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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, Q2 2022

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Jun 30, 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
381
+5 vs. Q1 2022
Shares held
111.5M
+1.26M (+1.1%) vs. Q1 2022
Total value
$1.58B
−$112.9M (−6.7%) vs. Q1 2022
New holders
35
111 more added
Sold out
30
82 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q1 2022 haven't filed for Q2 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2022: 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 holdersQ2 2022: 381 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 heldQ2 2022: $1.58B
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, Q2 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q1 2022.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q2 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada8,042,731$114.0M0.04%+1,922,726+31.4%Added
Central Trust Co7,330,729$104.0M3.43%+413,571+6.0%Added
Evanson Asset Management, LLC7,138,968$101.2M11.48%−22,916−0.3%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.5,977,825$84.8M1.10%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley4,841,876$68.7M0.01%+193,285+4.2%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC4,771,456$67.7M0.60%−1,778,199−27.1%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec4,637,920$65.7M0.73%−46,814−1.0%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd4,118,188$58.3M0.82%−1,616,201−28.2%Reduced
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.3,921,256$55.6M8.67%+224,249+6.1%Added
SMI Advisory Services, LLC3,101,886$44.0M15.70%+468,316+17.8%Added
South State Corp.1,929,028$27.4M2.57%+88,800+4.8%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,865,146$26.4M0.01%−121,436−6.1%Reduced
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$20.5M8.51%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,386,760$19.7M0.05%−175,518−11.2%Reduced
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC1,260,948$17.9M2.26%+33,447+2.7%Added
Monaco Asset Management SAM1,196,000$17.0M7.80%00.0%Unchanged
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,154,599$16.4M17.09%−41,046−3.4%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC1,151,256$16.3M1.00%+56,032+5.1%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,132,668$16.1M0.01%+414,023+57.6%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC1,101,774$15.6M0.20%+738,231+203.1%Added
National Bank of Canada1,046,720$14.8M0.08%+29,426+2.9%Added
Bank of Montreal970,313$13.9M0.01%+125,119+14.8%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC957,101$13.6M0.42%+217,286+29.4%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC931,658$13.2M6.54%−6,557−0.7%Reduced
Concorde Financial Corp903,577$12.8M14.31%+14,323+1.6%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc902,720$12.8M0.46%00.0%Unchanged
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.887,145$12.6M14.40%−6,483−0.7%Reduced
Bank of America Corp873,351$12.4M0.00%−10,722−1.2%Reduced
Bridge Advisory, LLC892,775$12.0M5.79%−7,313−0.8%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC835,185$11.8M0.03%+38,846+4.9%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC818,069$11.6M8.11%+6,237+0.8%Added
CWM Advisors, LLC789,140$11.2M1.48%−714,388−47.5%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.773,989$11.0M0.02%−123,282−13.7%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC763,811$10.9M0.05%+30,129+4.1%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc757,361$10.7M3.61%−33,702−4.3%Reduced
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC741,866$10.5M1.92%00.0%Unchanged
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC729,132$10.3M4.19%+24,248+3.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.688,859$9.77M0.05%+59,251+9.4%Added
Quilter Plc682,257$9.67M0.33%−23,989−3.4%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC675,895$9.58M0.01%−328,484−32.7%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC674,519$9.56M0.20%−285,907−29.8%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates635,057$9.01M0.01%−18,260−2.8%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.482,633$8.42M0.09%+28,575+6.3%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc556,263$7.89M2.10%+2,139+0.4%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc536,961$7.60M2.05%+285,582+113.6%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP476,000$6.75M0.59%00.0%Unchanged
Perritt Capital Management Inc469,133$6.65M4.04%+2080.0%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC447,085$6.34M0.68%+797+0.2%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.458,185$6.15M9.29%+83,765+22.4%Added
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc415,523$5.89M2.22%+13,495+3.4%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.414,643$5.88M0.65%−54,896−11.7%Reduced
Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc.411,288$5.83M8.98%+4,317+1.1%Added
Truist Financial Corp404,747$5.74M0.01%−2,344−0.6%Reduced
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC395,000$5.60M4.89%+45,000+12.9%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC384,435$5.45M0.19%+36,471+10.5%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC360,744$5.12M1.28%+33,365+10.2%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.351,974$4.99M0.02%+53,404+17.9%Added
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.344,536$4.89M0.25%+344,536New
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC320,160$4.54M1.68%−40,820−11.3%Reduced
Bailard, Inc.315,896$4.48M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd297,107$4.21M10.98%00.0%Unchanged
Inspire Advisors, LLC290,035$4.11M1.15%+4,443+1.6%Added
OTA Financial Group L.P.288,053$4.08M1.96%+288,053New
Sprott Inc.282,817$4.01M0.37%−2,560−0.9%Reduced
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.282,548$4.01M0.60%+30,827+12.2%Added
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC275,715$3.91M2.60%+1,900+0.7%Added
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC268,214$3.80M3.02%+16,191+6.4%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC258,888$3.67M0.10%−12,504−4.6%Reduced
NovaPoint Capital, LLC258,681$3.67M1.60%−4,406−1.7%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.253,019$3.59M0.07%+199,935+376.6%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.250,450$3.55M0.01%+25,239+11.2%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC250,362$3.55M0.18%+3,657+1.5%Added
Money Concepts Capital Corp247,620$3.51M0.31%−1,235−0.5%Reduced
Macroview Investment Management LLC247,031$3.50M5.83%−9,418−3.7%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.235,857$3.34M0.02%+11,688+5.2%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.233,590$3.31M0.01%+7,197+3.2%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.232,727$3.30M0.16%+2,728+1.2%Added
Surience Private Wealth LLC228,334$3.24M4.88%+49,099+27.4%Added
Creative Planning228,357$3.24M0.01%+203,572+821.4%Added
Sterneck Capital Management, LLC223,947$3.18M2.13%+7,971+3.7%Added
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$3.04M2.52%00.0%Unchanged
Telemus Capital, LLC212,851$3.02M0.29%−7,689−3.5%Reduced
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC210,515$2.98M0.09%+110,515+110.5%Added
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$2.97M1.44%00.0%Unchanged
NewEdge Wealth, LLC206,689$2.93M0.13%+2,350+1.2%Added
Lincoln National Corp206,458$2.93M0.07%+69,661+50.9%Added
Stifel Financial Corp205,029$2.91M0.00%+6,095+3.1%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.190,000$2.69M1.13%−10,000−5.0%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$2.61M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Bennicas & Associates, Inc.183,707$2.60M1.52%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.174,109$2.47M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$2.42M0.71%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.170,557$2.42M0.90%+170,557New
B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc.166,661$2.36M0.22%+2,573+1.6%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co165,491$2.35M0.05%+91,200+122.8%Added
Bard Financial Services, Inc.164,800$2.34M0.21%−9,000−5.2%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC163,419$2.32M0.18%+35,950+28.2%Added
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC160,441$2.27M1.79%+765+0.5%Added
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC160,228$2.27M0.02%+133,678+503.5%Added
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.158,039$2.24M1.86%−10,104−6.0%Reduced