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.
| 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, Q2 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q1 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 8,042,731 | $114.0M | 0.04% | +1,922,726+31.4% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 7,330,729 | $104.0M | 3.43% | +413,571+6.0% | Added |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 7,138,968 | $101.2M | 11.48% | −22,916−0.3% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 5,977,825 | $84.8M | 1.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,841,876 | $68.7M | 0.01% | +193,285+4.2% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 4,771,456 | $67.7M | 0.60% | −1,778,199−27.1% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,637,920 | $65.7M | 0.73% | −46,814−1.0% | Reduced |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 4,118,188 | $58.3M | 0.82% | −1,616,201−28.2% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 3,921,256 | $55.6M | 8.67% | +224,249+6.1% | Added |
| SMI Advisory Services, LLC | 3,101,886 | $44.0M | 15.70% | +468,316+17.8% | Added |
| South State Corp. | 1,929,028 | $27.4M | 2.57% | +88,800+4.8% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,865,146 | $26.4M | 0.01% | −121,436−6.1% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $20.5M | 8.51% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,386,760 | $19.7M | 0.05% | −175,518−11.2% | Reduced |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 1,260,948 | $17.9M | 2.26% | +33,447+2.7% | Added |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM | 1,196,000 | $17.0M | 7.80% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,154,599 | $16.4M | 17.09% | −41,046−3.4% | Reduced |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 1,151,256 | $16.3M | 1.00% | +56,032+5.1% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,132,668 | $16.1M | 0.01% | +414,023+57.6% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 1,101,774 | $15.6M | 0.20% | +738,231+203.1% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 1,046,720 | $14.8M | 0.08% | +29,426+2.9% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 970,313 | $13.9M | 0.01% | +125,119+14.8% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 957,101 | $13.6M | 0.42% | +217,286+29.4% | Added |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 931,658 | $13.2M | 6.54% | −6,557−0.7% | Reduced |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 903,577 | $12.8M | 14.31% | +14,323+1.6% | Added |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 902,720 | $12.8M | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 887,145 | $12.6M | 14.40% | −6,483−0.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 873,351 | $12.4M | 0.00% | −10,722−1.2% | Reduced |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 892,775 | $12.0M | 5.79% | −7,313−0.8% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 835,185 | $11.8M | 0.03% | +38,846+4.9% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 818,069 | $11.6M | 8.11% | +6,237+0.8% | Added |
| CWM Advisors, LLC | 789,140 | $11.2M | 1.48% | −714,388−47.5% | Reduced |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 773,989 | $11.0M | 0.02% | −123,282−13.7% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 763,811 | $10.9M | 0.05% | +30,129+4.1% | Added |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 757,361 | $10.7M | 3.61% | −33,702−4.3% | Reduced |
| Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC | 741,866 | $10.5M | 1.92% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 729,132 | $10.3M | 4.19% | +24,248+3.4% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 688,859 | $9.77M | 0.05% | +59,251+9.4% | Added |
| Quilter Plc | 682,257 | $9.67M | 0.33% | −23,989−3.4% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 675,895 | $9.58M | 0.01% | −328,484−32.7% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 674,519 | $9.56M | 0.20% | −285,907−29.8% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 635,057 | $9.01M | 0.01% | −18,260−2.8% | Reduced |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 482,633 | $8.42M | 0.09% | +28,575+6.3% | Added |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 556,263 | $7.89M | 2.10% | +2,139+0.4% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 536,961 | $7.60M | 2.05% | +285,582+113.6% | Added |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 476,000 | $6.75M | 0.59% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 469,133 | $6.65M | 4.04% | +2080.0% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 447,085 | $6.34M | 0.68% | +797+0.2% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 458,185 | $6.15M | 9.29% | +83,765+22.4% | Added |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 415,523 | $5.89M | 2.22% | +13,495+3.4% | Added |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 414,643 | $5.88M | 0.65% | −54,896−11.7% | Reduced |
| Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc. | 411,288 | $5.83M | 8.98% | +4,317+1.1% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 404,747 | $5.74M | 0.01% | −2,344−0.6% | Reduced |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 395,000 | $5.60M | 4.89% | +45,000+12.9% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 384,435 | $5.45M | 0.19% | +36,471+10.5% | Added |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 360,744 | $5.12M | 1.28% | +33,365+10.2% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 351,974 | $4.99M | 0.02% | +53,404+17.9% | Added |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 344,536 | $4.89M | 0.25% | +344,536 | New |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 320,160 | $4.54M | 1.68% | −40,820−11.3% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 315,896 | $4.48M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 297,107 | $4.21M | 10.98% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Inspire Advisors, LLC | 290,035 | $4.11M | 1.15% | +4,443+1.6% | Added |
| OTA Financial Group L.P. | 288,053 | $4.08M | 1.96% | +288,053 | New |
| Sprott Inc. | 282,817 | $4.01M | 0.37% | −2,560−0.9% | Reduced |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 282,548 | $4.01M | 0.60% | +30,827+12.2% | Added |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 275,715 | $3.91M | 2.60% | +1,900+0.7% | Added |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 268,214 | $3.80M | 3.02% | +16,191+6.4% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 258,888 | $3.67M | 0.10% | −12,504−4.6% | Reduced |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 258,681 | $3.67M | 1.60% | −4,406−1.7% | Reduced |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 253,019 | $3.59M | 0.07% | +199,935+376.6% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 250,450 | $3.55M | 0.01% | +25,239+11.2% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 250,362 | $3.55M | 0.18% | +3,657+1.5% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 247,620 | $3.51M | 0.31% | −1,235−0.5% | Reduced |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 247,031 | $3.50M | 5.83% | −9,418−3.7% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 235,857 | $3.34M | 0.02% | +11,688+5.2% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 233,590 | $3.31M | 0.01% | +7,197+3.2% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 232,727 | $3.30M | 0.16% | +2,728+1.2% | Added |
| Surience Private Wealth LLC | 228,334 | $3.24M | 4.88% | +49,099+27.4% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 228,357 | $3.24M | 0.01% | +203,572+821.4% | Added |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 223,947 | $3.18M | 2.13% | +7,971+3.7% | Added |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $3.04M | 2.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 212,851 | $3.02M | 0.29% | −7,689−3.5% | Reduced |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | 210,515 | $2.98M | 0.09% | +110,515+110.5% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $2.97M | 1.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 206,689 | $2.93M | 0.13% | +2,350+1.2% | Added |
| Lincoln National Corp | 206,458 | $2.93M | 0.07% | +69,661+50.9% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 205,029 | $2.91M | 0.00% | +6,095+3.1% | Added |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 190,000 | $2.69M | 1.13% | −10,000−5.0% | Reduced |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.61M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bennicas & Associates, Inc. | 183,707 | $2.60M | 1.52% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 174,109 | $2.47M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $2.42M | 0.71% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. | 170,557 | $2.42M | 0.90% | +170,557 | New |
| B. Riley Wealth Management, Inc. | 166,661 | $2.36M | 0.22% | +2,573+1.6% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 165,491 | $2.35M | 0.05% | +91,200+122.8% | Added |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 164,800 | $2.34M | 0.21% | −9,000−5.2% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 163,419 | $2.32M | 0.18% | +35,950+28.2% | Added |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 160,441 | $2.27M | 1.79% | +765+0.5% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 160,228 | $2.27M | 0.02% | +133,678+503.5% | Added |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 158,039 | $2.24M | 1.86% | −10,104−6.0% | Reduced |