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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudock, Inc. | 44 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC | 30 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC | 5 | $0 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 65 | $1.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| O'Dell Group, LLC | 100 | $1.00K | 0.00% | +100 | New |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 200 | $2.00K | 0.00% | +200 | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) | 200 | $3.00K | 0.00% | −7,069−97.2% | Reduced |
| Spire Wealth Management | 313 | $4.00K | 0.00% | +5+1.6% | Added |
| American Portfolios Advisors | 420 | $5.80K | 0.00% | −786−65.2% | Reduced |
| FourThought Financial, LLC | 500 | $6.00K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Kelly Financial Services LLC | 500 | $6.90K | 0.00% | −6,515−92.9% | Reduced |
| Creative Financial Designs Inc | 500 | $7.00K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 614 | $8.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evermay Wealth Management LLC | 585 | $8.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Optiver Holding B.V. | 675 | $9.00K | 0.00% | +675 | New |
| JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC | 725 | $10.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JNBA Financial Advisors | 700 | $10.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gables Capital Management Inc. | 1,000 | $14.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Loomis Sayles & Co L P | 1,200 | $17.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Meeder Asset Management Inc | 1,234 | $17.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sandy Spring Bank | 1,500 | $21.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc | 1,683 | $23.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 1,654 | $23.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Barrett Asset Management, LLC | 1,654 | $23.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eaton Vance Management | 1,800 | $25.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1,856 | $26.0K | 0.00% | +50+2.8% | Added |
| Bessemer Group Inc | 2,000 | $28.0K | 0.00% | +2,000 | New |
| Tradition Wealth Management, LLC | 2,224 | $31.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Retirement Group, LLC | 2,829 | $39.0K | 0.02% | −680−19.4% | Reduced |
| Trustcore Financial Services, LLC | 3,110 | $43.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc. | 3,279 | $45.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Perspectives, Inc | 3,370 | $46.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Washington Trust Co | 3,490 | $48.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 3,534 | $49.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kowal Investment Group, LLC | 3,538 | $49.0K | 0.02% | +3,538 | New |
| Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC | 4,000 | $55.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. | 4,187 | $57.8K | 0.01% | +4,187 | New |
| US Bancorp | 4,335 | $59.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC | 4,499 | $62.0K | 0.01% | +4,499 | New |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 4,603 | $64.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Covington Capital Management | 4,700 | $65.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC | 5,000 | $69.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC | 5,640 | $78.0K | 0.01% | −3,600−39.0% | Reduced |
| Central Bank & Trust Co | 6,040 | $83.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Red Tortoise LLC | 6,770 | $87.0K | 0.07% | +6,770 | New |
| First Personal Financial Services | 6,417 | $89.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Firestone Capital Management | 6,370 | $89.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 7,000 | $97.0K | 0.03% | −15,000−68.2% | Reduced |
| UBS Group AG | 7,151 | $99.0K | 0.00% | +7,151 | New |
| Brewin Dolphin Ltd | 7,240 | $99.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 8,265 | $114.0K | 0.00% | −1,668−16.8% | Reduced |
| Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP | 8,800 | $121.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 8,750 | $121.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atlas Capital Advisors LLC | 9,000 | $124.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Violich Capital Management, Inc. | 10,000 | $138.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC | 10,250 | $141.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc. | 10,193 | $141.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First National Trust Co | 10,591 | $146.0K | 0.01% | +10,591 | New |
| Lincoln Capital Corp | 10,660 | $147.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nadler Financial Group, Inc. | 10,785 | $149.0K | 0.02% | +10,785 | New |
| Sonora Investment Management, LLC | 10,835 | $150.0K | 0.02% | +5,500+103.1% | Added |
| Hengehold Capital Management LLC | 10,939 | $151.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 10,985 | $152.0K | 0.01% | +10,985 | New |
| Independent Wealth Network Inc. | 11,136 | $156.0K | 0.10% | +11,136 | New |
| WealthBridge Capital Management, LLC | 11,535 | $159.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 11,500 | $159.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clarity Financial LLC | 11,500 | $159.0K | 0.03% | +11,500 | New |
| Orleans Capital Management Corp | 11,600 | $160.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC | 11,700 | $161.0K | 0.02% | −1,793−13.3% | Reduced |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 11,700 | $161.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC | 11,856 | $164.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ledyard National Bank | 12,131 | $167.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 12,100 | $167.0K | 0.01% | +400+3.4% | Added |
| LS Investment Advisors, LLC | 12,108 | $167.0K | 0.02% | +12,108 | New |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 12,341 | $170.0K | 0.01% | +12,341 | New |
| Bleichroeder LP | 12,540 | $173.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Camden Capital, LLC | 12,500 | $173.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 12,857 | $177.0K | 0.01% | −100−0.8% | Reduced |
| Highlander Capital Management, LLC | 13,200 | $182.0K | 0.09% | −1,000−7.0% | Reduced |
| Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC | 13,237 | $183.0K | 0.03% | −329−2.4% | Reduced |
| Diligent Investors, LLC | 13,300 | $187.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 13,866 | $191.0K | 0.00% | +1,045+8.2% | Added |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 13,996 | $193.0K | 0.04% | −19,439−58.1% | Reduced |
| Sepio Capital, LP | 14,184 | $196.0K | 0.02% | −70,940−83.3% | Reduced |
| First Hawaiian Bank | 14,500 | $200.0K | 0.01% | +3,000+26.1% | Added |
| Icon Wealth Partners, LLC | 14,617 | $202.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Larson Financial Group LLC | 14,969 | $207.0K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 15,090 | $208.0K | 0.00% | −5,086−25.2% | Reduced |
| Clarus Group, Inc. | 15,218 | $210.0K | 0.14% | +500+3.4% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 15,250 | $210.0K | 0.00% | +1,300+9.3% | Added |
| Wolverine Asset Management LLC | 16,519 | $227.0K | 0.00% | +16,519 | New |
| Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC | 13,310 | $228.0K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 16,772 | $231.0K | 0.04% | +16,772 | New |
| Carnegie Capital Asset Management, LLC | 17,000 | $235.0K | 0.01% | +2,000+13.3% | Added |
| Welch & Forbes LLC | 17,264 | $238.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC | 17,259 | $238.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BSW Wealth Partners | 17,403 | $240.0K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LLC | 17,386 | $241.0K | 0.01% | +3,600+26.1% | Added |
| Taylor, Cottrill, Erickson & Associates, Inc. | 17,510 | $242.0K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CWA Asset Management Group, LLC | 17,500 | $242.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |