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

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 104.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 317,902 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 162,311 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC owned about 0.07% of Sprott Physical Gold Trust worth $9,416,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 4,649,181 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $137,709,000 after purchasing an additional 388,033 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the third quarter valued at $164,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 60.7% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,673 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $109,000 after buying an additional 1,388 shares in the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. raised its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 8.0% in the third quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 648,205 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,200,000 after acquiring an additional 48,090 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $559,000 after acquiring an additional 392 shares in the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Trading Down 3.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:PHYS opened at $37.04 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $35.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.13. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 1 year low of $21.96 and a 1 year high of $42.07.

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.