O Brien Greene & Co. Inc Acquires 31,714 Shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 5.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 565,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 31,714 shares during the quarter. Sprott Physical Gold Trust comprises about 5.5% of O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s investment portfolio, making the stock its biggest position. O Brien Greene & Co. Inc’s holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust were worth $18,677,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of PHYS. Fiduciary Alliance LLC grew its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 7,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Latitude Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 30,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,008,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $559,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC now owns 48,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,591,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares during the period. Finally, NovaPoint Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. NovaPoint Capital LLC now owns 147,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,865,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Trading Down 2.4%

Shares of PHYS opened at $34.42 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $35.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.96. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 52-week low of $24.12 and a 52-week 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.