Spdr Gold Trust GLD Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Spdr Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD) has 3,066 institutional investors with active 13F positions as of March 2026.

• Their combined ownership stood at 36.5% of outstanding shares in March 2026, down from 41.0% in December 2025.
• Their total shares held in GLD decreased -4.8% from the prior quarter, while the number of investors in Spdr Gold Trust increased 20.71% year over year.
• During the quarter, 1,328 of these 3,066 funds increased positions in GLD, 1,250 reduced exposure, and 488 held steady.
• Combined, these investors held 137.43Mn shares in GLD for March 2026, down by 6.93Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 8.26Mn shares year over year.
• As of March 31, 2026, Bank Of America Corp /De/ held the largest stake in Spdr Gold Trust with 11.06Mn shares, accounting for 2.94% of total shares outstanding.
• Leading buyers of Spdr Gold Trust shares for the quarter ending March 2026 were First Eagle Investment Management, LLC (2.44Mn), Barclays Plc (1.03Mn), UBS Group AG (897.55K), Jpmorgan Chase & Co (872.5K), DIAMANT ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. (695.45K).
• The biggest sellers of Spdr Gold Trust for the quarter ending March 2026 included Corient Private Wealth LLC (4.1Mn), Morgan Stanley (2.98Mn), BlackRock, Inc. (1.87Mn), CITADEL ADVISORS LLC (1.51Mn), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (1.48Mn).
• Business Quant data shows the 10 biggest positions in Spdr Gold Trust as of March 2026 are held by Bank Of America Corp /De/ (11.06Mn), Morgan Stanley (10.91Mn), UBS Group AG (6.58Mn), First Eagle Investment Management, LLC (4.91Mn), LPL Financial LLC (4.74Mn), Wells Fargo & Company/Mn (3.61Mn), Jpmorgan Chase & Co (2.44Mn), Raymond James Financial Inc (2.41Mn), Royal Bank Of Canada (2.21Mn), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (2.07Mn).