Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Buys 24,653 Shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 75.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,389 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,653 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $2,841,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 9.6% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 11,217,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $557,498,000 after acquiring an additional 981,362 shares in the last quarter. Independent Family Office LLC grew its position in iShares Gold Trust by 4.1% in the third quarter. Independent Family Office LLC now owns 425,857 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,155,000 after purchasing an additional 16,827 shares in the last quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC grew its position in iShares Gold Trust by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 188,431 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,329,000 after purchasing an additional 689 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in iShares Gold Trust by 4,843.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 234,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,632,000 after purchasing an additional 229,303 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its position in iShares Gold Trust by 18.7% in the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 44,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,213,000 after purchasing an additional 7,001 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.67% of the company’s stock.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Down 0.5 %

iShares Gold Trust stock opened at $50.99 on Monday. iShares Gold Trust has a 1-year low of $37.53 and a 1-year high of $52.69. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.76.

iShares Gold Trust Profile

iShares Gold Trust (the Trust) is to own gold transferred to the Trust in exchange for shares issued by the Trust (Shares). Each Share represents a fractional undivided beneficial interest in the net assets of the Trust. The assets of the Trust consist of gold held by the Trust’s custodian on behalf of the Trust.