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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 655 | $4.40B |
| Q1 2026 | 683 | $4.84B |
| Q4 2025 | 642 | $4.66B |
| Q3 2025 | 584 | $3.98B |
| Q2 2025 | 559 | $3.57B |
| Q1 2025 | 541 | $3.02B |
| Q4 2024 | 495 | $2.48B |
| Q3 2024 | 467 | $2.52B |
| Q2 2024 | 434 | $2.12B |
| Q1 2024 | 411 | $2.04B |
| Q4 2023 | 404 | $1.85B |
| Q3 2023 | 391 | $1.75B |
| Q2 2023 | 384 | $1.66B |
| Q1 2023 | 390 | $1.80B |
| Q4 2022 | 386 | $1.58B |
| Q3 2022 | 365 | $1.42B |
| Q2 2022 | 381 | $1.58B |
| Q1 2022 | 378 | $1.70B |
| Q4 2021 | 355 | $1.45B |
| Q3 2021 | 328 | $1.37B |
| Q2 2021 | 320 | $1.30B |
| Q1 2021 | 312 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 7,176,749 | $100.7M | 0.88% | −605,495−7.8% | Reduced |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 6,679,510 | $93.7M | 9.75% | −168,776−2.5% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 5,977,825 | $83.9M | 1.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Central Trust Co | 5,937,155 | $83.3M | 3.02% | +151,845+2.6% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 5,652,777 | $79.2M | 0.82% | +477,844+9.2% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,429,990 | $75.7M | 0.77% | +52,113+1.0% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 5,098,648 | $71.5M | 0.01% | +149,146+3.0% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 4,788,746 | $67.2M | 0.02% | +250,109+5.5% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 3,838,399 | $53.9M | 7.53% | +73,605+2.0% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,692,044 | $23.7M | 0.01% | −38,865−2.2% | Reduced |
| South State Corp. | 1,686,114 | $23.7M | 2.04% | +332,802+24.6% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,642,721 | $23.0M | 0.06% | −16,347−1.0% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $20.3M | 6.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 1,163,716 | $16.3M | 1.70% | +7,350+0.6% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 1,016,675 | $14.3M | 0.51% | −59,901−5.6% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 886,490 | $12.4M | 0.01% | +71,767+8.8% | Added |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 877,020 | $12.3M | 5.62% | +15,443+1.8% | Added |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 867,790 | $12.2M | 0.36% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 857,540 | $12.0M | 0.00% | +261,206+43.8% | Added |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 802,642 | $11.3M | 0.58% | +41,512+5.5% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 735,701 | $10.5M | 6.72% | −37,976−4.9% | Reduced |
| Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC | 741,866 | $10.4M | 1.54% | −40,000−5.1% | Reduced |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 711,317 | $9.98M | 5.09% | +107,145+17.7% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 710,465 | $9.95M | 0.01% | +8,225+1.2% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 708,889 | $9.95M | 0.01% | +50,047+7.6% | Added |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 668,072 | $9.37M | 1.84% | −12,368−1.8% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 635,514 | $8.92M | 3.12% | +26,776+4.4% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 627,526 | $8.81M | 0.02% | −128,618−17.0% | Reduced |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 601,493 | $8.44M | 3.10% | +29,216+5.1% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 599,690 | $8.41M | 0.04% | +1,009+0.2% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 587,803 | $8.25M | 0.01% | −472,671−44.6% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 567,510 | $7.96M | 0.02% | +55,865+10.9% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 467,628 | $6.56M | 0.70% | −9,364−2.0% | Reduced |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 463,124 | $6.50M | 0.47% | +11,631+2.6% | Added |
| Quilter Plc | 452,149 | $6.34M | 0.18% | +8,341+1.9% | Added |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 444,911 | $6.24M | 3.26% | +55,291+14.2% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 427,682 | $6.00M | 0.01% | +273,259+177.0% | Added |
| Legacy Capital Partners, Inc. | 418,160 | $5.87M | 2.10% | +17,624+4.4% | Added |
| Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc. | 414,245 | $5.81M | 6.90% | −1,188−0.3% | Reduced |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 394,920 | $5.54M | 1.98% | +50,700+14.7% | Added |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 380,000 | $5.33M | 0.30% | +140,000+58.3% | Added |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 326,156 | $4.58M | 2.82% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 318,091 | $4.46M | 0.01% | −11,739−3.6% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 318,039 | $4.46M | 0.02% | +33,157+11.6% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 317,717 | $4.46M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 316,054 | $4.43M | 1.72% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 314,264 | $4.41M | 4.27% | −2,656−0.8% | Reduced |
