iShares Gold Trust (IAU) Stake Lowered by Eqis Capital Management Inc.

Eqis Capital Management Inc. reduced its holdings in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 4.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 290,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 13,509 shares during the quarter. Eqis Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $3,566,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 12.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 64,911,618 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $741,940,000 after buying an additional 7,128,145 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 19.2% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 17,674,165 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,016,000 after buying an additional 2,845,739 shares in the last quarter. Personal Capital Advisors Corp lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Personal Capital Advisors Corp now owns 13,832,813 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $170,005,000 after buying an additional 894,608 shares in the last quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 3,925,145 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $44,864,000 after buying an additional 114,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Athena Capital Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Athena Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,411,009 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $38,988,000 after buying an additional 24,810 shares in the last quarter.

NYSEARCA:IAU traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $12.43. 482,552 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,059,336. iShares Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $11.25 and a twelve month high of $13.11.

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iShares Gold Trust Company 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.

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