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, Q3 2021
Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Sep 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
- 328
- +12 vs. Q2 2021
- Shares held
- 99.3M
- +6.55M (+7.1%) vs. Q2 2021
- Total value
- $1.37B
- +$70.1M (+5.4%) vs. Q2 2021
- New holders
- 32
- 80 more added
- Sold out
- 20
- 91 more reduced
4 institutions that held it in Q2 2021 haven't filed for Q3 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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, Q3 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 12,468,196 | $172.1M | 1.09% | +5,291,447+73.7% | Added |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 6,998,036 | $97.8M | 10.08% | +318,526+4.8% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 6,430,695 | $88.7M | 3.16% | +493,540+8.3% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 5,977,825 | $82.5M | 0.98% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 5,781,838 | $79.7M | 0.90% | +129,061+2.3% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,549,288 | $75.6M | 0.79% | +119,298+2.2% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,978,627 | $68.7M | 0.01% | −120,021−2.4% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 4,853,498 | $67.0M | 0.02% | +64,752+1.4% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 3,736,161 | $51.6M | 7.39% | −102,238−2.7% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,692,150 | $23.4M | 0.01% | +1060.0% | Added |
| South State Corp. | 1,667,047 | $23.0M | 1.94% | −19,067−1.1% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,612,906 | $22.3M | 0.06% | −29,815−1.8% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $20.0M | 5.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 1,195,003 | $16.5M | 1.69% | +31,287+2.7% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 965,167 | $13.3M | 0.33% | −51,508−5.1% | Reduced |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 873,386 | $12.1M | 5.42% | −3,634−0.4% | Reduced |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 867,790 | $12.0M | 0.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 862,350 | $11.9M | 0.00% | +4,810+0.6% | Added |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 822,956 | $11.4M | 0.60% | +20,314+2.5% | Added |
| Quilter Plc | 756,699 | $10.4M | 0.29% | +304,550+67.4% | Added |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 753,072 | $10.4M | 5.12% | +41,755+5.9% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 742,519 | $10.3M | 6.27% | +6,818+0.9% | Added |
| Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC | 741,866 | $10.2M | 1.67% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 731,170 | $10.1M | 3.43% | +95,656+15.1% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 725,220 | $10.0M | 0.01% | +16,331+2.3% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 695,256 | $9.73M | 0.00% | −15,209−2.1% | Reduced |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 678,454 | $9.36M | 1.83% | +10,382+1.6% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 675,711 | $9.32M | 0.02% | +108,201+19.1% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 644,447 | $8.89M | 0.02% | +16,921+2.7% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 612,791 | $8.46M | 0.01% | +24,988+4.3% | Added |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 607,164 | $8.38M | 3.07% | +5,671+0.9% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 605,595 | $8.36M | 0.01% | −280,895−31.7% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 597,323 | $8.24M | 0.04% | −2,367−0.4% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 514,373 | $7.10M | 0.04% | +196,334+61.7% | Added |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 498,854 | $6.88M | 0.58% | +35,730+7.7% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 461,401 | $6.37M | 0.65% | −6,227−1.3% | Reduced |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 441,634 | $6.09M | 3.34% | −3,277−0.7% | Reduced |
| Truist Financial Corp | 423,871 | $5.85M | 0.01% | −3,811−0.9% | Reduced |
| Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc. | 420,564 | $5.80M | 7.00% | +6,319+1.5% | Added |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 399,783 | $5.52M | 2.01% | +4,863+1.2% | Added |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 392,597 | $5.42M | 0.62% | +99,829+34.1% | Added |
| Legacy Capital Partners, Inc. | 390,257 | $5.39M | 1.95% | −27,903−6.7% | Reduced |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 380,000 | $5.24M | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 366,809 | $5.06M | 1.22% | +88,390+31.7% | Added |
