.6K +832 +11%
FNT
1136
First Nebraska Trust
Nebraska
$642K – – –
BI
1137
Beckerman Institutional
New Jersey
$637K -$17.7K -208 -2%
RIS
1138
Retirement Income Solutions
Michigan
$633K – – –
TC
1139
Tacita Capital
Ontario, Canada
$633K +$51.4K +605 +8%
JMA
1140
J.M. Arbour
Maine
$630K +$224K +2,640 +46%
WAS
1141
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$625K – – –
AUB
1142
Atlantic Union Bankshares
Virginia
$623K +$37.2K +438 +6%
WFAG
1143
Worth Financial Advisory Group
North Carolina
$623K +$700K +8,252 New
TG
1144
TCW Group
California
$619K – – –
PCA
1145
Pallas Capital Advisors
Massachusetts
$616K – – –
AWA
1146
Acorn Wealth Advisors
Michigan
$613K +$146K +1,717 +27%
SW
1147
SVB Wealth
Massachusetts
$613K -$3.4K -40 -0.5%
MHC
1148
Meyer Handelman Company
New York
$609K +$685K +8,071 New
SIAM
1149
Sterling Investment Advisors (Missouri)
Missouri
$609K – – –
IIM
1150
IFC & Insurance Marketing
California
$607K +$2.21K +26 +0.3%
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46
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IAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2026 in Review

1,901 of the 8,274 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Gold Trust (IAU) for Q2 2026, worth a combined $29.1B — down 16% from $34.8B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 158 funds closed out of IAU and 122 opened new positions — a net loss of 36 holders — while 634 trimmed existing stakes and 703 added.

The largest buyer was Diameter Capital Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $286M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $285M.

  • 1,901 institutional investors held iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as of Q2 2026, down from 1,970 in Q1 2026.
  • Funds reported $29.1B of iShares Gold Trust stock for Q2 2026, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 122 funds opened new iShares Gold Trust positions in Q2 2026 and 158 closed out, a net change of -36 holders.
  • The largest iShares Gold Trust buyer in Q2 2026 was Diameter Capital Partners, an estimated $286M added.
  • The largest iShares Gold Trust seller in Q2 2026 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $285M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2026.