Aspect Partners LLC Sells 36,870 Shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD)

Aspect Partners LLC cut its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 76.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,650 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 36,870 shares during the period. SPDR Gold Shares comprises approximately 1.6% of Aspect Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Aspect Partners LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $2,821,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 21,571.1% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,024,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $735,169,000 after buying an additional 3,010,682 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares by 13.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 822,531 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $199,924,000 after acquiring an additional 100,149 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 764,315 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $185,774,000 after acquiring an additional 47,507 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 691,648 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $168,112,000 after purchasing an additional 3,614 shares during the period. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 4.9% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 665,498 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $161,670,000 after purchasing an additional 30,952 shares during the period. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

SPDR Gold Shares stock opened at $270.85 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $252.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $244.63. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52-week low of $187.05 and a 52-week high of $271.33.

SPDR Gold Shares Company 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).