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, Q4 2021
Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Dec 31, 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
- 355
- +29 vs. Q3 2021
- Shares held
- 100.9M
- +1.63M (+1.6%) vs. Q3 2021
- Total value
- $1.45B
- +$79.6M (+5.8%) vs. Q3 2021
- New holders
- 54
- 82 more added
- Sold out
- 25
- 92 more reduced
2 institutions that held it in Q3 2021 haven't filed for Q4 2021 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q3 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, Q4 2021
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2021.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 7,363,121 | $105.7M | 0.79% | −5,105,075−40.9% | Reduced |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 7,222,919 | $103.7M | 9.23% | +224,883+3.2% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 6,660,378 | $95.6M | 2.70% | +229,683+3.6% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 6,384,161 | $90.8M | 1.00% | +602,323+10.4% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 5,977,825 | $85.8M | 1.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,144,862 | $73.8M | 0.73% | −404,426−7.3% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 4,706,249 | $67.6M | 0.02% | −147,249−3.0% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,241,140 | $60.9M | 0.01% | −737,487−14.8% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 3,462,375 | $49.7M | 6.77% | −273,786−7.3% | Reduced |
| South State Corp. | 1,768,675 | $25.4M | 1.98% | +101,628+6.1% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,751,997 | $25.2M | 0.01% | +59,847+3.5% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,504,645 | $21.6M | 0.05% | −108,261−6.7% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $20.8M | 5.68% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 1,207,089 | $17.3M | 1.62% | +12,086+1.0% | Added |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,164,616 | $16.7M | 16.39% | +1,164,616 | New |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 877,260 | $15.5M | 0.15% | +877,260 | New |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 925,693 | $13.3M | 0.68% | +102,737+12.5% | Added |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 892,151 | $12.8M | 5.73% | +18,765+2.1% | Added |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 891,161 | $12.8M | 13.18% | +891,161 | New |
| Bank of America Corp | 882,817 | $12.7M | 0.00% | +20,467+2.4% | Added |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 862,720 | $12.4M | 0.35% | −5,070−0.6% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 790,409 | $11.3M | 0.30% | −174,758−18.1% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 775,690 | $11.1M | 0.02% | +131,243+20.4% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 773,007 | $11.1M | 6.47% | +30,488+4.1% | Added |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 764,522 | $11.0M | 3.46% | +33,352+4.6% | Added |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 760,012 | $10.9M | 4.94% | +6,940+0.9% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 754,641 | $10.8M | 0.05% | +754,641 | New |
| Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC | 741,866 | $10.7M | 1.64% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 725,844 | $10.4M | 0.04% | +128,521+21.5% | Added |
| Quilter Plc | 704,957 | $9.96M | 0.26% | −51,742−6.8% | Reduced |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 693,131 | $9.88M | 6.21% | +693,131 | New |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 685,000 | $9.84M | 0.00% | −40,220−5.5% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 685,780 | $9.77M | 0.01% | −9,476−1.4% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 671,292 | $9.64M | 0.02% | −4,419−0.7% | Reduced |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 670,446 | $9.63M | 1.75% | −8,008−1.2% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 643,286 | $9.24M | 0.01% | +30,495+5.0% | Added |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 616,014 | $8.85M | 3.00% | +8,850+1.5% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 572,536 | $8.22M | 0.01% | −33,059−5.5% | Reduced |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 549,059 | $7.88M | 0.23% | +239,921+77.6% | Added |
| OTA Financial Group L.P. | 532,340 | $7.64M | 5.23% | +194,067+57.4% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 513,093 | $7.37M | 0.03% | −1,280−0.2% | Reduced |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 471,569 | $6.77M | 0.55% | −27,285−5.5% | Reduced |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 463,895 | $6.66M | 3.45% | +22,261+5.0% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 459,355 | $6.60M | 0.54% | −2,046−0.4% | Reduced |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 450,570 | $6.47M | 0.47% | +70,570+18.6% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 445,791 | $6.40M | 0.01% | +21,920+5.2% | Added |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 405,978 | $5.83M | 1.91% | +6,195+1.5% | Added |
| Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc. | 392,228 | $5.63M | 6.38% | −28,336−6.7% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 391,684 | $5.63M | 0.56% | −913−0.2% | Reduced |
| Legacy Capital Partners, Inc. | 369,179 | $5.30M | 1.72% | −21,078−5.4% | Reduced |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 322,379 | $4.63M | 0.88% | −44,430−12.1% | Reduced |
| Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group | 320,670 | $4.60M | 0.33% | +320,670 | New |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 317,559 | $4.56M | 4.61% | +3,195+1.0% | Added |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 316,054 | $4.54M | 1.49% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bailard, Inc. | 315,896 | $4.54M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 297,107 | $4.27M | 2.96% | +8,276+2.9% | Added |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 294,103 | $4.22M | 5.42% | −6,090−2.0% | Reduced |
| Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC | 276,675 | $3.97M | 0.61% | −2,347−0.8% | Reduced |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC | 273,881 | $3.93M | 1.11% | +134,705+96.8% | Added |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 273,165 | $3.92M | 2.17% | +39,204+16.8% | Added |
| Sawtooth Solutions, LLC | 265,130 | $3.81M | 0.43% | +197,956+294.7% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 263,459 | $3.78M | 0.09% | +58,683+28.7% | Added |
| Doman Group, LLC | 261,056 | $3.75M | 3.29% | +261,056 | New |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 258,335 | $3.71M | 1.33% | +1,050+0.4% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 244,432 | $3.51M | 0.01% | −56,367−18.7% | Reduced |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 236,986 | $3.40M | 0.14% | +161,867+215.5% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 231,845 | $3.33M | 0.28% | +231,845 | New |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 223,605 | $3.21M | 0.13% | +71,830+47.3% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 216,327 | $3.11M | 0.12% | +20,441+10.4% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 214,369 | $3.08M | 0.01% | +34,880+19.4% | Added |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $3.08M | 2.05% | +214,134 | New |
| Sprott Inc. | 213,238 | $3.06M | 0.22% | −48,984−18.7% | Reduced |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $3.01M | 1.52% | +209,390 | New |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 206,238 | $2.96M | 1.85% | +80,463+64.0% | Added |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 204,339 | $2.93M | 0.12% | +204,339 | New |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 203,000 | $2.92M | 0.01% | +110,000+118.3% | Added |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 200,763 | $2.88M | 1.71% | +5,671+2.9% | Added |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 200,000 | $2.87M | 2.24% | +25,000+14.3% | Added |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 200,000 | $2.87M | 0.68% | +200,000 | New |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 185,689 | $2.67M | 0.00% | +9,541+5.4% | Added |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.64M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bennicas & Associates, Inc. | 183,707 | $2.64M | 1.37% | −12,220−6.2% | Reduced |
| Surience Private Wealth LLC | 182,913 | $2.63M | 2.14% | +182,913 | New |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 182,650 | $2.62M | 0.21% | −47,650−20.7% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 179,869 | $2.58M | 0.00% | −4,541−2.5% | Reduced |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 170,643 | $2.45M | 1.53% | −3,679−2.1% | Reduced |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 158,263 | $2.27M | 1.26% | +15,582+10.9% | Added |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 152,830 | $2.19M | 0.32% | −5,650−3.6% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Trust Co Lba | 149,400 | $2.15M | 0.26% | −65,500−30.5% | Reduced |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 149,268 | $2.14M | 0.03% | +7,395+5.2% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 143,472 | $2.06M | 0.00% | +6,062+4.4% | Added |
| B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. | 136,247 | $1.96M | 0.14% | −1,927−1.4% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 135,563 | $1.95M | 0.01% | −1,500−1.1% | Reduced |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $1.89M | 1.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 127,469 | $1.83M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 125,389 | $1.80M | 0.13% | +51,149+68.9% | Added |
| Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. | 125,220 | $1.80M | 0.29% | +4,000+3.3% | Added |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.75M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 119,604 | $1.72M | 0.03% | −53,511−30.9% | Reduced |
| Phraction Management LLC | 115,573 | $1.66M | 1.01% | +115,573 | New |