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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
SEC CIK
0001477049

No open-market purchases or sales by Sprott Physical Gold Trust insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 655 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $4.40B in total; Semper Augustus is the only superinvestor holding it.

13F holders, Q2 2021

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Jun 30, 2021. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
320
+11 vs. Q1 2021
Shares held
92.9M
+1.68M (+1.8%) vs. Q1 2021
Total value
$1.30B
+$80.1M (+6.6%) vs. Q1 2021
New holders
34
89 more added
Sold out
23
70 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q1 2021 haven't filed for Q2 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2021: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting PHYS on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ2 2021: 320 institutions
Q1 2021: 312 institutionsQ2 2021: 320 institutionsQ3 2021: 328 institutionsQ4 2021: 355 institutionsQ1 2022: 378 institutionsQ2 2022: 381 institutionsQ3 2022: 365 institutionsQ4 2022: 386 institutionsQ1 2023: 390 institutionsQ2 2023: 384 institutionsQ3 2023: 391 institutionsQ4 2023: 404 institutionsQ1 2024: 411 institutionsQ2 2024: 434 institutionsQ3 2024: 467 institutionsQ4 2024: 495 institutionsQ1 2025: 541 institutionsQ2 2025: 559 institutionsQ3 2025: 584 institutionsQ4 2025: 642 institutionsQ1 2026: 683 institutionsQ2 2026: 655 institutions
Value heldQ2 2021: $1.30B
Q1 2021: $1.22BQ2 2021: $1.30BQ3 2021: $1.37BQ4 2021: $1.45BQ1 2022: $1.70BQ2 2022: $1.58BQ3 2022: $1.42BQ4 2022: $1.58BQ1 2023: $1.80BQ2 2023: $1.66BQ3 2023: $1.75BQ4 2023: $1.85BQ1 2024: $2.04BQ2 2024: $2.12BQ3 2024: $2.52BQ4 2024: $2.48BQ1 2025: $3.02BQ2 2025: $3.57BQ3 2025: $3.98BQ4 2025: $4.66BQ1 2026: $4.84BQ2 2026: $4.40B
Institutions holding PHYS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026655$4.40B
Q1 2026683$4.84B
Q4 2025642$4.66B
Q3 2025584$3.98B
Q2 2025559$3.57B
Q1 2025541$3.02B
Q4 2024495$2.48B
Q3 2024467$2.52B
Q2 2024434$2.12B
Q1 2024411$2.04B
Q4 2023404$1.85B
Q3 2023391$1.75B
Q2 2023384$1.66B
Q1 2023390$1.80B
Q4 2022386$1.58B
Q3 2022365$1.42B
Q2 2022381$1.58B
Q1 2022378$1.70B
Q4 2021355$1.45B
Q3 2021328$1.37B
Q2 2021320$1.30B
Q1 2021312$1.22B

Institutions, Q2 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q1 2021.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q2 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Private Advisor Group, LLC7,176,749$100.7M0.88%−605,495−7.8%Reduced
Evanson Asset Management, LLC6,679,510$93.7M9.75%−168,776−2.5%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.5,977,825$83.9M1.03%00.0%Unchanged
Central Trust Co5,937,155$83.3M3.02%+151,845+2.6%Added
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd5,652,777$79.2M0.82%+477,844+9.2%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,429,990$75.7M0.77%+52,113+1.0%Added
Morgan Stanley5,098,648$71.5M0.01%+149,146+3.0%Added
Royal Bank of Canada4,788,746$67.2M0.02%+250,109+5.5%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.3,838,399$53.9M7.53%+73,605+2.0%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,692,044$23.7M0.01%−38,865−2.2%Reduced
South State Corp.1,686,114$23.7M2.04%+332,802+24.6%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,642,721$23.0M0.06%−16,347−1.0%Reduced
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$20.3M6.06%00.0%Unchanged
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC1,163,716$16.3M1.70%+7,350+0.6%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,016,675$14.3M0.51%−59,901−5.6%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates886,490$12.4M0.01%+71,767+8.8%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC877,020$12.3M5.62%+15,443+1.8%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc867,790$12.2M0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp857,540$12.0M0.00%+261,206+43.8%Added
Howland Capital Management LLC802,642$11.3M0.58%+41,512+5.5%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC735,701$10.5M6.72%−37,976−4.9%Reduced
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC741,866$10.4M1.54%−40,000−5.1%Reduced
Bridge Advisory, LLC711,317$9.98M5.09%+107,145+17.7%Added
Bank of Montreal710,465$9.95M0.01%+8,225+1.2%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc708,889$9.95M0.01%+50,047+7.6%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc668,072$9.37M1.84%−12,368−1.8%Reduced
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc635,514$8.92M3.12%+26,776+4.4%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.627,526$8.81M0.02%−128,618−17.0%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC601,493$8.44M3.10%+29,216+5.1%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC599,690$8.41M0.04%+1,009+0.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC587,803$8.25M0.01%−472,671−44.6%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC567,510$7.96M0.02%+55,865+10.9%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC467,628$6.56M0.70%−9,364−2.0%Reduced
Telemus Capital, LLC463,124$6.50M0.47%+11,631+2.6%Added
Quilter Plc452,149$6.34M0.18%+8,341+1.9%Added
Perritt Capital Management Inc444,911$6.24M3.26%+55,291+14.2%Added
Truist Financial Corp427,682$6.00M0.01%+273,259+177.0%Added
Legacy Capital Partners, Inc.418,160$5.87M2.10%+17,624+4.4%Added
Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc.414,245$5.81M6.90%−1,188−0.3%Reduced
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc394,920$5.54M1.98%+50,700+14.7%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP380,000$5.33M0.30%+140,000+58.3%Added
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd326,156$4.58M2.82%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC World Markets Inc.318,091$4.46M0.01%−11,739−3.6%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.318,039$4.46M0.02%+33,157+11.6%Added
Bailard, Inc.317,717$4.46M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC316,054$4.43M1.72%00.0%Unchanged
Guild Investment Management, Inc.314,264$4.41M4.27%−2,656−0.8%Reduced
CWM Advisors, LLC310,992$4.36M0.57%+310,992New
Macroview Investment Management LLC296,539$4.16M5.62%−10,796−3.5%Reduced
Keel Point, LLC290,968$4.08M0.49%−9,565−3.2%Reduced
Bard Financial Services, Inc.283,275$3.97M0.35%−46,275−14.0%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.292,768$3.93M0.57%00.0%Unchanged
Biltmore Family Office, LLC278,419$3.91M1.11%+37,283+15.5%Added
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC264,857$3.72M0.68%+52,842+24.9%Added
NovaPoint Capital, LLC257,319$3.61M1.49%−1,248−0.5%Reduced
Sprott Inc.250,529$3.52M0.23%+11,952+5.0%Added
Boston Private Wealth LLC232,694$3.27M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC222,670$3.12M1.88%+4,803+2.2%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp220,989$3.10M0.00%+153,488+227.4%Added
OTA Financial Group L.P.220,188$3.09M3.42%−521,474−70.3%Reduced
Sentinel Trust Co Lba214,900$3.02M0.46%00.0%Unchanged
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.206,989$2.90M0.44%+148,555+254.2%Added
Inspire Advisors, LLC200,214$2.81M0.91%+200,214New
Bennicas & Associates, Inc.195,927$2.75M1.51%00.0%Unchanged
Sterneck Capital Management, LLC191,678$2.74M1.70%+21,594+12.7%Added
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC193,162$2.71M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp187,011$2.62M0.00%+6,423+3.6%Added
Blair William & Co185,465$2.60M0.01%+72,432+64.1%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$2.58M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.180,481$2.56M0.10%+39,224+27.8%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC180,667$2.54M0.04%+95,250+111.5%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC178,176$2.50M0.07%+5,500+3.2%Added
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC175,000$2.46M1.37%−155,000−47.0%Reduced
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.174,322$2.44M1.55%−2,000−1.1%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.169,451$2.38M0.00%+24,281+16.7%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC166,675$2.34M0.11%+900+0.5%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC163,233$2.29M0.01%−4,635−2.8%Reduced
Nepc LLC163,000$2.29M0.32%+163,000New
St. James Investment Company, LLC162,030$2.27M0.31%−240−0.1%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.148,489$2.08M0.01%+27,792+23.0%Added
Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC147,349$2.07M0.16%−26,996−15.5%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.141,030$1.98M0.01%−1,717−1.2%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA141,000$1.98M0.00%+141,000New
B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc.138,840$1.95M0.22%+1,261+0.9%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc132,350$1.86M0.27%−2,000−1.5%Reduced
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$1.85M0.85%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC127,469$1.79M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC125,983$1.77M1.19%+54,298+75.7%Added
New World Advisors LLC125,983$1.77M1.19%+125,983New
Tiaa, FSB121,925$1.71M0.01%−10,200−7.7%Reduced
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.121,670$1.71M0.30%+580+0.5%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC118,275$1.66M0.02%+30,735+35.1%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC109,090$1.53M0.18%−11,785−9.7%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC104,002$1.46M0.05%+372+0.4%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC102,455$1.44M0.32%+2,955+3.0%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC98,447$1.38M0.17%−40,972−29.4%Reduced
Trilogy Capital Inc.96,800$1.38M0.10%+96,800New
Northside Capital Management, LLC98,100$1.38M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC92,119$1.29M0.82%+10,746+13.2%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.92,416$1.28M0.01%−3,905−4.1%Reduced