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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | 130,000 | $2.00M | 0.16% | +130,000 | New |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 127,469 | $1.96M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. | 126,442 | $1.94M | 0.31% | +1,222+1.0% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 125,579 | $1.93M | 0.03% | +5,975+5.0% | Added |
| Centaurus Financial, Inc. | 122,515 | $1.88M | 0.15% | +122,515 | New |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.87M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 116,739 | $1.79M | 0.14% | −8,650−6.9% | Reduced |
| Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC | 113,955 | $1.75M | 0.13% | −875−0.8% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC | 112,790 | $1.73M | 0.14% | +96,910+610.3% | Added |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 107,500 | $1.65M | 0.30% | +107,500 | New |
| Phraction Management LLC | 102,673 | $1.58M | 0.92% | −12,900−11.2% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 102,455 | $1.57M | 0.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hedges Asset Management LLC | 101,000 | $1.55M | 1.20% | −2,500−2.4% | Reduced |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 99,256 | $1.53M | 0.57% | −542−0.5% | Reduced |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 99,250 | $1.52M | 0.09% | +21,825+28.2% | Added |
| Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group | 98,028 | $1.51M | 1.02% | −222,642−69.4% | Reduced |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 98,100 | $1.51M | 0.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arnhold LLC | 97,425 | $1.50M | 0.17% | +100+0.1% | Added |
| Trilogy Capital Inc. | 96,800 | $1.49M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 134,516 | $1.43M | 0.02% | +134,516 | New |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 91,847 | $1.41M | 0.21% | −6,600−6.7% | Reduced |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 90,400 | $1.39M | 0.16% | +420+0.5% | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | 89,124 | $1.37M | 0.01% | +89,124 | New |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 88,667 | $1.36M | 0.16% | +17,537+24.7% | Added |
| Latitude Advisors, LLC | 88,617 | $1.36M | 0.31% | +29,539+50.0% | Added |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 87,372 | $1.34M | 0.08% | +3,339+4.0% | Added |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 87,110 | $1.34M | 0.22% | −400−0.5% | Reduced |
| BCS Wealth Management | 86,989 | $1.34M | 0.55% | −20.0% | Reduced |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 83,765 | $1.29M | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC | 83,000 | $1.28M | 0.43% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 81,747 | $1.26M | 0.11% | +21,246+35.1% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 80,347 | $1.24M | 0.00% | −10,410−11.5% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 79,870 | $1.23M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sawtooth Solutions, LLC | 76,403 | $1.17M | 0.14% | −188,727−71.2% | Reduced |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 75,458 | $1.16M | 0.16% | +53,400+242.1% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 74,291 | $1.14M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 74,170 | $1.14M | 0.01% | −1,294−1.7% | Reduced |
| 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 |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 72,848 | $1.12M | 0.04% | +37,638+106.9% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 70,832 | $1.09M | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 70,805 | $1.09M | 0.02% | +7,400+11.7% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 68,601 | $1.05M | 0.01% | +14,151+26.0% | Added |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $1.05M | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 68,337 | $1.05M | 0.04% | +42,184+161.3% | Added |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 67,700 | $1.04M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 67,505 | $1.04M | 0.00% | −2,178−3.1% | Reduced |
| Birch Capital Management, LLC | 66,444 | $1.02M | 0.63% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keel Point, LLC | 63,472 | $976.0K | 0.15% | −19,857−23.8% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 63,119 | $970.0K | 0.04% | +32,704+107.5% | Added |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 61,000 | $938.0K | 0.90% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 59,534 | $915.0K | 0.03% | +382+0.6% | Added |
| First Manhattan Co | 58,600 | $900.0K | 0.00% | −23,440−28.6% | Reduced |
| Ade, LLC | 57,514 | $884.0K | 0.83% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 54,515 | $838.0K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 54,001 | $830.0K | 0.01% | +12,185+29.1% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 53,966 | $829.0K | 0.00% | +5,423+11.2% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 53,084 | $816.0K | 0.01% | +53,084 | New |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 50,100 | $770.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 49,892 | $767.0K | 0.01% | −1,397−2.7% | Reduced |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 49,571 | $762.0K | 0.28% | +5,256+11.9% | Added |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 49,466 | $760.0K | 0.04% | +3,460+7.5% | Added |
| Lane Generational LLC | 48,961 | $753.0K | 0.69% | +2,502+5.4% | Added |
| Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 48,485 | $745.2K | 0.07% | +1,372+2.9% | Added |
| LVM Capital Management Ltd | 48,225 | $741.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 47,850 | $735.5K | 0.06% | −2,500−5.0% | Reduced |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 47,476 | $730.0K | 0.23% | −299−0.6% | Reduced |
| Harbor Advisory Corp | 46,830 | $720.0K | 0.29% | −1,066−2.2% | Reduced |
| Silver Oak Securities, Inc | 46,718 | $719.0K | 0.15% | +46,718 | New |
| Crown Wealth Group, LLC | 46,617 | $717.0K | 0.50% | +46,617 | New |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 45,635 | $701.0K | 0.01% | −750−1.6% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 43,408 | $667.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 42,033 | $646.0K | 0.02% | −10,875−20.6% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Advisors Inc. | 41,566 | $639.0K | 0.15% | −1,645−3.8% | Reduced |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 41,306 | $636.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 40,917 | $629.0K | 0.01% | −1,678−3.9% | Reduced |
| Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC | 40,841 | $628.0K | 0.53% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 39,402 | $605.6K | 0.34% | −3,530−8.2% | Reduced |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 39,057 | $600.0K | 0.08% | +39,057 | New |
| Avenir Corp | 38,860 | $597.0K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lido Advisors, LLC | 38,708 | $594.0K | 0.01% | −1,658−4.1% | Reduced |
| Cypress Wealth Services, LLC | 37,273 | $573.0K | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mather Group, LLC. | 36,994 | $569.0K | 0.01% | +36,994 | New |
| Optimum Investment Advisors | 36,600 | $563.0K | 0.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Aveo Capital Partners, LLC | 36,306 | $558.0K | 0.10% | +450+1.3% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 36,600 | $555.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Islay Capital Management, LLC | 36,086 | $555.0K | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 35,956 | $553.0K | 0.00% | +24,090+203.0% | Added |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 35,276 | $542.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 35,122 | $540.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Family Capital Trust Co | 35,000 | $538.0K | 0.17% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Straight Path Wealth Management | 33,445 | $514.0K | 0.44% | +33,445 | New |
| J Arnold Wealth Management Co | 33,400 | $513.0K | 0.28% | +15,050+82.0% | Added |
| Glassman Wealth Services | 31,965 | $491.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC | 31,500 | $484.0K | 0.09% | −1,000−3.1% | Reduced |
| Clarity Financial LLC | 31,500 | $484.0K | 0.10% | +20,000+173.9% | Added |