Cerity Partners LLC Purchases 131,559 Shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU)

Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 4.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,244,343 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 131,559 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $161,244,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of IAU. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust during the 1st quarter worth $840,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in iShares Gold Trust by 1.4% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,635 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $783,000 after buying an additional 262 shares in the last quarter. Westwood Holdings Group Inc. bought a new position in iShares Gold Trust in the 1st quarter valued at about $201,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 10.3% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 401,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,864,000 after buying an additional 37,442 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 21.3% during the 1st quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 366,800 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,409,000 after acquiring an additional 64,300 shares during the period. 59.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Gold Trust Trading Up 1.3 %

NYSEARCA IAU opened at $51.10 on Friday. iShares Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $37.40 and a 1 year high of $52.69. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.12.

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.