Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC Purchases 44 Shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD)

Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 3.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,409 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the quarter. Compton Wealth Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $342,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its stake in SPDR Gold Shares by 23.6% during the 1st quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 5,649,510 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,162,217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,079,452 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,128,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $242,732,000 after acquiring an additional 28,683 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,007,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $216,668,000 after acquiring an additional 70,290 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 857,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $184,474,000 after acquiring an additional 54,974 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arizona PSPRS Trust purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the 2nd quarter valued at about $157,187,000. 42.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA GLD opened at $245.47 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $235.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $223.60. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52-week low of $173.24 and a 52-week high of $247.37.

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).