IAU Institutional Ownership
Who owns Ishares Gold Trust and what the big funds did with it last quarter, from every SEC 13F filing. 1,908 funds reported holding IAU at Jun 30, 2026, together owning 49.0% of the company.
- ●783 buying vs 777 selling
- ▼Held by funds -1.2 pts
- ▼Funds holding -69
- ▲Superinvestors: 2 added, 1 cut
- ▲Put/call 1.90 to 0.73
What the filings show, not a forecast. Positions can be up to 45 days old and leave out short sales.
Funds holding and ownership
8 quartersQuarter over quarter
all 13F filers| Q2 2026 | This quarter | Q1 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funds holding | 1,908 | 1,977 | −3.5% |
| In funds' top 10 | 135 | 185 | −27.0% |
| 13F shares | 387M | 396M | −2.4% |
| Held by funds | 49.0% | 50.2% | −1.2 pts |
| New positions | 96 | 152 | −36.8% |
| Increased | 687 | 538 | +27.7% |
| Reduced | 615 | 875 | −29.7% |
| Sold out | 162 | 108 | +50.0% |
| Calls (shares) | 389K | 260K | +49.9% |
| Puts (shares) | 300K | 560K | −46.4% |
| Put/call ratio | 0.73 | 1.90 | −61.5% |
Buyers vs sellers
adding or new vs cutting or sold outSuperinvestors in IAU
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Who owns IAU
share of fund held shares- Index and passive funds4.0%
- Active managers and hedge funds57.7%
- Banks and brokers36.7%
- Pensions, insurers and other1.5%
The top 10 holders own 34.2% of all IAU shares that funds reported. Groups are our own grouping of filers by name.
Put/call ratio
funds' options, market makers left outAbove 1 means funds hold more puts than calls, a sign of hedging or bets on a fall. Options are valued at the underlying shares.
Filed so far for Q3 2026
811 funds changed their position- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.Trimmed−928K sh
- Axxcess Wealth Management, LLCTrimmed−638K sh
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.Trimmed−537K sh
- Truist Financial CorpTrimmed−506K sh
- Commonwealth Equity Services, LLCTrimmed−310K sh
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Top holders
Q2 2026| # | Fund | Of company | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America Corp /de/ | 3.53% | 27.9M | $2.1B | −440K |
| 2 | Morgan Stanley | 2.92% | 23M | $1.7B | −267K |
| 3 | Fmr LLC | 1.75% | 13.8M | $1B | −884K |
| 4 | Wells Fargo & Company/mn | 1.63% | 12.8M | $969M | −358K |
| 5 | UBS Group AG | 1.57% | 12.4M | $937M | −2.9M |
| 6 | LPL Financial LLC | 1.39% | 11M | $827M | +773K |
| 7 | Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1.12% | 8.8M | $665M | −185K |
| 8 | BlackRock, Inc. | 1.11% | 8.7M | $659M | +109K |
| 9 | Citigroup Inc | 0.92% | 7.3M | $549M | +145K |
| 10 | Ameriprise Financial Inc | 0.86% | 6.8M | $510M | −208K |
- Diameter Capital Partners LP+3.4M sh+$254M
- Harvard Management Co Inc+2M sh+$150M
- Wealthspire Advisors, LLC+1.6M sh+$123M
- Crcm LP+1.4M sh+$104M
- Hrtg Gpe, LLC+1.1M sh+$82.7M
- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.+854K sh+$64.5M
- LPL Financial LLC+773K sh+$58.3M
- Jane Street Group, LLC+753K sh+$56.9M
- Jpmorgan Chase & Co−3.4M sh−$254M
- UBS Group AG−2.9M sh−$218M
- Employees Retirement System of Texas−2.6M sh−$199M
- Truist Financial Corp−2.3M sh−$172M
- Permanens Capital L.P.−1M sh−$77.6M
- Fmr LLC−884K sh−$66.7M
- Mainstay Capital Management LLC /adv−683K sh−$51.5M
- Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.−500K sh−$37.8M
IAU institutional ownership FAQ
Who owns the most IAU stock?
In Q2 2026 13F filings the largest holder of IAU was Bank of America Corp /de/, followed by Morgan Stanley and Fmr LLC. Index fund managers are usually the biggest holders of large companies.
What percentage of IAU is owned by institutions?
Funds that file 13F reports held 49.0% of IAU's shares at Jun 30, 2026, compared with 50.2% a quarter earlier. That counts every manager with more than $100 million in US stocks.
Are hedge funds buying IAU?
In Q2 2026, 783 funds bought IAU (96 of them new positions) and 777 sold (162 sold out completely). Among well known investors, 2 added and 1 cut. Our fund sentiment for IAU is neutral.
What is IAU's institutional put/call ratio?
Funds reported $22.6M of IAU puts against $31M of calls, a put/call ratio of 0.73 (1.90 the quarter before). Market makers and bank trading desks are left out, since their options are mostly hedges.
How current is this IAU ownership data?
13F filings show holdings at the end of each quarter and are due within 45 days, so positions can be up to six weeks old when they appear. We add each new filing within minutes, and the "filed so far" list shows funds that have already reported the next quarter.
For informational and educational purposes only. Not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Fund sentiment summarises what 13F filings show and is not a forecast. Holdings come from SEC Form 13F filings as reported and show positions at the end of the quarter, up to 45 days before the filing. A 13F leaves out short positions, cash, bonds and most foreign holdings. See all hedge fund holdings.