iShares Gold Trust
US ˙ ARCA ˙ US4642852044

SecurityIAU / iShares Gold Trust
InstitutionCitadel Advisors Llc
ManagerKen Griffin
Latest Disclosed Ownership1,296,017 shares
Latest Disclosed Value $ 114,256,859
Citadel Advisors Llc ownership in IAU / iShares Gold Trust

On May 15, 2026 - Citadel Advisors Llc filed a 13F-HR form disclosing ownership of 1,296,017 shares of iShares Gold Trust (US:IAU) valued at $114,256,859 USD as of March 31, 2026. The entity filed a previous 13F-HR on February 17, 2026 disclosing 2,108,607 shares of iShares Gold Trust. This represents a change in shares of -38.54% during the quarter. The current value of the position is $105,262,501 USD.

Citadel Advisors Llc has a history of taking positions in derivatives of the underlying security (IAU) in the form of stock options. The firm currently holds call options representing 1,718,300 of underlying shares valued at $151,485,328 USD and put options representing 257,100 of underlying shares valued at $22,665,936 USD .

Note: prior versions of this page mistakenly stated that the share values represented the number of options, not the number of underlying shares. For more information on the data backing these reports, please see the SEC document Frequently Asked Questions About Form 13F.

Institutional Ownership: 13F and NPORT Filings

The Security and Class in the table below are shown exactly as filed by the investor. We do our best to track continuity of investments through acquisitions, and this will be reflected in the table as changes in names. In addition to descriptive data, performance of the investment is shown over time. To calculate quarterly performance, we first calculate cost basis of the shares purchased during the quarter, then use that to calculate gross profit. Quarterly return is Gross Profit / Starting Portfolio value.

Note that cost basis is calculated and stored in thousands, so small quarterly changes in shares frequently result in a cost basis of zero.

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Institutional Put/Call Ratios
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In addition to reporting standard equity and debt issues, institutions with more than 100MM assets under management must also disclose their put and call option holdings. Since put options generally indicate negative sentiment, and call options indicate positive sentiment, we can get a sense of the overall institutional sentiment by plotting the ratio of puts to calls. The chart to the right plots the historical put/call ratio for this instrument.

Using Put/Call Ratio as an indicator of investor sentiment overcomes one of the key deficiencies of using total institutional ownership, which is that a significant amount of assets under management are invested passively to track indices. Passively-managed funds do not typically buy options, so the put/call ratio indicator more closely tracks the sentiment of actively-managed funds.

IAU / iShares Gold Trust Historical Put/Call Ratio
Disclosed Equity Positions (from 13F/NPORT Filings)
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Avg Price
Paid (Est)
Reported
Shares
ΔShares ΔShares
(%)
Reported
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Alloc
(%)
ΔAlloc ΔAlloc (%) Cost Basis
(x1000)
Unrealized
Gain/Loss
(x1000)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 1,296,017 -812,590 -38.54 114,257 -33.24 0.0163
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 2,108,607 1,190,618 129.70 171,156 156.21 0.0257
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 917,989 632,451 221.49 66,802 275.17 0.0102
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 285,538 257,422 915.57 17,806 974.59 0.0031
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 28,116 -74,344 -72.56 1,658 -67.33 0.0003
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 102,460 56,490 122.88 5,073 122.07 0.0009
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 45,970 426 0.94 2,285 14.20 0.0004
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 45,544 -19,086 -29.53 2,001 -26.34 0.0004
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 64,630 64,630 2,715 0.0005
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 0 -173,000 -100.00 0 -100.00
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 173,000 55,907 47.75 6,053 42.06 0.0013
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 117,093 114,189 3,932.13 4,261 3,845.37 0.0009
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 2,904 2,904 109 0.0000
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 0 -360,090 -100.00 0 -100.00
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 360,090 206,099 133.84 11,354 114.92 0.0026
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 153,991 117,974 327.55 5,283 298.12 0.0014
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 36,017 -68,697 -65.60 1,327 -63.59 0.0003
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 104,714 -402,981 -79.37 3,645 -78.51 0.0007
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR Cmn 464285204 507,695 361,352 246.92 16,962 243.85 0.0035
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW 464285204 146,343 146,343 4,933 0.0011
Disclosed Call Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share
Price
Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 1,718,300 -15.88 151,485 -8.63 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 2,042,600 67.71 165,798 87.07 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 1,217,900 -6.70 88,627 8.87 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 1,305,400 175.05 81,405 190.92 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 474,600 82.96 27,982 117.89 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 259,400 15.70 12,843 15.26 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 224,200 38.31 11,143 56.47 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 162,100 -34.74 7,121 -31.76 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 248,400 -7.35 10,435 -0.27 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 268,100 -1.25 10,464 10.15 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 271,500 33.35 9,500 28.21 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 203,600 -1.59 7,409 -4.17 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 206,900 11.96 7,732 20.95 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 184,800 -1.10 6,392 8.50 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 186,850 27.89 5,891 17.51 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 146,100 -14.26 5,013 -20.12 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 170,400 -15.05 6,276 -10.12 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 200,600 38.63 6,983 44.46 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR Cmn Call 144,700 -20.03 4,834 -20.75 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Call 180,950 485.60 6,100 1,448.22 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2016-06-30 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 30,900 -36.81 394 -32.19 n/a n/a n/a
2016-08-12 2016-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 30,900 394 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2016-03-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 48,900 81.78 581 111.27 n/a n/a n/a
2016-05-13 2016-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 48,900 581 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2015-12-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 26,900 13.98 275 8.27 n/a n/a n/a
2016-02-12 2015-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 26,900 275 n/a n/a n/a
2015-11-16 2015-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 23,600 242.03 254 225.64 n/a n/a n/a
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 6,900 -28.12 78 -29.09 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2015-03-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 9,600 -35.14 110 -34.91 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-12-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 14,800 37.04 169 34.13 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-09-30 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 10,800 -52.21 126 -56.70 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-06-30 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 22,600 -10.32 291 -7.03 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-03-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Call 25,200 313 n/a n/a n/a
Disclosed Put Options
File
Date
Effective
Date
Form Security Class ID Opt Avg Share Price Shares ΔShares
(%)
Value
(x1000)
ΔValue
(%)
Prior Allocation
(%)
Allocation
(%)
ΔAllocation
(%)
Cost Basis
(x1000)
Profit
(x1000)
Return
(%)
2026-05-15 2026-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 257,100 7.89 22,666 17.18 n/a n/a n/a
2026-02-17 2025-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 238,300 44.95 19,343 61.68 n/a n/a n/a
2025-11-14 2025-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 164,400 19.91 11,963 39.93 n/a n/a n/a
2025-08-14 2025-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 137,100 14.25 8,550 20.83 n/a n/a n/a
2025-05-15 2025-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 120,000 -36.81 7,075 -24.74 n/a n/a n/a
2025-02-14 2024-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 189,900 43.86 9,402 43.31 n/a n/a n/a
2024-11-14 2024-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 132,000 20.33 6,560 36.13 n/a n/a n/a
2024-08-14 2024-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 109,700 226.49 4,819 241.53 n/a n/a n/a
2024-05-15 2024-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 33,600 -17.24 1,412 -10.92 n/a n/a n/a
2024-02-14 2023-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 40,600 -2.87 1,585 8.34 n/a n/a n/a
2023-11-14 2023-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 41,800 11.76 1,463 7.50 n/a n/a n/a
2023-08-14 2023-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 37,400 19.49 1,361 16.34 n/a n/a n/a
2023-05-15 2023-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 31,300 -12.57 1,170 -5.57 n/a n/a n/a
2023-02-14 2022-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 35,800 61.26 1,238 76.86 n/a n/a n/a
2022-11-14 2022-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 22,200 -28.96 700 -34.70 n/a n/a n/a
2022-08-15 2022-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 31,250 -27.16 1,072 -32.15 n/a n/a n/a
2022-05-16 2022-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 42,900 -57.71 1,580 -55.25 n/a n/a n/a
2022-02-14 2021-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 101,450 -31.82 3,531 -28.97 n/a n/a n/a
2021-11-15 2021-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR Cmn Put 148,800 17.07 4,971 16.01 n/a n/a n/a
2021-08-16 2021-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TR ISHARES NEW Put 127,100 -18.89 4,285 68.17 n/a n/a n/a
2016-11-10 2016-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2016-06-30 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 29,300 0.00 374 n/a n/a n/a
2016-08-12 2016-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 29,300 374 n/a n/a n/a
2016-05-13 2016-03-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 0 -100.00 0 -100.00 n/a n/a n/a
2017-01-31 2015-12-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 20,900 0.48 214 -4.46 n/a n/a n/a
2016-02-12 2015-12-31 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 20,900 214 n/a n/a n/a
2015-11-16 2015-09-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 20,800 -4.15 224 -8.94 n/a n/a n/a
2015-08-14 2015-06-30 13F ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 21,700 93.75 246 92.19 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2015-03-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 11,200 -61.51 128 -61.56 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-12-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 29,100 -51.09 333 -52.16 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-09-30 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 59,500 183.33 696 157.78 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-06-30 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 21,000 -63.22 270 -61.97 n/a n/a n/a
2015-06-26 2014-03-31 13F/A ISHARES GOLD TRUST Cmn Put 57,100 710 n/a n/a n/a
Legend
Shares
The total number of shares held by the institution at the end of the reporting period (the effective date). This is provided in the filing.
Value
The total value of the shares as of the effective date. This is provided in the filing.
Avg. Share Price
The weighted average share price of the shares held by the institution. We use FIFO accounting to determine this price
Class
This is the security class as indicated by the filer. There are a variety of values for this field. Common values include "EC" = equity common, "EP" - equity preferred
Allocation (%)
The percent of the institution's portfolio that this position represents. This is provided in NPORT filings. For 13F filings, we calculate it.
Change in Allocation
The change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as current allocation - prior allocation.
Change in Allocation (%)
The percent change in allocation from the prior reporting period. This is calculated as (current allocation - prior allocation) / prior allocation.
Cost Basis
The total cost of the shares held. This is calculated as reported shares * avg. share price
Unrealized Gain/Loss
This is the market value of the position as of the effective date minus the cost basis.