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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
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC316,054$4.54M1.49%00.0%Unchanged
Guild Investment Management, Inc.317,559$4.56M4.61%+3,195+1.0%Added
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group320,670$4.60M0.33%+320,670New
Biltmore Family Office, LLC322,379$4.63M0.88%−44,430−12.1%Reduced
Legacy Capital Partners, Inc.369,179$5.30M1.72%−21,078−5.4%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.391,684$5.63M0.56%−913−0.2%Reduced
Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc.392,228$5.63M6.38%−28,336−6.7%Reduced
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc405,978$5.83M1.91%+6,195+1.5%Added
Truist Financial Corp445,791$6.40M0.01%+21,920+5.2%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP450,570$6.47M0.47%+70,570+18.6%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC459,355$6.60M0.54%−2,046−0.4%Reduced
Perritt Capital Management Inc463,895$6.66M3.45%+22,261+5.0%Added
Telemus Capital, LLC471,569$6.77M0.55%−27,285−5.5%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.513,093$7.37M0.03%−1,280−0.2%Reduced
OTA Financial Group L.P.532,340$7.64M5.23%+194,067+57.4%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC549,059$7.88M0.23%+239,921+77.6%Added
Raymond James & Associates572,536$8.22M0.01%−33,059−5.5%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC616,014$8.85M3.00%+8,850+1.5%Added
LPL Financial LLC643,286$9.24M0.01%+30,495+5.0%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc670,446$9.63M1.75%−8,008−1.2%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC671,292$9.64M0.02%−4,419−0.7%Reduced
Bank of Montreal685,780$9.77M0.01%−9,476−1.4%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc685,000$9.84M0.00%−40,220−5.5%Reduced
Concorde Financial Corp693,131$9.88M6.21%+693,131New
Quilter Plc704,957$9.96M0.26%−51,742−6.8%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC725,844$10.4M0.04%+128,521+21.5%Added
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC741,866$10.7M1.64%00.0%Unchanged
National Bank of Canada754,641$10.8M0.05%+754,641New
Bridge Advisory, LLC760,012$10.9M4.94%+6,940+0.9%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc764,522$11.0M3.46%+33,352+4.6%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC773,007$11.1M6.47%+30,488+4.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.775,690$11.1M0.02%+131,243+20.4%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC790,409$11.3M0.30%−174,758−18.1%Reduced
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc862,720$12.4M0.35%−5,070−0.6%Reduced
Bank of America Corp882,817$12.7M0.00%+20,467+2.4%Added
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.891,161$12.8M13.18%+891,161New
Auxano Advisors, LLC892,151$12.8M5.73%+18,765+2.1%Added
Howland Capital Management LLC925,693$13.3M0.68%+102,737+12.5%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.877,260$15.5M0.15%+877,260New
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,164,616$16.7M16.39%+1,164,616New
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC1,207,089$17.3M1.62%+12,086+1.0%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$20.8M5.68%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,504,645$21.6M0.05%−108,261−6.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,751,997$25.2M0.01%+59,847+3.5%Added
South State Corp.1,768,675$25.4M1.98%+101,628+6.1%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.3,462,375$49.7M6.77%−273,786−7.3%Reduced
Morgan Stanley4,241,140$60.9M0.01%−737,487−14.8%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada4,706,249$67.6M0.02%−147,249−3.0%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,144,862$73.8M0.73%−404,426−7.3%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.5,977,825$85.8M1.04%00.0%Unchanged
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd6,384,161$90.8M1.00%+602,323+10.4%Added
Central Trust Co6,660,378$95.6M2.70%+229,683+3.6%Added
Evanson Asset Management, LLC7,222,919$103.7M9.23%+224,883+3.2%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC7,363,121$105.7M0.79%−5,105,075−40.9%Reduced
Castleview Partners, LLC41,127––+41,127New
Private Wealth Partners, LLC0$00.00%−64,910−100.0%Sold out
Tacita Capital Inc0$00.00%−57,000−100.0%Sold out
Federated Hermes, Inc.0$00.00%−54,000−100.0%Sold out
IPG Investment Advisors LLC0$00.00%−47,625−100.0%Sold out
Blue Water Life Science Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−45,626−100.0%Sold out
Mather Group, LLC.0$00.00%−36,994−100.0%Sold out
Bryn Mawr Trust Co0$00.00%−27,289−100.0%Sold out
Barclays PLC0$00.00%−26,445−100.0%Sold out
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−20,000−100.0%Sold out
Taylor, Cottrill, Erickson & Associates, Inc.0$00.00%−17,510−100.0%Sold out
Equitable Holdings, Inc.0$00.00%−15,250−100.0%Sold out
Clarus Group, Inc.0$00.00%−15,218−100.0%Sold out
Creative Planning0$00.00%−15,090−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−13,996−100.0%Sold out
LS Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−12,108−100.0%Sold out
Violich Capital Management, Inc.0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
Harbour Investments, Inc.0$00.00%−8,265−100.0%Sold out
Brewin Dolphin Ltd0$00.00%−7,240−100.0%Sold out
Firestone Capital Management0$00.00%−6,370−100.0%Sold out
Red Tortoise LLC0$00.00%−6,770−100.0%Sold out
Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC0$00.00%−4,499−100.0%Sold out
Kowal Investment Group, LLC0$00.00%−3,538−100.0%Sold out
Bessemer Group Inc0$00.00%−2,000−100.0%Sold out
Loomis Sayles & Co L P0$00.00%−1,200−100.0%Sold out
Dougherty Wealth Advisers LLC0$00.00%−30−100.0%Sold out
Cardan Capital Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Sonora Investment Management, LLC––––Not filed