Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS Shares Acquired by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 6.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,107,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 126,300 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.43% of Sprott Physical Gold Trust worth $65,894,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of PHYS. Evanson Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at $108,576,000. IMC Chicago LLC lifted its position in 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 valued at $86,800,000 after buying an additional 2,037,133 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,726,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $61,197,000 after acquiring an additional 91,695 shares during the period. WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 48.9% in the 2nd quarter. WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd. now owns 1,401,170 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $42,273,000 after purchasing an additional 459,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the third quarter worth $42,090,000.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Trading Up 0.9%

NYSEARCA PHYS opened at $30.94 on Friday. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a one year low of $29.27 and a one year high of $42.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $31.80 and a 200 day moving average of $33.95.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Profile

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.