1,719 Shares in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD Bought by Ruggiero Investments Inc.

Ruggiero Investments Inc. acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 1,719 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $681,000. SPDR Gold Shares accounts for about 0.6% of Ruggiero Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Calder Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the fourth quarter worth $807,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC raised 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 worth $12,941,000 after acquiring an additional 26,197 shares during the last quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC raised 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 worth $6,230,000 after acquiring an additional 3,175 shares during the last quarter. Colonial Trust Advisors raised 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 worth $7,010,000 after acquiring an additional 1,385 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ervin Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares in the fourth quarter worth $7,178,000. 42.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting SPDR Gold Shares

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%

NYSEARCA GLD opened at $386.32 on Friday. SPDR Gold Shares has a fifty-two week low of $299.89 and a fifty-two week high of $509.70. The stock has a market cap of $140.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.14. The business has a fifty day moving average of $422.52 and a 200-day moving average of $427.97.

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). 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.