Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) Stake Boosted by Whittier Trust Co.

Whittier Trust Co. grew its stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 12.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,464 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust were worth $882,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PHYS. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 3.2% during the first quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 6,395,228 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $110,637,000 after acquiring an additional 195,980 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the first quarter valued at about $67,526,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 29.6% during the second 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 acquiring an additional 518,649 shares during the period. Bluefin Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 478.6% during the first quarter. Bluefin Capital Management LLC now owns 2,023,920 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $35,014,000 after acquiring an additional 1,674,108 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 4.1% during the first 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 during the period.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Stock Up 0.4 %

PHYS stock traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $19.59. 635,364 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,044,635. The business has a 50-day moving average of $18.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.91. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 52 week low of $14.00 and a 52 week high of $19.65.

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.