iShares Gold Trust $IAU Stake Raised by May Hill Capital LLC

May Hill Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 130.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,912 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 35,104 shares during the period. iShares Gold Trust accounts for about 0.7% of May Hill Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. May Hill Capital LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $5,025,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MA Private Wealth raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 10.3% during the third quarter. MA Private Wealth now owns 157,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,480,000 after buying an additional 14,705 shares during the last quarter. CM Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,531,000. WESCAP Management Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 7.0% during the third quarter. WESCAP Management Group Inc. now owns 449,859 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,726,000 after buying an additional 29,553 shares during the last quarter. Hudson Oak Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,725,000. Finally, Allianz SE raised its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 2.8% during the third quarter. Allianz SE now owns 1,186,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,351,000 after purchasing an additional 32,341 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

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• Negative Sentiment: Technical analysis points to a bearish breakdown in gold, with downside risk toward a deeper support zone if selling continues. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bearish Breakdown Targets Major Support

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:IAU opened at $85.51 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $59.71 and a 12 month high of $104.40. The stock has a market cap of $72.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.53 and a beta of 0.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $89.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $86.62.

iShares Gold Trust Profile

iShares Gold Trust (the Trust) is to own gold transferred to the Trust in exchange for shares issued by the Trust (Shares). Each Share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in the net assets of the Trust. The assets of the Trust consist of gold held by the Trust’s custodian on behalf of the Trust. The sponsor of the Trust is iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC (the Sponsor), which is an indirect subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc The trustee of the Trust is The Bank of New York Mellon (the Trustee) and the custodian of the Trust is JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., London branch (the Custodian).