Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS Stake Lessened by O Brien Greene & Co. Inc

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc lessened its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 574,326 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,812 shares during the quarter. Sprott Physical Gold Trust comprises 5.2% of O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust were worth $17,959,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. purchased a new stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $138,180,000. Evanson Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust during the second quarter valued at approximately $108,576,000. IMC Chicago LLC raised its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 494.3% during the first quarter. IMC Chicago LLC now owns 2,449,218 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $86,800,000 after buying an additional 2,037,133 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 6.4% during the third quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,107,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $65,894,000 after buying an additional 126,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 5.6% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,726,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $61,197,000 after buying an additional 91,695 shares in the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Price Performance

PHYS stock opened at $30.47 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $31.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.86. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a one year low of $29.27 and a one 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.