Kovack Advisors Inc. Raises Holdings in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 12th, 2026

Kovack Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD – Free Report) by 140.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 28,073 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,411 shares during the quarter. SPDR Gold Shares makes up approximately 0.6% of Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $11,126,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GLD. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Prepared Retirement Institute LLC now owns 1,328 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 21 shares during the period. Hughes Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Hughes Financial Services LLC now owns 667 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $264,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. True Vision MN LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. True Vision MN LLC now owns 768 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,000 after buying an additional 24 shares during the period. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY grew its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 3,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,387,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, PFS Partners LLC grew its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. PFS Partners LLC now owns 1,078 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $427,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about SPDR Gold Shares

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

Positive Sentiment: Gold found buyers after testing major support, with some analysts saying the market may be forming a bottom near the $4,000 area. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Undercut Setup Signals Potential Bottom
Positive Sentiment: Some strategists argued the longer-term gold bull market is still intact despite the recent drop below key price levels, which could encourage dip buying in GLD. Don’t fear a drop below $4,000, gold’s bull market isnt broken – Thorsten Polleit
Neutral Sentiment: Gold and GLD remain under pressure from higher-for-longer interest rate expectations, a stronger dollar, and elevated bond yields, which have driven the metal to recent six- and seven-month lows. Gold slumps to 6-month low even as inflation fears rise. Here’s why bullion is out of favor
Neutral Sentiment: Mixed macro signals are keeping the ETF volatile: hotter-than-expected PPI and CPI readings are bearish for gold, while safe-haven demand from geopolitical tensions and talk of a potential bottom are offering some support. Update: Gold Rises on a Restart of Iranian Talks; U.S. Wholesale Inflation Rose More Than Expected in May
Negative Sentiment: Several market reports warned that the recent decline may not be over, with GLD breaking key technical support and some traders betting the pain could last longer if rates stay elevated. As gold’s tumble continues, traders bet the pain may last for two more years

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $386.32 on Friday. SPDR Gold Shares has a one year low of $299.89 and a one year high of $509.70. The company has a 50 day moving average of $422.52 and a 200-day moving average of $427.97. The stock has a market cap of $140.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.14.

About SPDR Gold Shares

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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.