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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, Q1 2022

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Mar 31, 2022. 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
378
+27 vs. Q4 2021
Shares held
110.6M
+10.1M (+10.0%) vs. Q4 2021
Total value
$1.70B
+$254.8M (+17.6%) vs. Q4 2021
New holders
50
122 more added
Sold out
23
73 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q4 2021 haven't filed for Q1 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2022: 378 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 heldQ1 2022: $1.70B
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, Q1 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2021.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q1 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Hudock, Inc.44$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC5$00.00%00.0%Unchanged
Citigroup Inc8$00.00%+8New
Key Financial Inc46$1.00K0.00%−3,200−98.6%Reduced
Montag A & Associates Inc65$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Toronto Dominion Bank100$2.00K0.00%−93−48.2%Reduced
Schubert & Co150$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
O'Dell Group, LLC100$2.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Toth Financial Advisory Corp100$2.00K0.00%+100New
Worth Asset Management, LLC150$2.00K0.00%+150New
Umb Bank N A166$3.00K0.00%+166New
Creative Financial Designs Inc250$4.00K0.00%−500−66.7%Reduced
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)300$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bivin & Associates, Inc.287$4.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Directions Investment Advisors, LLC340$5.00K0.00%+340New
Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.329$5.00K0.00%+329New
Kelly Financial Services LLC500$7.68K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors506$8.00K0.00%−194−27.7%Reduced
FourThought Financial, LLC500$8.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Antonetti Capital Management LLC553$8.00K0.01%+553New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC614$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Evermay Wealth Management LLC585$9.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baystate Wealth Management LLC664$10.0K0.00%+664New
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC725$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC701$11.0K0.00%+701New
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.1,000$15.0K0.01%−4,760−82.6%Reduced
Gables Capital Management Inc.1,000$15.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
GeoWealth Management, LLC1,021$16.0K0.00%+1,021New
Bank of New Hampshire1,080$17.0K0.00%+1,080New
Loomis Sayles & Co L P1,200$18.0K0.00%+1,200New
Meeder Asset Management Inc1,234$19.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mach-1 Financial Group, Inc.1,390$21.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sandy Spring Bank1,500$23.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co1,654$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Concord Wealth Partners1,600$25.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Baldwin Brothers Inc1,683$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tradition Wealth Management, LLC2,224$34.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC2,549$39.0K0.00%+1,000+64.6%Added
Proequities, Inc.2,600$40.0K0.00%+2,600New
Retirement Group, LLC2,689$41.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC3,200$49.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc.3,279$50.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Perspectives, Inc3,370$51.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Trustcore Financial Services, LLC3,651$56.0K0.00%+541+17.4%Added
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC4,000$61.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Koshinski Asset Management, Inc.4,187$64.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
US Bancorp4,335$67.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Covington Capital Management4,700$72.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC5,084$78.0K0.04%+5,084New
First Personal Financial Services5,417$83.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co5,448$84.0K0.00%+1,958+56.1%Added
American Portfolios Advisors5,559$85.4K0.00%+5,139+1,223.6%Added
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC5,764$86.0K0.02%−2,136−27.0%Reduced
Deutsche Bank AG5,600$86.0K0.00%+5,600New
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC5,640$87.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC6,000$92.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Central Bank & Trust Co6,040$93.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG7,404$114.0K0.00%−4,796−39.3%Reduced
Pacific Center for Financial Services8,750$134.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP8,800$135.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
PYA Waltman Capital, LLC8,900$137.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC9,000$138.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC9,500$146.0K0.04%+2,500+35.7%Added
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.10,000$154.0K0.19%+10,000New
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC10,089$155.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC10,150$156.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc.10,193$157.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC10,250$158.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Ledyard National Bank10,423$160.0K0.02%−141−1.3%Reduced
Tectonic Advisors LLC10,487$161.0K0.03%+10,487New
First National Trust Co10,591$163.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Diligent Investors, LLC10,600$163.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC10,839$166.6K0.09%+10,839New
Chase Investment Counsel Corp10,940$168.0K0.07%−441−3.9%Reduced
Hengehold Capital Management LLC10,939$168.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Intrua Financial, LLC11,000$169.0K0.03%−695−5.9%Reduced
Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC11,135$172.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
WealthBridge Capital Management, LLC11,535$177.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC11,500$177.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Orleans Capital Management Corp11,600$178.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Wealth Network Inc.11,671$179.0K0.11%−92−0.8%Reduced
Acorn Financial Advisory Services Inc11,700$180.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Vontobel Holding Ltd.11,700$180.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC11,700$180.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC11,856$182.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC12,100$186.0K0.01%−680−5.3%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC12,244$188.0K0.00%+12,244New
Lincoln Capital Corp12,280$189.0K0.10%+1,620+15.2%Added
Bleichroeder LP12,540$193.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Allen Capital Group, LLC12,556$193.0K0.04%+12,556New
Philadelphia Trust Co12,750$196.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Highlander Capital Management, LLC13,200$203.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC13,222$203.0K0.01%+13,222New
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC13,441$207.0K0.02%+13,441New
S.A. Mason LLC13,680$210.0K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co13,877$213.0K0.00%+9,750+236.2%Added
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC13,925$214.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Camden Capital, LLC14,100$217.0K0.05%+1,450+11.5%Added
Sepio Capital, LP14,184$218.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Larson Financial Group LLC14,466$222.0K0.04%−30.0%Reduced