Vice President

0001085146-20-000318.txt : 20200129 0001085146-20-000318.hdr.sgml : 20200129 20200129164815 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001085146-20-000318 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200129 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200129 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20200129 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: American Investment Services, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001369913 IRS NUMBER: 042657538 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-12178 FILM NUMBER: 20558818 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 250 DIVISION STREET STREET 2: POST OFFICE BOX 1000 CITY: GREAT BARRINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01230-1000 BUSINESS PHONE: 413-591-4445 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 250 DIVISION STREET STREET 2: POST OFFICE BOX 1000 CITY: GREAT BARRINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01230-1000 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false false false 0001369913 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2019 12-31-2019 false American Investment Services, Inc.

250 DIVISION STREET POST OFFICE BOX 1000 GREAT BARRINGTON MA 01230-1000

13F HOLDINGS REPORT 028-12178 N Seth L. Hoffman Vice President 413-528-1216 /s/ Seth L. Hoffman Great Barrington MA 01-27-2020 0 140 330860 INFORMATION TABLE 2 form13fInfoTable.xml DESCRIPTION FOR INFORMATION TABLE ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQ IN COM 015271109 373 2306 SH SOLE 2306 0 0 ALLETE INC COM NEW 018522300 816 10052 SH SOLE 10052 0 0 ALLIANT ENERGY CORP COM 018802108 984 17991 SH SOLE 17991 0 0 ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL C 02079K107 2705 2023 SH SOLE 2023 0 0 ALPHABET INC CAP STK CL A 02079K305 2581 1927 SH SOLE 1927 0 0 AMEREN CORP COM 023608102 851 11081 SH SOLE 11081 0 0 AMERICAN ELEC PWR CO INC COM 025537101 1015 10742 SH SOLE 10742 0 0 AMERICAN TOWER CORP NEW COM 03027X100 1168 5084 SH SOLE 5084 0 0 APPLE INC COM 037833100 6903 23508 SH SOLE 23508 0 0 AT&T INC COM 00206R102 321 8216 SH SOLE 6962 0 1254 ATMOS ENERGY CORP COM 049560105 623 5568 SH SOLE 5568 0 0 AVALONBAY CMNTYS INC COM 053484101 602 2871 SH SOLE 2871 0 0 AVISTA CORP COM 05379B107 884 18384 SH SOLE 18384 0 0 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL A 084670108 340 1 SH SOLE 0 0 1 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 1964 8669 SH SOLE 4369 0 4300 BLACK HILLS CORP COM 092113109 1057 13453 SH SOLE 13453 0 0 BOSTON PROPERTIES INC COM 101121101 421 3052 SH SOLE 3052 0 0 CAPSTAR FINL HLDGS INC COM 14070T102 167 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 11012 91380 SH SOLE 84629 0 6751 CIGNA CORP NEW COM 125523100 418 2045 SH SOLE 2045 0 0 CMS ENERGY CORP COM 125896100 962 15308 SH SOLE 15308 0 0 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO COM 194162103 431 6260 SH SOLE 6260 0 0 DIAGEO P L C SPON ADR NEW 25243Q205 409 2431 SH SOLE 2431 0 0 DIGITAL RLTY TR INC COM 253868103 482 4029 SH SOLE 4029 0 0 DISNEY WALT CO COM DISNEY 254687106 312 2154 SH SOLE 2154 0 0 DOW INC COM 260557103 11010 201170 SH SOLE 186671 0 14499 DUKE ENERGY CORP NEW COM NEW 26441C204 1310 14364 SH SOLE 14364 0 0 DUKE REALTY CORP COM NEW 264411505 250 7201 SH SOLE 7201 0 0 ENTERGY CORP NEW COM 29364G103 1578 13168 SH SOLE 13168 0 0 EQUINIX INC COM 29444U700 970 1661 SH SOLE 1661 0 0 EQUITY LIFESTYLE PPTYS INC COM 29472R108 250 3552 SH SOLE 3552 0 0 EQUITY RESIDENTIAL SH BEN INT 29476L107 584 7217 SH SOLE 7217 0 0 ESSEX PPTY TR INC COM 297178105 388 1288 SH SOLE 1288 0 0 EVERSOURCE ENERGY COM 30040W108 1054 12386 SH SOLE 12386 0 0 EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC COM 30225T102 265 2510 SH SOLE 2510 0 0 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 15118 216651 SH