Janus Henderson Group PLC Purchases 7,523 Shares of SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Janus Henderson Group PLC grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 25.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 37,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,523 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $15,940,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 13,893,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,506,229,000 after acquiring an additional 2,539,266 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 571.3% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,949,227 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,565,118,000 after acquiring an additional 3,360,966 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the fourth quarter worth about $474,952,000. Marino Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the fourth quarter worth about $438,475,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 938,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $371,842,000 after purchasing an additional 109,205 shares in the last quarter. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

Shares of GLD opened at $371.71 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $383.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $422.13. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52-week low of $305.19 and a 52-week high of $509.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $131.44 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.17.

Key SPDR Gold Shares News

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

• Positive Sentiment: A sharp decline in crude oil prices is easing inflation pressure and pushing Treasury yields lower, which reduces the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold. Tentative U.S.-Iran diplomacy has also reduced geopolitical risk without eliminating demand for precious metals. Gold steadies as oil slump cools inflation pressure, equities rally
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at abrdn view gold’s ability to hold the $4,000 level as evidence that its longer-term bull-market structure remains intact, potentially making the correction attractive for strategic buyers. Gold’s $4,000 floor offers compelling value
• Positive Sentiment: Structural demand remains a tailwind: Tether purchased roughly 14 metric tonnes of gold in the second quarter, bringing its reserves above 146 tonnes, while central-bank buying reached a quarterly record. This suggests strong physical demand beneath short-term ETF selling and yield-driven weakness.
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are awaiting July nonfarm payrolls after the Federal Reserve held rates steady. A soft labor report could support gold through lower-rate expectations, while a strong report could strengthen the dollar and Treasury yields.
• Neutral Sentiment: Gold has recently benefited from a technical rebound, but its next direction depends more on the dollar, bond yields and economic data than on traditional safe-haven demand. Kalshi’s launch of short-term gold and silver prediction markets may increase trading activity but does not alter GLD’s fundamentals. Gold rises on technical rebound
• Negative Sentiment: Better-than-expected ISM manufacturing data is giving the Fed more room to focus on inflation, while a rebounding U.S. dollar has pressured gold despite lower yields. GLD also faces periodic outflows as investors favor higher-yielding assets.

SPDR Gold Shares Company Profile

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.