| CWM Advisors, LLC | 310,992 | $4.36M | 0.57% | +310,992 | New |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 296,539 | $4.16M | 5.62% | −10,796−3.5% | Reduced |
| Keel Point, LLC | 290,968 | $4.08M | 0.49% | −9,565−3.2% | Reduced |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 283,275 | $3.97M | 0.35% | −46,275−14.0% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 292,768 | $3.93M | 0.57% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 278,419 | $3.91M | 1.11% | +37,283+15.5% | Added |
| Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC | 264,857 | $3.72M | 0.68% | +52,842+24.9% | Added |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 257,319 | $3.61M | 1.49% | −1,248−0.5% | Reduced |
| Sprott Inc. | 250,529 | $3.52M | 0.23% | +11,952+5.0% | Added |
| Boston Private Wealth LLC | 232,694 | $3.27M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 222,670 | $3.12M | 1.88% | +4,803+2.2% | Added |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 220,989 | $3.10M | 0.00% | +153,488+227.4% | Added |
| OTA Financial Group L.P. | 220,188 | $3.09M | 3.42% | −521,474−70.3% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Trust Co Lba | 214,900 | $3.02M | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 206,989 | $2.90M | 0.44% | +148,555+254.2% | Added |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC | 200,214 | $2.81M | 0.91% | +200,214 | New |
| Bennicas & Associates, Inc. | 195,927 | $2.75M | 1.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 191,678 | $2.74M | 1.70% | +21,594+12.7% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 193,162 | $2.71M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 187,011 | $2.62M | 0.00% | +6,423+3.6% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 185,465 | $2.60M | 0.01% | +72,432+64.1% | Added |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.58M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 180,481 | $2.56M | 0.10% | +39,224+27.8% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 180,667 | $2.54M | 0.04% | +95,250+111.5% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 178,176 | $2.50M | 0.07% | +5,500+3.2% | Added |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 175,000 | $2.46M | 1.37% | −155,000−47.0% | Reduced |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 174,322 | $2.44M | 1.55% | −2,000−1.1% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 169,451 | $2.38M | 0.00% | +24,281+16.7% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 166,675 | $2.34M | 0.11% | +900+0.5% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 163,233 | $2.29M | 0.01% | −4,635−2.8% | Reduced |
| Nepc LLC | 163,000 | $2.29M | 0.32% | +163,000 | New |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 162,030 | $2.27M | 0.31% | −240−0.1% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 148,489 | $2.08M | 0.01% | +27,792+23.0% | Added |
| Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC | 147,349 | $2.07M | 0.16% | −26,996−15.5% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 141,030 | $1.98M | 0.01% | −1,717−1.2% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 141,000 | $1.98M | 0.00% | +141,000 | New |
| B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. | 138,840 | $1.95M | 0.22% | +1,261+0.9% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 132,350 | $1.86M | 0.27% | −2,000−1.5% | Reduced |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $1.85M | 0.85% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 127,469 | $1.79M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 125,983 | $1.77M | 1.19% | +54,298+75.7% | Added |
| New World Advisors LLC | 125,983 | $1.77M | 1.19% | +125,983 | New |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.71M | 0.01% | −10,200−7.7% | Reduced |
| Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. | 121,670 | $1.71M | 0.30% | +580+0.5% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 118,275 | $1.66M | 0.02% | +30,735+35.1% | Added |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 109,090 | $1.53M | 0.18% | −11,785−9.7% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 104,002 | $1.46M | 0.05% | +372+0.4% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 102,455 | $1.44M | 0.32% | +2,955+3.0% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 98,447 | $1.38M | 0.17% | −40,972−29.4% | Reduced |
| Trilogy Capital Inc. | 96,800 | $1.38M | 0.10% | +96,800 | New |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 98,100 | $1.38M | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 92,119 | $1.29M | 0.82% | +10,746+13.2% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 92,416 | $1.28M | 0.01% | −3,905−4.1% | Reduced |