1,346,014 Shares in Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS Purchased by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 1,346,014 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $42,090,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Evanson Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at $108,576,000. IMC Chicago LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 494.3% during the first quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 2,449,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $86,800,000 after acquiring an additional 2,037,133 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 5.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,726,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $61,197,000 after acquiring an additional 91,695 shares in the last quarter. WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 48.9% during the second quarter. WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd. now owns 1,401,170 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,273,000 after acquiring an additional 459,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 70.5% during the second quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 774,770 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $23,375,000 after acquiring an additional 320,296 shares in the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Price Performance

PHYS opened at $30.72 on Friday. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $29.27 and a 1 year high of $42.07. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $31.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.92.

About Sprott Physical Gold Trust

Sprott Physical Gold Trust operates as a closed-end investment trust, which engages in investing and holding all of its assets in physical gold bullion. Its investment objective is to provide a secure, convenient, and exchange-traded investment alternative for investors through investing primarily in long-term holdings of unencumbered, fully allocated, physical gold bullion and will not speculate with regard to short-term changes in gold prices. The company was founded on August 28, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.