Blair William & Co. IL Raises Stock Holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS)

Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 3.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 268,605 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,554 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL owned 0.07% of Sprott Physical Gold Trust worth $5,410,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of PHYS. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Alliance Advisory Group LLC now owns 12,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $243,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 42,131 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $849,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Nwam LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 62,364 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,256,000 after acquiring an additional 557 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 94,738 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,908,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 12.0% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,700 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 610 shares during the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Stock Performance

NYSEARCA PHYS opened at $23.82 on Monday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.46 and a 200 day moving average of $21.19. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $17.36 and a 1 year high of $24.19.

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.