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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 655 | $4.40B |
| Q1 2026 | 683 | $4.84B |
| Q4 2025 | 642 | $4.66B |
| Q3 2025 | 584 | $3.98B |
| Q2 2025 | 559 | $3.57B |
| Q1 2025 | 541 | $3.02B |
| Q4 2024 | 495 | $2.48B |
| Q3 2024 | 467 | $2.52B |
| Q2 2024 | 434 | $2.12B |
| Q1 2024 | 411 | $2.04B |
| Q4 2023 | 404 | $1.85B |
| Q3 2023 | 391 | $1.75B |
| Q2 2023 | 384 | $1.66B |
| Q1 2023 | 390 | $1.80B |
| Q4 2022 | 386 | $1.58B |
| Q3 2022 | 365 | $1.42B |
| Q2 2022 | 381 | $1.58B |
| Q1 2022 | 378 | $1.70B |
| Q4 2021 | 355 | $1.45B |
| Q3 2021 | 328 | $1.37B |
| Q2 2021 | 320 | $1.30B |
| Q1 2021 | 312 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Advisors Inc. | 41,566 | $639.0K | 0.15% | −1,645−3.8% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 42,033 | $646.0K | 0.02% | −10,875−20.6% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 43,408 | $667.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 45,635 | $701.0K | 0.01% | −750−1.6% | Reduced |
| Crown Wealth Group, LLC | 46,617 | $717.0K | 0.50% | +46,617 | New |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 46,718 | $719.0K | 0.15% | +46,718 | New |
| Harbor Advisory Corp | 46,830 | $720.0K | 0.29% | −1,066−2.2% | Reduced |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 47,476 | $730.0K | 0.23% | −299−0.6% | Reduced |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 47,850 | $735.5K | 0.06% | −2,500−5.0% | Reduced |
| LVM Capital Management Ltd | 48,225 | $741.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 48,485 | $745.2K | 0.07% | +1,372+2.9% | Added |
| Lane Generational LLC | 48,961 | $753.0K | 0.69% | +2,502+5.4% | Added |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 49,466 | $760.0K | 0.04% | +3,460+7.5% | Added |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 49,571 | $762.0K | 0.28% | +5,256+11.9% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 49,892 | $767.0K | 0.01% | −1,397−2.7% | Reduced |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 50,100 | $770.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 53,084 | $816.0K | 0.01% | +53,084 | New |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 53,966 | $829.0K | 0.00% | +5,423+11.2% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 54,001 | $830.0K | 0.01% | +12,185+29.1% | Added |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 54,515 | $838.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ade, LLC | 57,514 | $884.0K | 0.83% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Manhattan Co | 58,600 | $900.0K | 0.00% | −23,440−28.6% | Reduced |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 59,534 | $915.0K | 0.03% | +382+0.6% | Added |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 61,000 | $938.0K | 0.90% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 63,119 | $970.0K | 0.04% | +32,704+107.5% | Added |
| Keel Point, LLC | 63,472 | $976.0K | 0.15% | −19,857−23.8% | Reduced |
| Birch Capital Management, LLC | 66,444 | $1.02M | 0.63% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 67,505 | $1.04M | 0.00% | −2,178−3.1% | Reduced |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 67,700 | $1.04M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 68,337 | $1.05M | 0.04% | +42,184+161.3% | Added |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $1.05M | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 68,601 | $1.05M | 0.01% | +14,151+26.0% | Added |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 70,805 | $1.09M | 0.02% | +7,400+11.7% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 70,832 | $1.09M | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 72,848 | $1.12M | 0.04% | +37,638+106.9% | Added |
| Frontier Wealth Management LLC | 72,700 | $1.13M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Soros Capital Management LLC | 73,545 | $1.13M | 0.27% | +54,815+292.7% | Added |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 74,170 | $1.14M | 0.01% | −1,294−1.7% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 74,291 | $1.14M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 75,458 | $1.16M | 0.16% | +53,400+242.1% | Added |
| Sawtooth Solutions, LLC | 76,403 | $1.17M | 0.14% | −188,727−71.2% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 79,870 | $1.23M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 80,347 | $1.24M | 0.00% | −10,410−11.5% | Reduced |
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 81,747 | $1.26M | 0.11% | +21,246+35.1% | Added |
| Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC | 83,000 | $1.28M | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 83,765 | $1.29M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BCS Wealth Management | 86,989 | $1.34M | 0.55% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 87,110 | $1.34M | 0.22% | −400−0.5% | Reduced |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 87,372 | $1.34M | 0.08% | +3,339+4.0% | Added |