SOLE 198351 0 18300 FIRSTENERGY CORP COM 337932107 1329 27345 SH SOLE 27345 0 0 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 137 12290 SH SOLE 12290 0 0 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 743 3402 SH SOLE 2249 0 1153 HOST HOTELS & RESORTS INC COM 44107P104 262 14147 SH SOLE 14147 0 0 IDACORP INC COM 451107106 767 7179 SH SOLE 7179 0 0 INTEL CORP COM 458140100 595 9943 SH SOLE 9943 0 0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 20337 151726 SH SOLE 140923 0 10803 INVESCO QQQ TR UNIT SER 1 46090E103 4711 22160 SH SOLE 22160 0 0 INVITATION HOMES INC COM 46187W107 248 8262 SH SOLE 8262 0 0 ISHARES GOLD TRUST ISHARES 464285105 16490 1137265 SH SOLE 1037327 0 99938 ISHARES TR SELECT DIVID ETF 464287168 254 2400 SH SOLE 2400 0 0 ISHARES TR TIPS BD ETF 464287176 869 7455 SH SOLE 6640 0 815 ISHARES TR CORE S&P500 ETF 464287200 568 1757 SH SOLE 1532 0 225 ISHARES TR CORE US AGGBD ET 464287226 774 6888 SH SOLE 6578 0 310 ISHARES TR MSCI EMG MKT ETF 464287234 623 13878 SH SOLE 12551 0 1327 ISHARES TR S&P 500 GRWT ETF 464287309 1401 7237 SH SOLE 4910 0 2327 ISHARES TR S&P 500 VAL ETF 464287408 717 5513 SH SOLE 5084 0 429 ISHARES TR 1 3 YR TREAS BD 464287457 14220 168028 SH SOLE 168028 0 0 ISHARES TR MSCI EAFE ETF 464287465 281 4042 SH SOLE 2744 0 1298 ISHARES TR RUS MID CAP ETF 464287499 1134 19014 SH SOLE 19014 0 0 ISHARES TR COHEN STEER REIT 464287564 366 3125 SH SOLE 3125 0 0 ISHARES TR RUS 1000 VAL ETF 464287598 349 2560 SH SOLE 2560 0 0 ISHARES TR RUS 1000 GRW ETF 464287614 1142 6494 SH SOLE 5693 0 801 ISHARES TR RUS 2000 VAL ETF 464287630 538 4181 SH SOLE 4181 0 0 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 ETF 464287655 696 4203 SH SOLE 4203 0 0 ISHARES TR CORE S&P SCP ETF 464287804 651 7761 SH SOLE 6821 0 940 ISHARES TR SP SMCP600VL ETF 464287879 994 6179 SH SOLE 5445 0 734 ISHARES TR SHORT TREAS BD 464288679 332 3009 SH SOLE 3009 0 0 ISHARES TR MICRO-CAP ETF 464288869 506 5085 SH SOLE 4895 0 190 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO COM 46625H100 553 3968 SH SOLE 3475 0 493 KRAFT HEINZ CO COM 500754106 437 13592 SH SOLE 13592 0 0 LILLY ELI & CO COM 532457108 381 2900 SH SOLE 2900 0 0 MASTERCARD INC CL A 57636Q104 687 2301 SH SOLE 2301 0 0 MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 704 3562 SH SOLE 3562 0 0 MEDTRONIC PLC SHS G5960L103 332 2922 SH SOLE 2922 0 0 MERCK & CO INC COM 58933Y105 267 2938 SH SOLE 2238 0 700 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 326 2069 SH SOLE 2069 0 0 MONDELEZ INTL INC CL A 609207105 2321 42146 SH SOLE 42146 0 0 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 516 2129 SH SOLE 2129 0 0 NIKE INC CL B 654106103 461 4547 SH SOLE 4547 0 0 NISOURCE INC COM 65473P105 856 30762 SH SOLE 30762 0 0 NORTHWEST NAT HLDG CO COM 66765N105 869 11792 SH SOLE 11792 0 0 NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 1061 14808 SH SOLE 14808 0 0 OGE ENERGY CORP COM 670837103 595 13387 SH SOLE 13387 0 0 ONE GAS INC COM 68235P108 788 8424 SH SOLE 8424 0 0 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 1148 8401 SH SOLE 8401 0 0 PFIZER INC COM 717081103 2352 60036 SH SOLE 55280 0 4756 PINNACLE WEST CAP CORP COM 723484101 909 10111 SH SOLE 10111 0 0 PNM RES INC COM 69349H107 749 14780 SH SOLE 14780 0 0 PORTLAND GEN ELEC CO COM NEW 736508847 934 16737 SH SOLE 16737 0 0 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO COM 742718109 841 6737 SH SOLE 6637 0 100 PROLOGIS INC COM 74340W103 1109 12442 SH SOLE 12442 0 0 PUBLIC STORAGE COM 74460D109 633 2972 SH SOLE 2972 0 0 REALTY INCOME CORP COM 756109104 461 6264 SH SOLE 6264 0 0 REGENCY CTRS CORP COM 758849103 204 3227 SH SOLE 3227 0 0 SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP NEW CL A 78410G104 243 1008 SH SOLE 1008 0 0 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LRG CAP ETF 808524201 1156 15053 SH SOLE 15053 0 0 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US LCAP VA ETF 808524409 1256 20890 SH SOLE 20890 0 0 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR US SML CAP ETF 808524607 2182 28844 SH SOLE 28844 0 0 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR EMRG MKTEQ ETF 808524706 1209 44161 SH SOLE 44161 0 0 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR INTL EQTY ETF 808524805 1392 41380 SH SOLE 41380 0 0 SCHWAB STRATEGIC TR SHT TM US TRES 808524862 349 6921 SH SOLE 6921 0 0 SIMON PPTY GROUP INC NEW COM 828806109 895 6009 SH SOLE 6009 0 0 SPDR DOW JONES INDL AVRG ETF UT SER 1 78467X109 1320 4630 SH SOLE 4630 0 0 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 787 5507 SH SOLE 5447 0 60 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS PORTFOLIO EMG MK 78463X509 916 24377 SH SOLE 22917 0 1460 SPDR INDEX SHS FDS PORTFOLIO DEVLPD 78463X889 1803 57502 SH SOLE 56567 0 935 SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR TR UNIT 78462F103 6723 20887 SH SOLE 20669 0 218 SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P 600 SMCP VAL 78464A300 1179 17948 SH SOLE 17948 0 0 SPDR SERIES TRUST PRTFLO S&P500 VL 78464A508 779 22328 SH SOLE 20308 0 2020 SPDR SERIES TRUST PORTFOLIO LR ETF 78464A854 728 19259 SH SOLE 16289 0 2970 SPDR SERIES TRUST SPDR BLOOMBERG 78468R663 905 9902 SH SOLE 1702 0 8200 SPDR SERIES TRUST PRTFLO S&P500 HI 78468R788 488 12370 SH SOLE 12370 0 0 SPDR SERIES TRUST PORTFOLIO SM ETF 78468R853 1533 46975 SH SOLE 44800 0 2175 SPIRE INC COM 84857L101 849 10194 SH SOLE 10194 0 0 STANLEY BLACK & DECKER INC COM 854502101 226 1361 SH SOLE 1361 0 0 TE CONNECTIVITY LTD REG SHS H84989104 258 2689 SH SOLE 2689 0 0 TESLA INC COM 88160R101 537 1284 SH SOLE 1284 0 0 UDR INC COM 902653104 266 5691 SH SOLE 5691 0 0 VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC SHORT TRM BOND 921937827 4498 55795 SH SOLE 51755 0 4040 VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC TOTAL BND MRKT 921937835 2218 26454 SH SOLE 26454 0 0 VANGUARD CHARLOTTE FDS INTL BD IDX ETF 92203J407 2373 41940 SH SOLE 41426 0 514 VANGUARD INDEX FDS REAL ESTATE ETF 922908553 3384 36465 SH SOLE 33552 0 2912 VANGUARD INDEX FDS SM CP VAL ETF 922908611 6741 49179 SH SOLE 45842 0 3336 VANGUARD INDEX FDS LARGE CAP ETF 922908637 221 1495 SH SOLE 935 0 560 VANGUARD INDEX FDS GROWTH ETF 922908736 26957 147977 SH SOLE 133721 0 14257 VANGUARD INDEX FDS VALUE ETF 922908744 9110 76008 SH SOLE 72194 0 3814 VANGUARD INDEX FDS SMALL CP ETF 922908751 2914 17593 SH SOLE 16923 0 670 VANGUARD INDEX FDS TOTAL STK MKT 922908769 1664 10168 SH SOLE 10168 0 0 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F GLB EX US ETF 922042676 740 12522 SH SOLE 12300 0 222 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F ALLWRLD EX US 922042775 232 4320 SH SOLE 4320 0 0 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F FTSE EMR MKT ETF 922042858 4754 106899 SH SOLE 105802 0 1097 VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS INTER TERM TREAS 92206C706 263 3998 SH SOLE 3998 0 0 VANGUARD SCOTTSDALE FDS INT-TERM CORP 92206C870 520 5694 SH SOLE 5694 0 0 VANGUARD TAX MANAGED INTL FD FTSE DEV MKT ETF 921943858 6307 143144 SH SOLE 133843 0 9300 VANGUARD WORLD FD MEGA CAP INDEX 921910873 7564 67706 SH SOLE 67706 0 0 VANGUARD WORLD FDS ENERGY ETF 92204A306 3947 48440 SH SOLE 47860 0 580 VANGUARD WORLD FDS UTILITIES ETF 92204A876 4123 28856 SH SOLE 25027 0 3829 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 92343V104 23378 380751 SH SOLE 355700 0 25052 VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 537 2860 SH SOLE 1990 0 870 VORNADO RLTY TR SH BEN INT 929042109 219 3293 SH SOLE 3293 0 0 WEC ENERGY GROUP INC COM 92939U106 877 9511 SH SOLE 9511 0 0 WORLD GOLD TR SPDR GLD MINIS 98149E204 25241 1667159 SH SOLE 1613447 0 53712 XCEL ENERGY INC COM 98389B100 993 15648 SH SOLE 15648 0 0