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iShares Gold Trust
IAU • ARCA
iShares Gold Trust is a commodity contracts brokers & dealers company on ARCA. As of Q3 2025, 1,581 institutional investors hold shares in this company, with total holdings valued at $28.9B. BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ is the largest holder with a position valued at $2.2B.
COMMODITY CONTRACTS BROKERS & DEALERS
Country
United States of America
Overview
Overview of institutional ownership in IAU as of Q3 2025
All Institutions
- Institutions
- 1,581
- Value Held
- $28.9B
- Shares Held
- 396.8M
- Avg Position
- $18.3M
- Median Position
- $1.3M
Hedge Funds
- Hedge Funds
- 22
- Value Held
- $434.0M
- Shares Held
- 5.9M
- Avg Position
- $19.7M
- Median Position
- $5.8M
Biggest Investors
Institutions with the largest positions in IAU as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
 BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Institution | $2.2B 0.17% of portfolio |
 MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth | $1.8B 0.11% of portfolio |
 FMR LLC Institution | $1.6B 0.08% of portfolio |
 ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager | $1.5B 0.44% of portfolio |
L LPL Financial LLC Institution | $985.2M 0.29% of portfolio |
 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution | $958.0M 0.06% of portfolio |
 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN Institution | $937.0M 0.19% of portfolio |
 UBS Group AG Institution | $665.7M 0.13% of portfolio |
S Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Institution | $655.3M 0.38% of portfolio |
 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long Only Manager | $496.0M 0.16% of portfolio |
Net Capital Flow
Institutional buying and selling activity for IAU in Q3 2025
- Net Flow
- +$1.1B
- Buyers
- 729
- Sellers
- 422
- Total Bought
- +$2.4B
- Total Sold
- −$1.3B
- Avg Position
- $19.3M
Biggest Buyers
| Institution | Net Bought |
|---|---|
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager | +$482.0M +6.6M shares |
L LPL Financial LLC Institution | +$192.0M +2.6M shares |
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Institution | +$163.4M +2.2M shares |
M Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Institution | +$120.8M +1.7M shares |
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth | +$97.2M +1.3M shares |
 Cetera Investment Advisers RIA/Wealth | +$58.0M +796.6K shares |
 CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | +$46.0M +632.5K shares |
 Parker Investment Management, LLC RIA/Wealth | +$43.3M +594.5K shares |
 Envestnet Portfolio Solutions, Inc. Long Only Manager | +$42.4M +582.9K shares |
N NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO Institution | +$41.4M +569.5K shares |
Biggest Sellers
| Institution | Net Sold |
|---|---|
S Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. Institution | −$491.8M −6.8M shares |
FMR LLC Institution | −$249.9M −3.4M shares |
 PFG Advisors RIA/Wealth | −$101.9M −1.4M shares |
Q Quadrature Capital Ltd Institution | −$63.3M −870.0K shares |
A Accredited Wealth Management, LLC RIA/Wealth | −$36.2M −16.9K shares |
 Vestmark Advisory Solutions, Inc. Fund of Funds | −$33.6M −461.7K shares |
 GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Institution | −$21.2M −291.3K shares |
H HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Institution | −$21.0M −289.1K shares |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. Long Only Manager | −$15.8M −217.2K shares |
 TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | −$11.8M −162.7K shares |
Entry and Exit Activity
Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited IAU in Q3 2025
- New Positions
- 103
- New Value
- $349.2M
- Exited Positions
- 50
- Exited Value
- $41.3M
New Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
 MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth | $146.1M 2.0M shares |
 Silver Point Capital L.P. Hedge Fund•Distressed | $97.1M 1.3M shares |
P Pictet North America Advisors SA Institution | $20.0M 275.5K shares |
 GFS Advisors, LLC RIA/Wealth | $9.4M 129.6K shares |
E Exit Wealth Advisors, LLC. RIA/Wealth | $7.9M 108.3K shares |
 Leslie Global Wealth, LLC RIA/Wealth | $6.9M 95.4K shares |