| Latitude Advisors, LLC | 88,617 | $1.36M | 0.31% | +29,539+50.0% | Added |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 88,667 | $1.36M | 0.16% | +17,537+24.7% | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | 89,124 | $1.37M | 0.01% | +89,124 | New |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 90,400 | $1.39M | 0.16% | +420+0.5% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 91,847 | $1.41M | 0.21% | −6,600−6.7% | Reduced |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 134,516 | $1.43M | 0.02% | +134,516 | New |
| Trilogy Capital Inc. | 96,800 | $1.49M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arnhold LLC | 97,425 | $1.50M | 0.17% | +100+0.1% | Added |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 98,100 | $1.51M | 0.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group | 98,028 | $1.51M | 1.02% | −222,642−69.4% | Reduced |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 99,250 | $1.52M | 0.09% | +21,825+28.2% | Added |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 99,256 | $1.53M | 0.57% | −542−0.5% | Reduced |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 99,476 | $1.53M | 0.97% | +22,843+29.8% | Added |
| G&S Capital LLC | 99,472 | $1.53M | 0.82% | +33,423+50.6% | Added |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | 100,000 | $1.54M | 0.04% | +100,000 | New |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 100,000 | $1.54M | 0.02% | +100,000 | New |
| Hedges Asset Management LLC | 101,000 | $1.55M | 1.20% | −2,500−2.4% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 102,455 | $1.57M | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Phraction Management LLC | 102,673 | $1.58M | 0.92% | −12,900−11.2% | Reduced |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 107,500 | $1.65M | 0.30% | +107,500 | New |
| Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC | 112,790 | $1.73M | 0.14% | +96,910+610.3% | Added |
| Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC | 113,955 | $1.75M | 0.13% | −875−0.8% | Reduced |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 116,739 | $1.79M | 0.14% | −8,650−6.9% | Reduced |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.87M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Centaurus Financial, Inc. | 122,515 | $1.88M | 0.15% | +122,515 | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 125,579 | $1.93M | 0.03% | +5,975+5.0% | Added |
| Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. | 126,442 | $1.94M | 0.31% | +1,222+1.0% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 127,469 | $1.96M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | 130,000 | $2.00M | 0.16% | +130,000 | New |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $2.02M | 1.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blair William & Co | 133,909 | $2.06M | 0.01% | −1,654−1.2% | Reduced |
| Lincoln National Corp | 136,797 | $2.10M | 0.04% | +90,503+195.5% | Added |
| BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA | 146,100 | $2.25M | 0.00% | −56,900−28.0% | Reduced |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 151,820 | $2.33M | 0.36% | −1,010−0.7% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Trust Co Lba | 152,040 | $2.34M | 0.28% | +2,640+1.8% | Added |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 159,676 | $2.45M | 1.73% | +1,413+0.9% | Added |
| B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. | 164,088 | $2.52M | 0.19% | +27,841+20.4% | Added |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 168,143 | $2.58M | 1.71% | −2,500−1.5% | Reduced |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $2.63M | 0.71% | +103,352+153.0% | Added |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 173,800 | $2.67M | 0.22% | −8,850−4.8% | Reduced |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 174,109 | $2.68M | 0.00% | +147,226+547.7% | Added |
| Surience Private Wealth LLC | 179,235 | $2.75M | 2.41% | −3,678−2.0% | Reduced |
| Bennicas & Associates, Inc. | 183,707 | $2.82M | 1.42% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.83M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 198,934 | $3.06M | 0.00% | +19,065+10.6% | Added |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 199,105 | $3.06M | 0.02% | +136,548+218.3% | Added |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 200,000 | $3.07M | 1.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 204,339 | $3.14M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $3.22M | 1.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $3.29M | 2.29% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 215,976 | $3.32M | 1.99% | +15,213+7.6% | Added |