Sanctuary Advisors LLC Has $42.30 Million Position in iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 801,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 12,841 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $42,295,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of IAU. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $163,000. Good Life Advisors LLC acquired a new position in iShares Gold Trust during the third quarter valued at approximately $436,000. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 48.8% during the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 18,972 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $943,000 after purchasing an additional 6,221 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 4.8% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 158,557 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,880,000 after purchasing an additional 7,260 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 2.2% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 58,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,250 shares during the last quarter. 59.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

iShares Gold Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IAU opened at $54.46 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $51.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $49.83. iShares Gold Trust has a 52 week low of $37.76 and a 52 week high of $55.29.

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.