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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
Centaurus Financial, Inc.157,055$2.23M0.22%+34,540+28.2%Added
St. James Investment Company, LLC152,220$2.16M0.35%+400+0.3%Added
Blair William & Co138,759$1.97M0.01%+4,850+3.6%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC136,929$1.94M0.11%+123,707+935.6%Added
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$1.87M1.33%00.0%Unchanged
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.126,172$1.79M0.34%−270−0.2%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC124,222$1.76M0.03%−1,357−1.1%Reduced
Tiaa, FSB121,925$1.73M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC117,495$1.67M0.15%+3,540+3.1%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.117,239$1.66M0.15%+500+0.4%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC111,000$1.57M2.59%+50,000+82.0%Added
Strategic Blueprint, LLC106,152$1.50M0.19%+17,485+19.7%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.102,938$1.46M0.03%−313,746−75.3%Reduced
Phraction Management LLC102,673$1.46M0.96%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.102,530$1.45M0.10%+15,158+17.3%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC102,455$1.45M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC101,758$1.44M0.09%+83,214+448.7%Added
Hedges Asset Management LLC101,000$1.43M1.35%00.0%Unchanged
HC Advisors, LLC100,976$1.43M1.02%+1,500+1.5%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc134,516$1.43M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC99,999$1.42M0.01%−99,106−49.8%Reduced
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC99,947$1.42M0.58%+691+0.7%Added
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.99,250$1.41M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Northside Capital Management, LLC98,100$1.39M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Arnhold LLC97,425$1.38M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
G&S Capital LLC95,506$1.35M0.80%−3,966−4.0%Reduced
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC95,000$1.35M0.61%+12,000+14.5%Added
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.89,577$1.27M0.14%+7,830+9.6%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC89,252$1.27M0.05%+16,404+22.5%Added
Flow Traders U.S. LLC88,722$1.26M0.07%+88,722New
Proficio Capital Partners LLC87,187$1.24M0.23%−4,660−5.1%Reduced
BCS Wealth Management86,989$1.23M0.55%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.85,854$1.22M0.00%+18,349+27.2%Added
Barometer Capital Management Inc.78,900$1.21M0.50%−28,600−26.6%Reduced
Sepio Capital, LP85,084$1.21M0.12%+70,900+499.9%Added
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA84,296$1.20M0.00%−61,804−42.3%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management83,765$1.19M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Prospera Financial Services Inc83,593$1.19M0.06%+15,256+22.3%Added
True North Advisors, LLC80,712$1.14M0.36%+55,507+220.2%Added
Mariner, LLC80,347$1.14M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC79,505$1.13M0.01%+5,335+7.2%Added
Soros Capital Management LLC78,955$1.12M0.64%+5,410+7.4%Added
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC77,732$1.10M0.08%−2,138−2.7%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC77,657$1.10M0.10%−35,133−31.1%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp75,458$1.07M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Crown Wealth Group, LLC73,190$1.04M0.94%+26,573+57.0%Added
Frontier Wealth Management LLC72,700$1.03M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC72,564$1.03M0.13%−17,836−19.7%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp70,832$1.00M0.22%00.0%Unchanged
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC70,805$1.00M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Davenport & Co LLC70,086$994.0K0.01%+1,485+2.2%Added
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC69,571$987.0K0.27%+20,000+40.3%Added
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$970.0K0.89%00.0%Unchanged
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc67,700$960.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Scotia Capital Inc.63,440$920.0K0.01%+9,439+17.5%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC63,119$895.0K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Sigma Planning Corp61,409$871.0K0.03%+1,875+3.1%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers61,374$870.0K0.01%+11,482+23.0%Added
IMC-Chicago, LLC60,992$865.0K0.08%+42,664+232.8%Added
First Manhattan Co58,600$830.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC57,809$820.0K0.01%+12,174+26.7%Added
Ade, LLC57,514$816.0K0.87%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.54,515$773.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
MML Investors Services, LLC53,806$763.0K0.01%+53,806New
Silver Oak Securities, Inc53,745$724.0K0.16%+7,027+15.0%Added
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC50,100$710.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co49,886$708.0K0.00%−4,080−7.6%Reduced
IPG Investment Advisors LLC49,691$705.0K0.18%+49,691New
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP49,466$701.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC48,848$693.0K0.09%−27,555−36.1%Reduced
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group48,485$687.5K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
LVM Capital Management Ltd48,225$684.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Advisory Inc46,728$662.0K0.00%+46,728New
White Pine Capital LLC46,366$657.0K0.26%−1,110−2.3%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.45,715$648.2K0.08%−2,135−4.5%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co43,408$616.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Jane Street Group, LLC43,311$614.0K0.00%+43,311New
Lane Generational LLC42,924$609.0K0.81%−6,037−12.3%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc42,033$596.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC41,174$588.0K0.08%+41,174New
National Asset Management, Inc.41,306$586.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Spartan Fund Management Inc.41,000$581.0K0.12%+41,000New
Cambridge Advisors Inc.40,666$577.0K0.16%−900−2.2%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc40,417$573.0K0.01%−500−1.2%Reduced
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.39,402$558.7K0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Avenir Corp38,860$551.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Keel Point, LLC38,009$533.0K0.08%−25,463−40.1%Reduced
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC37,439$531.0K0.17%+166+0.4%Added
Mather Group, LLC.36,994$525.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc36,911$523.0K0.00%+955+2.7%Added
Optimum Investment Advisors36,600$519.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
1832 Asset Management L.P.36,600$519.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Straight Path Wealth Management36,445$517.0K0.51%+3,000+9.0%Added
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC36,224$514.0K0.08%−82−0.2%Reduced
Islay Capital Management, LLC36,086$512.0K0.53%00.0%Unchanged
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC35,276$500.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$498.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Family Capital Trust Co35,000$496.0K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
J Arnold Wealth Management Co33,500$475.0K0.36%+100+0.3%Added
Glassman Wealth Services31,965$453.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged