Raymond James & Associates lifted its stake in ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (NYSE:ASA – Free Report) by 2.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 638,436 shares of the investment management company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,280 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in ASA Gold and Precious Metals were worth $9,615,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASA Gold and Precious Metals in the 1st quarter worth $90,000. Money Concepts Capital Corp purchased a new stake in shares of ASA Gold and Precious Metals in the 4th quarter worth $70,000. Northern Trust Corp purchased a new stake in shares of ASA Gold and Precious Metals in the 2nd quarter worth $176,000. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of ASA Gold and Precious Metals by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 13,203 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in ASA Gold and Precious Metals in the 1st quarter worth $301,000.
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Trading Up 3.8 %
Shares of ASA stock opened at $16.99 on Friday. ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited has a 52-week low of $12.80 and a 52-week high of $17.75. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.43.
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a Semi-Annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 6th will be paid a $0.02 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 3rd. This is a positive change from ASA Gold and Precious Metals’s previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.01.
About ASA Gold and Precious Metals
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It primarily invests in stocks of companies engaged in the exploration, mining or processing of gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, or other precious minerals. It also invests in exchange traded funds.
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