iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) Shares Sold by Norris Perne & French LLP MI

Norris Perne & French LLP MI cut its stake in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 1.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 24,585 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 264 shares during the quarter. Norris Perne & French LLP MI’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $1,033,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hsbc Holdings PLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 99,513 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,482,000 after buying an additional 6,263 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,352,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $82,303,000 after buying an additional 157,334 shares in the last quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 37.1% in the 3rd quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 5,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $206,000 after buying an additional 1,592 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia lifted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 21,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $742,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank lifted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank now owns 11,580 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $405,000 after purchasing an additional 5,790 shares during the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Gold Trust Stock Performance

Shares of iShares Gold Trust stock traded down $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $43.93. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,696,042 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,214,622. iShares Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $34.35 and a twelve month high of $46.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $44.18 and a 200-day moving average of $41.40.

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.