Centennial Bank AR Reduces Stock Holdings in SPDR Gold Shares $GLD

Centennial Bank AR lowered its holdings in SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD) by 14.0% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 10,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,747 shares during the quarter. SPDR Gold Shares makes up 1.7% of Centennial Bank AR’s holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in SPDR Gold Shares were worth $4,634,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in GLD. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 13,893,741 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,506,229,000 after purchasing an additional 2,539,266 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in SPDR Gold Shares by 571.3% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,949,227 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,565,118,000 after purchasing an additional 3,360,966 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in SPDR Gold Shares during the 4th quarter worth about $474,952,000. Marino Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of SPDR Gold Shares during the 4th quarter valued at about $438,475,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of SPDR Gold Shares by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 938,260 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $371,842,000 after buying an additional 109,205 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.19% of the company’s stock.

More SPDR Gold Shares News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Gold briefly rebounded near $4,000/oz after softer U.S. inflation expectations and stronger consumer sentiment, which can support demand for safe-haven assets. Spot gold hits session high near $4,000/oz after preliminary Consumer Sentiment rises to 54.4, one-year inflation expectations ease
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts say the broader gold bull market is not over and that central-bank buying remains a structural support for prices over the long term. Gold Rises; Central Bank Buying Likely to Remain Structural Driver
• Neutral Sentiment: Teucrium launched a new physical gold ETF, adding more competition and product choice in the gold ETF space. Teucrium Launches TPMT, a New Physical Gold ETF With a 0.24% Fee
• Negative Sentiment: Gold has slipped to an eight-month low and is struggling to hold support, with traders focused on bearish technical levels near $3,942 and below. Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bearish Pressure Builds Near Critical Support
• Negative Sentiment: Stronger U.S. economic data, rising Treasury yields, and a firmer dollar have reduced demand for gold as a defensive asset. Gold breaks $4,000 as yields rise, Fed-rate relief fades – Kitco PM Report
• Negative Sentiment: SPDR Gold Shares has seen heavy investor outflows since March, signaling fading appetite for GLD amid gold’s pullback. Largest U.S. gold ETF sees 14 billion in outflows since March, amid gold’s year-to-date pullback

SPDR Gold Shares Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of GLD stock opened at $368.41 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $129.31 billion, a PE ratio of -32.43 and a beta of 0.17. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $393.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $424.69. SPDR Gold Shares has a 52-week low of $300.95 and a 52-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.