AngloGold Ashanti (AU) slides as shares turn ex-dividend and gold-miner sentiment softens

AngloGold Ashanti (AU) is down 6.2% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: A key driver appears to be the stock trading ex-dividend, which typically results in a mechanical price adjustment lower by roughly the dividend amount. The size of today’s drop suggests the ex-dividend effect may have been amplified by broader volatility and weaker sentiment across gold-mining equities.

Details:

AngloGold Ashanti declared an interim dividend of 173 US cents per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.

The company listed Friday, March 13, 2026 as the NYSE ex-dividend date, meaning buyers on or after that date are not entitled to the upcoming dividend.

The dividend is scheduled to be paid on March 27, 2026, which can lead some holders to sell after qualifying for the payout.

This could also be because gold-miner stocks have been seeing sharp swings in early March, and momentum-driven selling can exaggerate single-day moves.

Sources:

AngloGold Ashanti, RTTNews, Trefis, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$AU Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 282 institutional investors add shares of $AU stock to their portfolio, and 208 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

NINETY ONE SA (PTY) LTD added 15,960,934 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,361,148,451
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 5,047,686 shares (+406.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $430,466,662
UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 4,154,965 shares (-76.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $354,335,415
FIL LTD removed 3,419,251 shares (-64.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $291,593,725
NORGES BANK added 3,317,494 shares (+203.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $282,915,888
FMR LLC removed 2,276,521 shares (-12.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $194,141,710
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added 2,042,357 shares (+5109.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $174,172,204

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

$AU Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AU in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/20/2026
JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/03/2025
Scotiabank issued a "Sector Outperform" rating on 11/12/2025

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $AU, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AU forecast page.

$AU Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AU recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $AU in the last 6 months, with a median target of $125.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Tanya Jakusconek from Scotiabank set a target price of $134.0 on 02/25/2026
Ephrem Ravi from Citigroup set a target price of $120.0 on 01/20/2026
Joe Reagor from Roth Capital set a target price of $92.0 on 12/15/2025
Patrick Jones from JP Morgan set a target price of $131.0 on 12/03/2025

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