Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS Shares Acquired by Auxano Advisors LLC

Auxano Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 4.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,019,611 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,509 shares during the period. Sprott Physical Gold Trust makes up 6.6% of Auxano Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. Auxano Advisors LLC’s holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust were worth $33,668,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PHYS. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. grew its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 39.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 3,145,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $92,913,000 after acquiring an additional 896,347 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 65.8% in the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,618,276 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $41,023,000 after buying an additional 642,224 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 15.5% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 3,035,301 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $100,226,000 after buying an additional 407,271 shares during the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 388,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BIP Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 335.2% in the 4th quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 491,350 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $16,224,000 after buying an additional 378,445 shares during the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:PHYS opened at $34.49 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $35.85 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.03. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a fifty-two week low of $24.48 and a fifty-two week high of $42.07.

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