SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) Shares Acquired by Great Valley Advisor Group Inc.

Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 39,104 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,799 shares during the period. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $9,505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 890 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $183,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 15.1% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 3,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $803,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. BOKF NA grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 38.9% in the first quarter. BOKF NA now owns 8,369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,739,000 after buying an additional 2,342 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD bought a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the 1st quarter worth $309,000. Finally, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 2.5% during the first quarter. Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC now owns 20,405 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,198,000 after purchasing an additional 488 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

SPDR Gold Shares Price Performance

SPDR Gold Shares stock opened at $249.84 on Friday. SPDR Gold Shares has a fifty-two week low of $183.15 and a fifty-two week high of $257.71. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $246.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $230.51.

SPDR Gold Shares Profile

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).