Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. Increases Position in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. grew its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 6.6% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 33,949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,092 shares during the quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc.’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $13,454,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GLD. Calder Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the fourth quarter valued at about $807,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 256.7% in the third quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 36,404 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,941,000 after acquiring an additional 26,197 shares in the last quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 15,719 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,230,000 after acquiring an additional 3,175 shares in the last quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 7.6% in the third quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors now owns 19,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,010,000 after acquiring an additional 1,385 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ervin Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,178,000. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SPDR Gold Shares News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting SPDR Gold Shares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gold found buyers after testing major support, with some analysts saying the market may be forming a bottom near the $4,000 area. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Undercut Setup Signals Potential Bottom
• Positive Sentiment: Some strategists argued the longer-term gold bull market is still intact despite the recent drop below key price levels, which could encourage dip buying in GLD. Don’t fear a drop below $4,000, gold’s bull market isnt broken – Thorsten Polleit
• Neutral Sentiment: Gold and GLD remain under pressure from higher-for-longer interest rate expectations, a stronger dollar, and elevated bond yields, which have driven the metal to recent six- and seven-month lows. Gold slumps to 6-month low even as inflation fears rise. Here’s why bullion is out of favor
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed macro signals are keeping the ETF volatile: hotter-than-expected PPI and CPI readings are bearish for gold, while safe-haven demand from geopolitical tensions and talk of a potential bottom are offering some support. Update: Gold Rises on a Restart of Iranian Talks; U.S. Wholesale Inflation Rose More Than Expected in May
• Negative Sentiment: Several market reports warned that the recent decline may not be over, with GLD breaking key technical support and some traders betting the pain could last longer if rates stay elevated. As gold’s tumble continues, traders bet the pain may last for two more years

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:GLD opened at $386.32 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $140.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.14. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $422.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $427.97. SPDR Gold Shares has a fifty-two week low of $299.89 and a fifty-two week high of $509.70.

About SPDR Gold Shares

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). The Trust issues Shares in Baskets to certain authorized participants (Authorized Participants) on an ongoing basis. The creation and redemption of Baskets is only made in exchange for the delivery to the Trust or the distribution by the Trust of the amount of gold and any cash represented by the Baskets being created or redeemed, the amount of which will be based on the combined net asset value of various Shares included in the Baskets being created or redeemed determined on the day the order to create or redeem Baskets is properly received.