BlackRock Group’s iShares Gold Trust IAU Stock Holding History

BlackRock Group’s Portfolio IAU Stock Details IAU Fund Activity

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Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2016 Q4	$411M	Buy	18,544,387 +11,097,579	+149%	+$260M	0.2%	121
2016 Q3	$189M	Buy	7,446,808 +511,269	+7%	+$13.2M	0.1%	260
2016 Q2	$177M	Buy	6,935,539 +205,258	+3%	+$4.99M	0.09%	269
2016 Q1	$160M	Buy	6,730,281 +4,034,328	+150%	+$92.3M	0.09%	283
2015 Q4	$55.2M	Buy	2,695,953 +31,022	+1%	+$662K	0.03%	547
2015 Q3	$57.5M	Buy	2,664,931 +172,152	+7%	+$3.74M	0.03%	518
2015 Q2	$56.5M	Buy	2,492,779 +29,340	+1%	+$677K	0.03%	560
2015 Q1	$56.4M	Buy	2,463,439 +93,048	+4%	+$2.19M	0.03%	568
2014 Q4	$54.2M	Buy	2,370,391 +181,270	+8%	+$4.21M	0.03%	567
2014 Q3	$51.2M	Buy	2,189,121 +249,164	+13%	+$6.19M	0.03%	568
2014 Q2	$50M	Buy	1,939,957 +59,704	+3%	+$1.49M	0.03%	566
2014 Q1	$46.8M	Buy	1,880,253 +247,877	+15%	+$6.22M	0.03%	578
2013 Q4	$38.1M	Buy	1,632,376 +95,937	+6%	+$2.37M	0.02%	612
2013 Q3	$39.6M	Hold	1,536,439	–	–	0.03%	610
2013 Q2	$36.8M	Buy	+1,536,439	New	+$42.3M	0.03%	584

Other funds holding IAU

WIM

Windhaven Investment Management Boston, Massachusetts $7.79B AUM 7.81% 1-Year Est. Return

CSIA

Charles Schwab Investment Advisory San Francisco, California $72.8B AUM 10.03% 1-Year Est. Return

Bank of America Charlotte, North Carolina $1.37T AUM 24.88% 1-Year Est. Return

IVA

International Value Advisers $615M AUM 6.37% 1-Year Est. Return

BlackRock Advisors Wilmington, Delaware $98.8B AUM 15.8% 1-Year Est. Return

Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return

UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $666B AUM 30.12% 1-Year Est. Return

Wells Fargo San Francisco, California $530B AUM 22.01% 1-Year Est. Return

RBC

Ronald Blue & Co Roswell, Georgia $3.1B AUM 12.82% 1-Year Est. Return

PCA

Personal Capital Advisors Redwood City, California $20.6B AUM 13.65% 1-Year Est. Return

BlackRock Group's IAU Position: Q4 2016 in Review

BlackRock Group increased its iShares Gold Trust (IAU) stake by 149% in Q4 2016, buying an estimated $260M and bringing the position to 18,544,387 shares worth $411M. The position accounts for 0.2% of the portfolio, ranked #121.

BlackRock Group first reported a position in IAU in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since. 462 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold IAU as of Q4 2016.

BlackRock Group held 18,544,387 shares of iShares Gold Trust worth $411M as of Q4 2016.
BlackRock Group bought 11,097,579 iShares Gold Trust shares in Q4 2016, an estimated $260M.
iShares Gold Trust made up 0.2% of BlackRock Group's portfolio in Q4 2016, its #121 holding.
BlackRock Group first reported a position in iShares Gold Trust in Q2 2013 and has held it in 15 quarters since.
462 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held iShares Gold Trust as of Q4 2016.

Based on BlackRock Group's 13F filing for Q4 2016, filed 10 Feb 2017.