iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) Shares Sold by UMB Bank n.a.

UMB Bank n.a. trimmed its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 260,517 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,063 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a.’s holdings in iShares Gold Trust were worth $12,948,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in iShares Gold Trust by 15.8% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,518,705 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $154,577,000 after purchasing an additional 479,796 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 3,039,451 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $133,523,000 after buying an additional 178,898 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp lifted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Trust by 118.9% in the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 2,465,359 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $108,303,000 after buying an additional 1,339,100 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 2.1% during the second quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,144,328 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,200,000 after acquiring an additional 44,515 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in iShares Gold Trust by 66.2% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,460,596 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,164,000 after acquiring an additional 581,671 shares during the period. 59.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

iShares Gold Trust Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSEARCA:IAU traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $49.53. The company had a trading volume of 1,147,460 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,023,699. iShares Gold Trust has a 1-year low of $35.36 and a 1-year high of $50.57. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $47.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $45.57.

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.