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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ3 2021: 328 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 heldQ3 2021: $1.37B
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, Q3 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2021.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q3 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.63,175$872.0K0.07%−1,196−1.9%Reduced
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC63,305$874.0K0.02%−1,200−1.9%Reduced
Private Wealth Partners, LLC64,910$896.0K0.08%−70−0.1%Reduced
G&S Capital LLC65,479$904.0K0.50%−25,013−27.6%Reduced
HC Advisors, LLC65,685$906.0K0.59%−2,326−3.4%Reduced
NEXT Financial Group, Inc66,297$915.0K0.07%−527−0.8%Reduced
Birch Capital Management, LLC66,313$915.0K0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC67,174$927.0K0.14%+50,450+301.7%Added
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc67,700$934.0K0.12%−3,780−5.3%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co67,857$936.0K0.00%+4,555+7.2%Added
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$944.0K0.39%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC70,576$974.0K0.01%−994−1.4%Reduced
Mariner, LLC70,637$975.0K0.01%−3,100−4.2%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp70,832$977.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.71,280$984.0K0.00%−12,486−14.9%Reduced
Pecaut & Co.72,325$998.0K0.60%−8,210−10.2%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.72,437$1.00M0.01%−19,979−21.6%Reduced
Frontier Wealth Management LLC72,700$1.00M0.07%+72,700New
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP74,174$1.02M0.06%+16,151+27.8%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.74,240$1.02M0.08%+4,890+7.1%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co74,291$1.02M0.02%+23,850+47.3%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.74,951$1.03M0.33%−4,038−5.1%Reduced
IMC-Chicago, LLC75,119$1.04M0.08%+75,119New
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC77,550$1.07M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Flow Traders U.S. LLC78,746$1.09M0.04%−3,507−4.3%Reduced
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC78,501$1.09M0.29%+3,266+4.3%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC78,985$1.12M0.04%+11,595+17.2%Added
First Manhattan Co82,040$1.13M0.00%+3,000+3.8%Added
Hollencrest Capital Management83,765$1.16M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.86,286$1.19M0.08%+855+1.0%Added
BCS Wealth Management87,309$1.21M0.51%−558−0.6%Reduced
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA93,000$1.28M0.00%−48,000−34.0%Reduced
Trilogy Capital Inc.96,800$1.34M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC96,878$1.34M0.04%−7,124−6.8%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp97,851$1.35M0.00%−123,138−55.7%Reduced
Northside Capital Management, LLC98,100$1.35M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Proficio Capital Partners LLC98,447$1.36M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc99,949$1.38M0.20%−32,401−24.5%Reduced
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC102,455$1.41M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC111,315$1.54M0.19%+2,225+2.0%Added
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.121,220$1.67M0.29%−450−0.4%Reduced
Tiaa, FSB121,925$1.68M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC125,775$1.74M1.14%−208−0.2%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC127,469$1.76M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$1.82M1.13%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co137,063$1.89M0.01%−48,402−26.1%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.137,410$1.90M0.00%−3,620−2.6%Reduced
B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc.138,174$1.91M0.15%−666−0.5%Reduced
Inspire Advisors, LLC139,176$1.92M0.61%−61,038−30.5%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC141,873$1.96M0.03%+23,598+20.0%Added
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC142,681$1.97M1.25%+50,562+54.9%Added
Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC143,222$1.98M0.15%−4,127−2.8%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC151,775$2.09M0.09%−14,900−8.9%Reduced
St. James Investment Company, LLC158,480$2.19M0.32%−3,550−2.2%Reduced
Keel Point, LLC167,747$2.31M0.32%−123,221−42.3%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC173,115$2.39M0.04%−7,552−4.2%Reduced
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.174,322$2.40M1.56%00.0%Unchanged
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC175,000$2.42M1.61%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.176,148$2.43M0.00%+6,697+4.0%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.179,489$2.48M0.01%+31,000+20.9%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$2.54M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp184,410$2.54M0.00%−2,601−1.4%Reduced
Sterneck Capital Management, LLC195,092$2.69M1.71%+3,414+1.8%Added
Bennicas & Associates, Inc.195,927$2.70M1.52%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.195,886$2.71M0.10%+15,405+8.5%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.198,685$2.74M0.41%−8,304−4.0%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC204,776$2.83M0.07%+26,600+14.9%Added
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC208,134$2.87M0.33%+208,134New
Sentinel Trust Co Lba214,900$2.97M0.47%00.0%Unchanged
Bard Financial Services, Inc.230,300$3.18M0.28%−52,975−18.7%Reduced
Boston Private Wealth LLC232,694$3.21M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC233,961$3.23M1.96%+11,291+5.1%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC251,571$3.47M0.01%+88,338+54.1%Added
NovaPoint Capital, LLC257,285$3.55M1.42%−340.0%Reduced
Sprott Inc.262,222$3.62M0.27%+11,693+4.7%Added
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC279,022$3.85M0.65%+14,165+5.3%Added
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd288,831$3.99M2.60%−37,325−11.4%Reduced
Macroview Investment Management LLC300,193$4.14M5.39%+3,654+1.2%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.300,799$4.15M0.02%−17,292−5.4%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC309,138$4.27M0.14%+223,076+259.2%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.314,364$4.34M4.18%+1000.0%Added
Bailard, Inc.315,896$4.36M0.15%−1,821−0.6%Reduced
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC316,054$4.36M1.67%00.0%Unchanged
OTA Financial Group L.P.338,273$4.67M5.63%+118,085+53.6%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC366,809$5.06M1.22%+88,390+31.7%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP380,000$5.24M0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Legacy Capital Partners, Inc.390,257$5.39M1.95%−27,903−6.7%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.392,597$5.42M0.62%+99,829+34.1%Added
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc399,783$5.52M2.01%+4,863+1.2%Added
Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc.420,564$5.80M7.00%+6,319+1.5%Added
Truist Financial Corp423,871$5.85M0.01%−3,811−0.9%Reduced
Perritt Capital Management Inc441,634$6.09M3.34%−3,277−0.7%Reduced
Independent Financial Group, LLC461,401$6.37M0.65%−6,227−1.3%Reduced
Telemus Capital, LLC498,854$6.88M0.58%+35,730+7.7%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.514,373$7.10M0.04%+196,334+61.7%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC597,323$8.24M0.04%−2,367−0.4%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates605,595$8.36M0.01%−280,895−31.7%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC607,164$8.38M3.07%+5,671+0.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC612,791$8.46M0.01%+24,988+4.3%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.644,447$8.89M0.02%+16,921+2.7%Added