10,740 Shares in Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) Acquired by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:PHYS) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 10,740 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $219,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the 3rd quarter valued at $51,000. Missouri Trust & Investment Co boosted its holdings in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 160.9% in the 3rd quarter. Missouri Trust & Investment Co now owns 2,609 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 1,609 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at $51,000. Finally, 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Sprott Physical Gold Trust in the 2nd quarter valued at $55,000.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:PHYS opened at $20.46 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $20.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.41. Sprott Physical Gold Trust has a one year low of $15.31 and a one year high of $21.70.

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.