TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Raises Stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 7.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 497,860 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,385 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. owned about 0.10% of Sprott Physical Gold Trust worth $15,142,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Heritage Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the fourth quarter worth about $169,676,000. Evanson Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $108,576,000. IMC Chicago LLC raised its stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 494.3% during the 1st quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 2,449,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $86,800,000 after acquiring an additional 2,037,133 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co raised its stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 26.3% during the 1st quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 5,542,655 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $196,432,000 after acquiring an additional 1,154,326 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 3EDGE Asset Management LP acquired a new stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,652,000.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Trading Down 0.8%

Shares of PHYS stock opened at $33.60 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $32.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $34.18. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a twelve month low of $27.47 and a twelve month high of $42.07.

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. The company was founded on August 28, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.