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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, 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
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co48,543$697.0K0.00%−19,314−28.5%Reduced
Veracity Capital LLC49,802$715.0K0.29%−8,856−15.1%Reduced
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC50,100$719.0K0.00%−3,087−5.8%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.50,350$723.0K0.08%+2,100+4.4%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers51,289$737.0K0.01%−2,025−3.8%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc52,908$760.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Davenport & Co LLC54,450$782.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.54,515$783.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Ade, LLC57,514$826.0K0.70%00.0%Unchanged
Latitude Advisors, LLC59,078$848.0K0.24%−1,420−2.3%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp59,152$849.0K0.02%+1,525+2.6%Added
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC60,191$864.0K0.07%−147,943−71.1%Reduced
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.60,501$869.0K0.06%−2,674−4.2%Reduced
Courage Capital Management LLC61,000$876.0K0.59%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC62,557$898.0K0.01%+3,725+6.3%Added
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC63,405$910.0K0.02%+100+0.2%Added
NEXT Financial Group, Inc65,482$940.0K0.06%−815−1.2%Reduced
G&S Capital LLC66,049$948.0K0.47%+570+0.9%Added
Birch Capital Management, LLC66,444$954.0K0.57%+131+0.2%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.67,533$970.0K0.26%−7,418−9.9%Reduced
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc67,700$972.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$982.0K0.37%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.69,683$1.00M0.00%−1,597−2.2%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp70,832$1.02M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Blueprint, LLC71,130$1.02M0.13%+16,562+30.4%Added
Frontier Wealth Management LLC72,700$1.04M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Fiduciary Trust Co74,291$1.07M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC75,464$1.08M0.01%+4,888+6.9%Added
HC Advisors, LLC76,633$1.10M0.68%+10,948+16.7%Added
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.77,425$1.11M0.07%+77,425New
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC79,870$1.15M0.07%+2,320+3.0%Added
First Manhattan Co82,040$1.18M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC83,000$1.19M0.42%+30,000+56.6%Added
Keel Point, LLC83,329$1.20M0.17%−84,418−50.3%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management83,765$1.20M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.84,033$1.21M0.07%−2,253−2.6%Reduced
BCS Wealth Management86,991$1.25M0.45%−318−0.4%Reduced
Darwin Advisors, LLC87,510$1.27M0.20%+87,510New
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC89,980$1.29M0.14%−21,335−19.2%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC90,484$1.30M0.04%−6,394−6.6%Reduced
Mariner, LLC90,757$1.30M0.01%+20,120+28.5%Added
Bank of New York Mellon Corp92,951$1.33M0.00%−4,900−5.0%Reduced
Flow Traders U.S. LLC92,990$1.33M0.07%+14,244+18.1%Added
Trilogy Capital Inc.96,800$1.39M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Arnhold LLC97,325$1.40M0.16%+69,034+244.0%Added
Northside Capital Management, LLC98,100$1.41M0.37%00.0%Unchanged
Proficio Capital Partners LLC98,447$1.41M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC99,177$1.42M0.00%−152,394−60.6%Reduced
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC99,798$1.43M0.53%+44,825+81.5%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc99,949$1.43M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC102,455$1.47M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Hedges Asset Management LLC103,500$1.49M1.16%+103,500New
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.111,078$1.59M0.21%−87,607−44.1%Reduced
Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC114,830$1.65M0.12%−28,392−19.8%Reduced
Phraction Management LLC115,573$1.66M1.01%+115,573New
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC119,604$1.72M0.03%−53,511−30.9%Reduced
Tiaa, FSB121,925$1.75M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.125,220$1.80M0.29%+4,000+3.3%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.125,389$1.80M0.13%+51,149+68.9%Added
Clearstead Advisors, LLC127,469$1.83M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$1.89M1.24%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co135,563$1.95M0.01%−1,500−1.1%Reduced
B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc.136,247$1.96M0.14%−1,927−1.4%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.143,472$2.06M0.00%+6,062+4.4%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC149,268$2.14M0.03%+7,395+5.2%Added
Sentinel Trust Co Lba149,400$2.15M0.26%−65,500−30.5%Reduced
St. James Investment Company, LLC152,830$2.19M0.32%−5,650−3.6%Reduced
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC158,263$2.27M1.26%+15,582+10.9%Added
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.170,643$2.45M1.53%−3,679−2.1%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp179,869$2.58M0.00%−4,541−2.5%Reduced
Bard Financial Services, Inc.182,650$2.62M0.21%−47,650−20.7%Reduced
Surience Private Wealth LLC182,913$2.63M2.14%+182,913New
Bennicas & Associates, Inc.183,707$2.64M1.37%−12,220−6.2%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$2.64M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.185,689$2.67M0.00%+9,541+5.4%Added
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC200,000$2.87M2.24%+25,000+14.3%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.200,000$2.87M0.68%+200,000New
Sterneck Capital Management, LLC200,763$2.88M1.71%+5,671+2.9%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA203,000$2.92M0.01%+110,000+118.3%Added
NewEdge Wealth, LLC204,339$2.93M0.12%+204,339New
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC206,238$2.96M1.85%+80,463+64.0%Added
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$3.01M1.52%+209,390New
Sprott Inc.213,238$3.06M0.22%−48,984−18.7%Reduced
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$3.08M2.05%+214,134New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.214,369$3.08M0.01%+34,880+19.4%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.216,327$3.11M0.12%+20,441+10.4%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC223,605$3.21M0.13%+71,830+47.3%Added
Money Concepts Capital Corp231,845$3.33M0.28%+231,845New
IMC-Chicago, LLC236,986$3.40M0.14%+161,867+215.5%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.244,432$3.51M0.01%−56,367−18.7%Reduced
NovaPoint Capital, LLC258,335$3.71M1.33%+1,050+0.4%Added
Doman Group, LLC261,056$3.75M3.29%+261,056New
Ancora Advisors, LLC263,459$3.78M0.09%+58,683+28.7%Added
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC265,130$3.81M0.43%+197,956+294.7%Added
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC273,165$3.92M2.17%+39,204+16.8%Added
Inspire Advisors, LLC273,881$3.93M1.11%+134,705+96.8%Added
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC276,675$3.97M0.61%−2,347−0.8%Reduced
Macroview Investment Management LLC294,103$4.22M5.42%−6,090−2.0%Reduced
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd297,107$4.27M2.96%+8,276+2.9%Added
Bailard, Inc.315,896$4.54M0.14%00.0%Unchanged