Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS Shares Acquired by Bank of Montreal Can

Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 8.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 881,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 68,986 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned 0.19% of Sprott Physical Gold Trust worth $22,340,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PHYS. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 4.0% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 18,731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $451,000 after acquiring an additional 729 shares during the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 29,661 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $714,000 after purchasing an additional 772 shares in the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the 1st quarter valued at about $241,000. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 14.4% in the 1st quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 14,567 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $351,000 after purchasing an additional 1,831 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 140,178 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,373,000 after purchasing an additional 2,178 shares in the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA PHYS opened at $30.42 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.95. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 12 month low of $19.63 and a 12 month high of $33.31.

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.