Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) Shares Sold by Aptus Capital Advisors LLC

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 1.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 54,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,000 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust were worth $988,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in PHYS. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 6,395,228 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $110,637,000 after acquiring an additional 195,980 shares during the last quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the first quarter valued at $67,526,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 29.6% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 2,271,370 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $41,021,000 after buying an additional 518,649 shares during the period. Bluefin Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 478.6% during the 1st quarter. Bluefin Capital Management LLC now owns 2,023,920 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,014,000 after acquiring an additional 1,674,108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,823,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $31,538,000 after acquiring an additional 71,602 shares in the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Price Performance

Shares of PHYS opened at $19.47 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.01. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $14.00 and a 1 year high of $19.67.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Company 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.