World Investment Advisors Acquires 15,630 Shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust $PHYS

World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 207,688 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 15,630 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust were worth $6,858,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Fiduciary Alliance LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 7,195 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 30,540 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,008,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 2.1% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,866 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $559,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC now owns 48,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,591,000 after buying an additional 408 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NovaPoint Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. NovaPoint Capital LLC now owns 147,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,865,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the last quarter.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Stock Down 0.6%

Sprott Physical Gold Trust stock opened at $35.52 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $36.09 and a 200 day simple moving average of $34.93. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a 12-month low of $24.07 and a 12-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.