 Briaud Financial Planning, Inc RIA/Wealth | $6.3M 87.0K shares |
B BCGM Wealth Management, LLC Institution | $5.2M 71.7K shares |
 Howard Capital Management Inc. Long Only Manager | $4.7M 64.1K shares |
 NBC SECURITIES, INC. RIA/Wealth | $3.3M 44.9K shares |
Exited Positions
| Institution | Previous Position |
|---|---|
 B&D White Capital Company, LLC RIA/Wealth | $10.2M 163.2K shares |
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage | $5.6M 89.3K shares |
C Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Private Equity | $5.0M 80.6K shares |
 IMC-Chicago, LLC RIA/Wealth | $2.7M 42.7K shares |
 IMPACTfolio, LLC RIA/Wealth | $2.6M 41.3K shares |
E EWG Elevate Inc. Institution | $2.5M 40.6K shares |
 AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth | $2.1M 34.1K shares |
 L.M. KOHN & COMPANY RIA/Wealth | $1.8M 28.1K shares |
 Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth | $1.3M 20.8K shares |
X XTX Topco Ltd Institution | $1.1M 17.6K shares |
Options Activity
Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in IAU as of Q3 2025
- Call Positions
- 11
- Call Value
- $293.3M
- Put Positions
- 10
- Put Value
- $654.3M
Call Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
 SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | $105.1M 14.4K contracts |
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $88.6M 12.2K contracts |
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage | $63.3M 8.7K contracts |
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution | $15.5M 2.1K contracts |
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution | $15.1M 2.1K contracts |
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth | $5.3M 729.0 contracts |
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant | $422.1K 58.0 contracts |
B Berger Financial Group, Inc RIA/Wealth | $43.7K - contracts |
 AE Wealth Management LLC RIA/Wealth | - - contracts |
P Parallax Volatility Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage | - - contracts |
Put Positions
| Institution | Position Value |
|---|---|
T Twin Tree Management, LP Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage | $596.0M 81.9K contracts |
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity | $21.1M 2.9K contracts |
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution | $12.1M 1.7K contracts |
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy | $12.0M 1.6K contracts |
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution | $8.7M 1.2K contracts |
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth | $2.1M 284.0 contracts |
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant | $2.0M 275.0 contracts |
N NewEdge Wealth, LLC Institution | $268.3K 725.0 contracts |
P Parallax Volatility Advisers, LLC Hedge Fund•Vol Arbitrage | $116.4K 16.0 contracts |
 Private Advisor Group, LLC RIA/Wealth | $385.0 5.0 contracts |
Most Committed Institutions
Institutions with IAU as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025
| Institution | Portfolio Weight |
|---|---|
M MOON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP Hedge Fund•Long/Short | 83.50% $113.5M |
E EMORY UNIVERSITY Institution | 50.09% $78.7M |
C CARL STUART INVESTMENT ADVISOR, INC RIA/Wealth | 39.92% $42.5M |
F Fore Capital, LLC Institution | 38.27% $15.1M |
 Mader & Shannon Wealth Management, Inc. RIA/Wealth | 14.46% $29.5M |
L LIFE LINE WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC RIA/Wealth | 14.15% $46.4M |
V VPR Management LLC Institution | 14.12% $30.8M |
14.07% $13.6M | |
M Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Institution | 13.41% $120.8M |
 Independent Family Office, LLC Family Office | 12.07% $28.5M |
Hedge Fund Spotlight
Discover hedge funds investing in IAU
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge Fund • Multi-Strategy
Portfolio ManagerKenneth Cordele Griffin
- Portfolio Value
- $122.08B
- Positions
- 5,531
- Last Reported
- Q3 2025
Sector Allocation
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Position in iShares Gold Trust
- Market Value
- $66.8M
- Shares Held
- 918.0K
- Portfolio Weight
- 0.05%
- Owned Since
- 2022-Q4
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|---|---|---|---|
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