American Investment Services, Inc. Buys Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF, Microsoft Corp, Sells Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1, Boeing Co, General Electric Co

Great Barrington, MA, based Investment company American Investment Services, Inc. buys Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF, Microsoft Corp, Cisco Systems Inc, Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF, Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc, sells Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1, Boeing Co, General Electric Co, SPDR Gold Trust, Caterpillar Inc during the 3-months ended 2018-09-30, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, American Investment Services, Inc.. As of 2018-09-30, American Investment Services, Inc. owns 115 stocks with a total value of $295 million. These are the details of the buys and sells.

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These are the top 5 holdings of American Investment Services, Inc.
  1. ishares Gold Trust (IAU) - 2,931,464 shares, 11.37% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 1.03%
  2. Vanguard Growth (VUG) - 170,910 shares, 9.34% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 2.26%
  3. Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) - 493,433 shares, 8.94% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 0.97%
  4. International Business Machines Corp (IBM) - 139,872 shares, 7.18% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 15.72%
  5. Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) - 240,979 shares, 6.95% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 7.46%
New Purchase: Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND)

American Investment Services, Inc. initiated holding in Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF. The purchase prices were between $78.44 and $79.51, with an estimated average price of $79.05. The stock is now traded at around $77.84. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.47%. The holding were 17,718 shares as of 2018-09-30.

New Purchase: Microsoft Corp (MSFT)

American Investment Services, Inc. initiated holding in Microsoft Corp. The purchase prices were between $99.05 and $114.67, with an estimated average price of $108.32. The stock is now traded at around $108.66. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. The holding were 2,306 shares as of 2018-09-30.

New Purchase: Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO)

American Investment Services, Inc. initiated holding in Cisco Systems Inc. The purchase prices were between $41.78 and $48.65, with an estimated average price of $44.99. The stock is now traded at around $45.34. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. The holding were 4,634 shares as of 2018-09-30.

New Purchase: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (VGIT)

American Investment Services, Inc. initiated holding in Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF. The purchase prices were between $61.95 and $62.79, with an estimated average price of $62.43. The stock is now traded at around $61.70. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.08%. The holding were 3,947 shares as of 2018-09-30.

New Purchase: Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (ELS)

American Investment Services, Inc. initiated holding in Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. The purchase prices were between $89.77 and $97.03, with an estimated average price of $93.81. The stock is now traded at around $94.37. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.07%. The holding were 2,109 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Added: iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY)

American Investment Services, Inc. added to a holding in iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF by 106.88%. The purchase prices were between $83.02 and $83.34, with an estimated average price of $83.19. The stock is now traded at around $82.95. The impact to a portfolio due to this purchase was 0.24%. The holding were 16,625 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Sold Out: Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)

American Investment Services, Inc. sold out a holding in Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1. The sale prices were between $170.8 and $186.74, with an estimated average price of $180.83.

Sold Out: DNP Select Income Fund Inc (DNP)

American Investment Services, Inc. sold out a holding in DNP Select Income Fund Inc. The sale prices were between $10.79 and $11.22, with an estimated average price of $11.

Reduced: Boeing Co (BA)

American Investment Services, Inc. reduced to a holding in Boeing Co by 72.86%. The sale prices were between $331.76 and $372.23, with an estimated average price of $351.3. The stock is now traded at around $356.26. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.74%. American Investment Services, Inc. still held 2,367 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Reduced: General Electric Co (GE)

American Investment Services, Inc. reduced to a holding in General Electric Co by 29.69%. The sale prices were between $11.27 and $14.17, with an estimated average price of $12.86. The stock is now traded at around $12.56. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.17%. American Investment Services, Inc. still held 86,112 shares as of 2018-09-30.

Reduced: SPDR Gold Trust (GLD)

American Investment Services, Inc. reduced to a holding in SPDR Gold Trust by 20.77%. The sale prices were between $111.1 and $119.15, with an estimated average price of $114.76. The stock is now traded at around $116.01. The impact to a portfolio due to this sale was -0.09%. American Investment Services, Inc. still held 7,850 shares as of 2018-09-30.



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