Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Boosts Position in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD)

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 108,317 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,759 shares during the period. SPDR Gold Shares accounts for about 1.2% of Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $26,227,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GLD. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted 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 period. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 13.9% in 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 last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 6.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 764,315 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $185,774,000 after purchasing an additional 47,507 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in 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 last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 4.9% in the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 665,498 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $161,670,000 after purchasing an additional 30,952 shares during the period. 42.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $249.27 on Tuesday. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52 week low of $183.78 and a 52 week high of $257.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $243.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.73.

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).