| OTA Financial Group L.P. | 338,273 | $4.67M | 5.63% | +118,085+53.6% | Added |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 316,054 | $4.36M | 1.67% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bailard, Inc. | 315,896 | $4.36M | 0.15% | −1,821−0.6% | Reduced |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 314,364 | $4.34M | 4.18% | +1000.0% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 309,138 | $4.27M | 0.14% | +223,076+259.2% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 300,799 | $4.15M | 0.02% | −17,292−5.4% | Reduced |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 300,193 | $4.14M | 5.39% | +3,654+1.2% | Added |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 288,831 | $3.99M | 2.60% | −37,325−11.4% | Reduced |
| Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC | 279,022 | $3.85M | 0.65% | +14,165+5.3% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 262,222 | $3.62M | 0.27% | +11,693+4.7% | Added |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 257,285 | $3.55M | 1.42% | −340.0% | Reduced |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 251,571 | $3.47M | 0.01% | +88,338+54.1% | Added |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 233,961 | $3.23M | 1.96% | +11,291+5.1% | Added |
| Boston Private Wealth LLC | 232,694 | $3.21M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 230,300 | $3.18M | 0.28% | −52,975−18.7% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Trust Co Lba | 214,900 | $2.97M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bluefin Capital Management, LLC | 208,134 | $2.87M | 0.33% | +208,134 | New |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 204,776 | $2.83M | 0.07% | +26,600+14.9% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 198,685 | $2.74M | 0.41% | −8,304−4.0% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 195,886 | $2.71M | 0.10% | +15,405+8.5% | Added |
| Bennicas & Associates, Inc. | 195,927 | $2.70M | 1.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 195,092 | $2.69M | 1.71% | +3,414+1.8% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 184,410 | $2.54M | 0.00% | −2,601−1.4% | Reduced |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.54M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 179,489 | $2.48M | 0.01% | +31,000+20.9% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 176,148 | $2.43M | 0.00% | +6,697+4.0% | Added |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 175,000 | $2.42M | 1.61% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 174,322 | $2.40M | 1.56% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 173,115 | $2.39M | 0.04% | −7,552−4.2% | Reduced |
| Keel Point, LLC | 167,747 | $2.31M | 0.32% | −123,221−42.3% | Reduced |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 158,480 | $2.19M | 0.32% | −3,550−2.2% | Reduced |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 151,775 | $2.09M | 0.09% | −14,900−8.9% | Reduced |
| Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC | 143,222 | $1.98M | 0.15% | −4,127−2.8% | Reduced |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 142,681 | $1.97M | 1.25% | +50,562+54.9% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 141,873 | $1.96M | 0.03% | +23,598+20.0% | Added |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC | 139,176 | $1.92M | 0.61% | −61,038−30.5% | Reduced |
| B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. | 138,174 | $1.91M | 0.15% | −666−0.5% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 137,410 | $1.90M | 0.00% | −3,620−2.6% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 137,063 | $1.89M | 0.01% | −48,402−26.1% | Reduced |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $1.82M | 1.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 127,469 | $1.76M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 125,775 | $1.74M | 1.14% | −208−0.2% | Reduced |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.68M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. | 121,220 | $1.67M | 0.29% | −450−0.4% | Reduced |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 111,315 | $1.54M | 0.19% | +2,225+2.0% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 102,455 | $1.41M | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 99,949 | $1.38M | 0.20% | −32,401−24.5% | Reduced |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 98,447 | $1.36M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 98,100 | $1.35M | 0.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 97,851 | $1.35M | 0.00% | −123,138−55.7% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 96,878 | $1.34M | 0.04% | −7,124−6.8% | Reduced |
| Trilogy Capital Inc. | 96,800 | $1.34M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 93,000 | $1.28M | 0.00% | −48,000−34.0% | Reduced |
| BCS Wealth Management | 87,309 | $1.21M | 0.51% | −558−0.6% | Reduced |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 86,286 | $1.19M | 0.08% | +855+1.0% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 83,765 | $1.16M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |