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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 63,175 | $872.0K | 0.07% | −1,196−1.9% | Reduced |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 63,305 | $874.0K | 0.02% | −1,200−1.9% | Reduced |
| Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 64,910 | $896.0K | 0.08% | −70−0.1% | Reduced |
| G&S Capital LLC | 65,479 | $904.0K | 0.50% | −25,013−27.6% | Reduced |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 65,685 | $906.0K | 0.59% | −2,326−3.4% | Reduced |
| NEXT Financial Group, Inc | 66,297 | $915.0K | 0.07% | −527−0.8% | Reduced |
| Birch Capital Management, LLC | 66,313 | $915.0K | 0.62% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sawtooth Solutions, LLC | 67,174 | $927.0K | 0.14% | +50,450+301.7% | Added |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 67,700 | $934.0K | 0.12% | −3,780−5.3% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 67,857 | $936.0K | 0.00% | +4,555+7.2% | Added |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $944.0K | 0.39% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 70,576 | $974.0K | 0.01% | −994−1.4% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 70,637 | $975.0K | 0.01% | −3,100−4.2% | Reduced |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 70,832 | $977.0K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 71,280 | $984.0K | 0.00% | −12,486−14.9% | Reduced |
| Pecaut & Co. | 72,325 | $998.0K | 0.60% | −8,210−10.2% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 72,437 | $1.00M | 0.01% | −19,979−21.6% | Reduced |
| Frontier Wealth Management LLC | 72,700 | $1.00M | 0.07% | +72,700 | New |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 74,174 | $1.02M | 0.06% | +16,151+27.8% | Added |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 74,240 | $1.02M | 0.08% | +4,890+7.1% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 74,291 | $1.02M | 0.02% | +23,850+47.3% | Added |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 74,951 | $1.03M | 0.33% | −4,038−5.1% | Reduced |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 75,119 | $1.04M | 0.08% | +75,119 | New |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 77,550 | $1.07M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 78,746 | $1.09M | 0.04% | −3,507−4.3% | Reduced |
| Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC | 78,501 | $1.09M | 0.29% | +3,266+4.3% | Added |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 78,985 | $1.12M | 0.04% | +11,595+17.2% | Added |
| First Manhattan Co | 82,040 | $1.13M | 0.00% | +3,000+3.8% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 83,765 | $1.16M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 86,286 | $1.19M | 0.08% | +855+1.0% | Added |
| BCS Wealth Management | 87,309 | $1.21M | 0.51% | −558−0.6% | Reduced |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 93,000 | $1.28M | 0.00% | −48,000−34.0% | Reduced |
| Trilogy Capital Inc. | 96,800 | $1.34M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 96,878 | $1.34M | 0.04% | −7,124−6.8% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 97,851 | $1.35M | 0.00% | −123,138−55.7% | Reduced |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 98,100 | $1.35M | 0.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 98,447 | $1.36M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 99,949 | $1.38M | 0.20% | −32,401−24.5% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 102,455 | $1.41M | 0.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 111,315 | $1.54M | 0.19% | +2,225+2.0% | Added |
| Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. | 121,220 | $1.67M | 0.29% | −450−0.4% | Reduced |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.68M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 125,775 | $1.74M | 1.14% | −208−0.2% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 127,469 | $1.76M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $1.82M | 1.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blair William & Co | 137,063 | $1.89M | 0.01% | −48,402−26.1% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 137,410 | $1.90M | 0.00% | −3,620−2.6% | Reduced |
| B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. | 138,174 | $1.91M | 0.15% | −666−0.5% | Reduced |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC | 139,176 | $1.92M | 0.61% | −61,038−30.5% | Reduced |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 141,873 | $1.96M | 0.03% | +23,598+20.0% | Added |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 142,681 | $1.97M | 1.25% | +50,562+54.9% | Added |
| Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC | 143,222 | $1.98M | 0.15% | −4,127−2.8% | Reduced |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 151,775 | $2.09M | 0.09% | −14,900−8.9% | Reduced |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 158,480 | $2.19M | 0.32% | −3,550−2.2% | Reduced |
| Keel Point, LLC | 167,747 | $2.31M | 0.32% | −123,221−42.3% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 173,115 | $2.39M | 0.04% | −7,552−4.2% | Reduced |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 174,322 | $2.40M | 1.56% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 175,000 | $2.42M | 1.61% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 176,148 | $2.43M | 0.00% | +6,697+4.0% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 179,489 | $2.48M | 0.01% | +31,000+20.9% | Added |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.54M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 184,410 | $2.54M | 0.00% | −2,601−1.4% | Reduced |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 195,092 | $2.69M | 1.71% | +3,414+1.8% | Added |
| Bennicas & Associates, Inc. | 195,927 | $2.70M | 1.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 195,886 | $2.71M | 0.10% | +15,405+8.5% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 198,685 | $2.74M | 0.41% | −8,304−4.0% | Reduced |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 204,776 | $2.83M | 0.07% | +26,600+14.9% | Added |
| Bluefin Capital Management, LLC | 208,134 | $2.87M | 0.33% | +208,134 | New |
| Sentinel Trust Co Lba | 214,900 | $2.97M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 230,300 | $3.18M | 0.28% | −52,975−18.7% | Reduced |
| Boston Private Wealth LLC | 232,694 | $3.21M | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 233,961 | $3.23M | 1.96% | +11,291+5.1% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 251,571 | $3.47M | 0.01% | +88,338+54.1% | Added |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 257,285 | $3.55M | 1.42% | −340.0% | Reduced |
| Sprott Inc. | 262,222 | $3.62M | 0.27% | +11,693+4.7% | Added |
| Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC | 279,022 | $3.85M | 0.65% | +14,165+5.3% | Added |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 288,831 | $3.99M | 2.60% | −37,325−11.4% | Reduced |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 300,193 | $4.14M | 5.39% | +3,654+1.2% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 300,799 | $4.15M | 0.02% | −17,292−5.4% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 309,138 | $4.27M | 0.14% | +223,076+259.2% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 314,364 | $4.34M | 4.18% | +1000.0% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 315,896 | $4.36M | 0.15% | −1,821−0.6% | Reduced |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 316,054 | $4.36M | 1.67% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| OTA Financial Group L.P. | 338,273 | $4.67M | 5.63% | +118,085+53.6% | Added |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 366,809 | $5.06M | 1.22% | +88,390+31.7% | Added |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 380,000 | $5.24M | 0.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Legacy Capital Partners, Inc. | 390,257 | $5.39M | 1.95% | −27,903−6.7% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 392,597 | $5.42M | 0.62% | +99,829+34.1% | Added |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 399,783 | $5.52M | 2.01% | +4,863+1.2% | Added |
| Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc. | 420,564 | $5.80M | 7.00% | +6,319+1.5% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 423,871 | $5.85M | 0.01% | −3,811−0.9% | Reduced |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 441,634 | $6.09M | 3.34% | −3,277−0.7% | Reduced |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 461,401 | $6.37M | 0.65% | −6,227−1.3% | Reduced |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 498,854 | $6.88M | 0.58% | +35,730+7.7% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 514,373 | $7.10M | 0.04% | +196,334+61.7% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 597,323 | $8.24M | 0.04% | −2,367−0.4% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 605,595 | $8.36M | 0.01% | −280,895−31.7% | Reduced |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 607,164 | $8.38M | 3.07% | +5,671+0.9% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 612,791 | $8.46M | 0.01% | +24,988+4.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 644,447 | $8.89M | 0.02% | +16,921+2.7% | Added |