Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS

Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
SEC CIK: 0001477049

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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.

Q1 2022 vs. Q4 2021

How the institutions holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust changed between Q4 2021 and Q1 2022.

All holders in Q1 2022 All holders in Q4 2021

13F holders of PHYS: Q4 2021 compared with Q1 2022
Measure	Q4 2021	Of which not filed for Q1 2022	Q1 2022	Change
Holders	355	4	378	+27
Shares	100.9M	375.7K	110.6M	+10.1M (+10.0%)
Value	$1.45B	$5.39M	$1.70B	+$254.8M (+17.6%)

4 institutions that held it in Q4 2021 haven't filed for Q1 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so the changes leave them out.

New holders (50)

Institutions that held Sprott Physical Gold Trust at the end of Q1 2022 but not at the end of Q4 2021.

Institutions new to PHYS in Q1 2022
Institution	Shares	Value	% of portfolio
SMI Advisory Services, LLC	2,633,570	$40.5M	14.16%
CWM Advisors, LLC	1,503,528	$23.1M	2.67%
Monaco Asset Management SAM	1,196,000	$18.4M	9.74%
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.	416,684	$6.40M	0.11%
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC	130,000	$2.00M	0.16%
Centaurus Financial, Inc.	122,515	$1.88M	0.15%
Barometer Capital Management Inc.	107,500	$1.65M	0.30%
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC	100,000	$1.54M	0.04%
Cresset Asset Management, LLC	100,000	$1.54M	0.02%
IFP Advisors, Inc	134,516	$1.43M	0.02%
HRT Financial LP	89,124	$1.37M	0.01%
Equitable Holdings, Inc.	53,084	$816.0K	0.01%
Silver Oak Securities, Inc	46,718	$719.0K	0.15%
Crown Wealth Group, LLC	46,617	$717.0K	0.50%
Two Sigma Securities, LLC	39,057	$600.0K	0.08%
Mather Group, LLC.	36,994	$569.0K	0.01%
Straight Path Wealth Management	33,445	$514.0K	0.44%
Essex Private Wealth Management, LLC	30,220	$464.0K	1.25%
Tower Bridge Advisors	25,600	$393.5K	0.03%
Creative Planning	24,785	$381.0K	0.00%
Focus Financial Network, Inc.	23,637	$363.3K	0.03%
E&G Advisors, LP	21,100	$324.0K	0.09%
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC	21,101	$310.0K	0.01%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.	20,000	$307.0K	0.00%
Clarus Group, Inc.	17,218	$265.0K	0.18%
First Capital Advisors Group, LLC.	16,014	$246.0K	0.16%
SkyView Investment Advisors, LLC	15,894	$236.0K	0.06%
Chemung Canal Trust Co	15,218	$234.0K	0.05%
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC	13,441	$207.0K	0.02%
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC	13,222	$203.0K	0.01%
Allen Capital Group, LLC	12,556	$193.0K	0.04%
Citadel Advisors LLC	12,244	$188.0K	0.00%
Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC	10,839	$166.6K	0.09%
Tectonic Advisors LLC	10,487	$161.0K	0.03%
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.	10,000	$154.0K	0.19%
Deutsche Bank AG	5,600	$86.0K	0.00%
Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC	5,084	$78.0K	0.04%
Proequities, Inc.	2,600	$40.0K	0.00%
Loomis Sayles & Co L P	1,200	$18.0K	0.00%
Bank of New Hampshire	1,080	$17.0K	0.00%
GeoWealth Management, LLC	1,021	$16.0K	0.00%
Parallel Advisors, LLC	701	$11.0K	0.00%
Baystate Wealth Management LLC	664	$10.0K	0.00%
Antonetti Capital Management LLC	553	$8.00K	0.01%
Capital Directions Investment Advisors, LLC	340	$5.00K	0.00%
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.	329	$5.00K	0.00%
Umb Bank N A	166	$3.00K	0.00%
Toth Financial Advisory Corp	100	$2.00K	0.00%
Worth Asset Management, LLC	150	$2.00K	0.00%
Citigroup Inc	8	$0	0.00%

Sold out (23)

Institutions that held Sprott Physical Gold Trust at the end of Q4 2021 and filed for Q1 2022 without it.

Institutions that sold out of PHYS in Q1 2022
Institution	Shares, Q4 2021	Value, Q4 2021
OTA Financial Group L.P.	532,340	$7.64M
Jane Street Group, LLC	99,177	$1.42M
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	92,951	$1.33M
Flow Traders U.S. LLC	92,990	$1.33M
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC	60,191	$864.0K
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.	32,318	$464.0K
Cidel Asset Management Inc	25,351	$364.0K
Occidental Asset Management, LLC	25,000	$359.0K
Wolverine Asset Management LLC	19,671	$282.0K
Moloney Securities Asset Management, LLC	13,225	$190.0K
TAP Consulting, LLC	9,000	$129.0K
Cornerstone Advisory, LLC	8,178	$117.0K
CoreCap Advisors, LLC	6,658	$96.0K
Investmark Advisory Group LLC	5,680	$81.0K
Spire Wealth Management	2,575	$37.0K
Eaton Vance Management	1,800	$26.0K
Barrett Asset Management, LLC	1,654	$24.0K
Segantii Capital Management Ltd	–	$19.0K
KRS Capital Management, LLC	1,085	$15.0K
Allworth Financial LP	799	$11.0K
Optiver Holding B.V.	675	$9.00K
Aquire Wealth Advisors, LLC	458	$7.00K
Castleview Partners, LLC	41,127	–

Not filed for Q1 2022 yet (4)

Institutions that held Sprott Physical Gold Trust at the end of Q4 2021 and haven't filed a 13F for Q1 2022. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q4 2021 that haven't filed for Q1 2022
Institution	Shares, Q4 2021	Value, Q4 2021
Doman Group, LLC	261,056	$3.75M
NEXT Financial Group, Inc	65,482	$940.0K
Carroll Financial Associates, Inc.	43,970	$624.0K
Castle Financial & Retirement Planning Associates, Inc.	5,166	$75.0K