Van ECK Associates Corp Acquires 139,032 Shares of iShares Gold Strategy ETF (BATS:IAUF)

Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of iShares Gold Strategy ETF (BATS:IAUF) by 2,114.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 145,606 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 139,032 shares during the quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp owned about 0.18% of iShares Gold Strategy ETF worth $7,916,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Separately, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Gold Strategy ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $3,825,000.

iShares Gold Strategy ETF Price Performance

Shares of IAUF stock opened at $60.34 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $58.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $57.28. The company has a market cap of $42.24 million, a P/E ratio of 12.45 and a beta of -0.05.

About iShares Gold Strategy ETF

The iShares Gold Strategy ETF (IAUF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Bloomberg Gold index. The fund follows an index that provides exposure to the price performance of gold by holding gold futures and gold ETPs. IAUF was launched on Jun 6, 2018 and is managed by BlackRock.