Vontobel Holding Ltd. Has $2.98 Million Position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. decreased its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 0.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 76,247 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 340 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $2,976,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in IAU. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 413,629.4% during the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 28,998,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,003,051,000 after buying an additional 28,991,285 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,233,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $769,064,000 after acquiring an additional 694,430 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. now owns 21,572,711 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $841,983,000 after acquiring an additional 121,364 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 1.4% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 21,165,835 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $779,537,000 after purchasing an additional 292,574 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 2.6% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,357,348 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $502,364,000 after purchasing an additional 366,559 shares in the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of IAU stock opened at $45.01 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a 52-week low of $34.35 and a 52-week high of $45.98. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $41.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $38.90.

About iShares Gold Trust

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.