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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

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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.

Institutional holdersQ4 2021: 355 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 heldQ4 2021: $1.45B
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, Q4 2021

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2021.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q4 2021
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
First Hawaiian Bank16,500$237.0K0.01%+2,000+13.8%Added
Carnegie Capital Asset Management, LLC17,000$244.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co17,203$247.0K0.00%+12,600+273.7%Added
Welch & Forbes LLC17,264$248.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC17,259$248.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Advisors LLC17,389$250.0K0.01%−400−2.2%Reduced
BSW Wealth Partners17,403$250.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC17,500$251.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Foresight Wealth Management, LLC17,521$252.0K0.10%−447−2.5%Reduced
Strategic Wealth Advisors Group, LLC17,686$253.0K0.01%+300+1.7%Added
Lakeview Capital Partners, LLC18,019$259.0K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC18,138$260.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
J Arnold Wealth Management Co18,350$264.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC18,413$264.0K0.02%+6,072+49.2%Added
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC18,620$267.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Lineweaver Wealth Advisors, LLC18,615$267.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
RFG Advisory, LLC18,650$268.0K0.02%+18,650New
Soros Capital Management LLC18,730$269.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
New Harbor Financial Group, LLC19,125$274.0K0.18%−10−0.1%Reduced
Wolverine Asset Management LLC19,671$282.0K0.00%+3,152+19.1%Added
Garde Capital, Inc.19,700$283.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.19,900$286.0K0.01%−7,730−28.0%Reduced
Stephens Inc19,888$286.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Regions Financial Corp20,010$287.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Smith, Salley & Associates20,256$291.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Trust Co20,500$294.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Legacy Private Trust Co.20,575$295.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Change Path, LLC20,574$295.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.20,592$296.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
IHT Wealth Management, LLC20,657$297.0K0.02%+7,800+60.7%Added
Veritable, L.P.21,180$304.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Glenmede Trust Co NA21,380$306.0K0.00%−1,000−4.5%Reduced
Gofen & Glossberg LLC21,643$310.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Peak Financial Management, Inc.22,000$316.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Southeast Asset Advisors Inc.21,980$316.0K0.04%+21,980New
Tompkins Financial Corp22,058$317.0K0.06%+5,286+31.5%Added
Bokf, NA22,377$321.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Trust N.A.22,476$323.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Family Office, LLC22,646$326.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership22,687$326.0K0.01%+22,687New
Ingalls & Snyder LLC22,829$328.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Verity Asset Management, Inc.23,341$335.0K0.20%+356+1.5%Added
St. Johns Investment Management Company, LLC23,586$339.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp23,810$342.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc.23,865$343.0K0.07%−160−0.7%Reduced
Occidental Asset Management, LLC25,000$359.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
True North Advisors, LLC25,205$361.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Account Management LLC25,150$361.0K0.31%+25,150New
Cidel Asset Management Inc25,351$364.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC.25,379$364.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Prospera Financial Services Inc26,153$376.0K0.02%+15,168+138.1%Added
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.26,243$377.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd26,445$380.0K0.00%+26,445New
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC26,550$381.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.26,883$386.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Close, LLC27,000$387.0K0.36%−5,000−15.6%Reduced
Hunting Hill Global Capital, LLC27,456$394.0K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Cordasco Financial Network28,095$403.0K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Pecaut & Co.28,375$407.0K0.21%−43,950−60.8%Reduced
Bank Ozk30,000$431.0K0.18%+5,000+20.0%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC30,415$436.0K0.02%−3,500−10.3%Reduced
Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC30,918$444.0K0.03%−2,500−7.5%Reduced
Boston Private Wealth LLC31,165$447.0K0.01%−201,529−86.6%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC31,407$451.0K0.02%+1,498+5.0%Added
Glassman Wealth Services31,965$459.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
MKT Advisors LLC31,710$459.0K0.36%+31,710New
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.32,318$464.0K0.16%+13,688+73.5%Added
Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc32,500$467.0K0.22%−10,000−23.5%Reduced
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC32,500$467.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Family Capital Trust Co35,000$503.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$504.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC35,210$506.0K0.02%−43,775−55.4%Reduced
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC35,276$507.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Graypoint LLC35,279$507.0K0.05%+14,600+70.6%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC35,496$510.0K0.00%+10,000+39.2%Added
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC35,856$515.0K0.09%−433−1.2%Reduced
Islay Capital Management, LLC36,086$518.0K0.39%−3,430−8.7%Reduced
1832 Asset Management L.P.36,600$519.0K0.00%−3,350−8.4%Reduced
Optimum Investment Advisors36,600$526.0K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC37,273$535.0K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Community Bank, N.A.37,994$546.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Avenir Corp38,860$558.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Lido Advisors, LLC40,366$579.0K0.01%−6,018−13.0%Reduced
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$586.0K0.50%+40,841New
National Asset Management, Inc.41,306$594.0K0.02%+174+0.4%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.41,816$608.0K0.00%−30,621−42.3%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc42,595$612.0K0.01%−1,835−4.1%Reduced
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.42,932$616.5K0.33%−680−1.6%Reduced
Cambridge Advisors Inc.43,211$621.0K0.14%−2,600−5.7%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co43,408$623.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.43,970$624.0K0.03%−7,653−14.8%Reduced
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC44,315$636.0K0.23%+44,315New
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP46,006$661.0K0.03%−28,168−38.0%Reduced
Lincoln National Corp46,294$664.0K0.01%−4,430−8.7%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC46,385$666.0K0.01%−385−0.8%Reduced
Lane Generational LLC46,459$667.0K0.57%+46,459New
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group47,113$676.5K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
White Pine Capital LLC47,775$686.0K0.20%−495−1.0%Reduced
Harbor Advisory Corp47,896$688.0K0.28%−666−1.4%Reduced
LVM Capital Management Ltd48,225$693.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged