HBW Advisory Services LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

HBW Advisory Services LLC decreased its position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 55.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,644 shares during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $1,168,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. True Vision MN LLC lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. True Vision MN LLC now owns 768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 3,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. PFS Partners LLC lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 28.7% in the fourth quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Boston Standard Wealth Management LLC now owns 946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

SPDR Gold Shares News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent weekly inflows and central-bank buying underpin medium-term demand for gold, helping ETFs such as GLD recover some losses after earlier selling. Should You Play Gold’s Third Weekly Gain With ETFs?
• Positive Sentiment: Intraday rebounds occurred as some traders priced in a resumption of U.S.–Iran talks, which briefly eased geopolitical risk and supported safe-haven demand for gold and GLD. Gold Rebounds From Session Lows As Traders Bet U.S. – Iran Talks Will Resume
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical analysts flag key intra-day entry and resistance levels; GLD and spot gold face a clear technical ceiling near the earlier highs, suggesting limited upside until a decisive breakout. Gold Market Analysis for April 13 – Key Intra-day Price Entry Levels for Active Traders
• Negative Sentiment: Gold fell as the dollar strengthened after U.S.–Iran peace talks collapsed over the weekend; a stronger dollar typically pressures dollar-priced gold and ETF flows like GLD. Gold Falls Again As Dollar Rises After U.S. and Iran Fail to Reach a Peace Deal
• Negative Sentiment: Rising oil and hotter PPI/inflation data have pushed Fed rate‑cut odds lower; higher real rates reduce gold’s appeal and weighed on GLD earlier in the session. Gold News: Gold Market Under Pressure as Fed Rate Cut Odds Retreat
• Negative Sentiment: Commentary from analysts and think‑tank voices suggests gold’s safe‑haven status is being questioned; that narrative can reduce tactical demand for GLD among risk‑off buyers. ‘Gold is a high-beta asset’ and its safe-haven status is now ‘compromised’ – Brookings’ Brooks
• Negative Sentiment: Several market notes highlight bearish technical signals and inflation-driven selling that could keep the bullion bull market on pause, adding downside pressure on GLD. Gold and silver send bearish signals that the bull market may be on hold for months to come – Heraeus

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

Shares of GLD stock opened at $435.36 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $160.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.20. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $450.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $414.02. SPDR Gold Shares has a 1 year low of $291.78 and a 1 year high of $509.70.

About SPDR Gold Shares

SPDR Gold Trust (the Trust) is an investment trust. The investment objective of the Trust is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust’s expenses. The Trust’s business activity is the investment of gold. The Trust creates and redeems Shares from time to time, but in one or more Baskets (a Basket equals a block of 100,000 Shares). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to certain authorized participants (Authorized Participants) on an ongoing basis. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold and any cash represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the combined net asset value of various Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.