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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, Q3 2022

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Sep 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
365
−10 vs. Q2 2022
Shares held
110.5M
−593.6K (−0.5%) vs. Q2 2022
Total value
$1.42B
−$158.6M (−10.1%) vs. Q2 2022
New holders
27
92 more added
Sold out
37
118 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q2 2022 haven't filed for Q3 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2022: 365 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 heldQ3 2022: $1.42B
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, Q3 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2022.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q3 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.310,361$3.97M0.63%+27,813+9.8%Added
Bailard, Inc.315,896$4.04M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Private Advisor Group, LLC320,390$4.10M0.05%−4,451,066−93.3%Reduced
Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.329,786$4.22M0.24%−14,750−4.3%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC360,229$4.61M0.16%−24,206−6.3%Reduced
Flow Traders U.S. LLC363,370$4.65M0.25%+274,648+309.6%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC377,429$4.83M1.11%+16,685+4.6%Added
Perritt Capital Management Inc380,166$4.87M3.10%−88,967−19.0%Reduced
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC395,000$5.06M4.51%00.0%Unchanged
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC399,910$5.12M0.56%+358,736+871.3%Added
Danda Trouve Investment Management, Inc.407,618$5.22M9.65%−3,670−0.9%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.407,811$5.22M0.10%+154,792+61.2%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.412,378$5.28M0.63%−2,265−0.5%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC413,644$5.29M0.01%+370,333+855.1%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.426,307$5.46M0.09%+323,369+314.1%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC451,872$5.78M0.52%+4,787+1.1%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.462,595$5.92M10.16%+4,410+1.0%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP476,000$6.09M0.61%00.0%Unchanged
Quilter Plc509,881$6.53M0.23%−172,376−25.3%Reduced
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc538,461$6.89M2.05%−17,802−3.2%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.417,094$7.16M0.08%−65,539−13.6%Reduced
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC594,463$7.61M2.88%+274,303+85.7%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC647,468$8.30M0.19%−27,051−4.0%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.670,551$8.58M0.05%−18,308−2.7%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates678,976$8.69M0.01%+43,919+6.9%Added
LPL Financial LLC679,735$8.70M0.01%+3,840+0.6%Added
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC724,320$9.27M4.12%−4,812−0.7%Reduced
Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC742,226$9.50M1.62%+3600.0%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc756,943$9.69M3.38%−418−0.1%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC778,177$9.96M0.04%+14,366+1.9%Added
Bridge Advisory, LLC823,807$10.5M5.14%−68,968−7.7%Reduced
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC826,742$10.6M8.77%+8,673+1.1%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC862,695$11.0M0.03%+27,510+3.3%Added
Bank of America Corp869,722$11.1M0.00%−3,629−0.4%Reduced
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc877,970$11.2M0.43%−24,750−2.7%Reduced
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.894,346$11.4M13.52%+7,201+0.8%Added
Concorde Financial Corp902,448$11.6M7.79%−1,129−0.1%Reduced
Auxano Advisors, LLC929,958$11.9M5.47%−1,700−0.2%Reduced
National Bank of Canada984,352$12.6M0.07%−62,368−6.0%Reduced
Bank of Montreal963,695$12.7M0.01%−6,618−0.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,020,776$13.1M0.03%+246,787+31.9%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,057,826$13.5M0.01%−74,842−6.6%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors1,068,403$13.7M0.08%+1,068,403New
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC1,069,904$13.7M0.17%−31,870−2.9%Reduced
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,128,795$14.4M15.42%−25,804−2.2%Reduced
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC1,152,313$14.7M3.35%−108,635−8.6%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC1,183,457$15.1M0.97%+32,201+2.8%Added
Monaco Asset Management SAM1,196,000$15.3M6.88%00.0%Unchanged
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC1,224,593$15.7M0.50%+267,492+27.9%Added
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc1,275,294$16.3M2.16%+859,771+206.9%Added
OTA Financial Group L.P.1,338,672$17.1M14.71%+1,050,619+364.7%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,352,421$17.3M0.05%−34,339−2.5%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,394,822$17.9M0.01%−470,324−25.2%Reduced
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$18.5M7.91%00.0%Unchanged
Truist Financial Corp1,599,653$20.5M0.04%+1,194,906+295.2%Added
South State Corp.1,889,377$24.2M2.41%−39,651−2.1%Reduced
SMI Advisory Services, LLC3,345,639$42.8M13.92%+243,753+7.9%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,053,677$51.9M8.65%+132,421+3.4%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec4,153,958$53.3M0.63%−483,962−10.4%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd4,720,104$60.4M0.93%+601,916+14.6%Added
Morgan Stanley5,441,044$69.6M0.01%+599,168+12.4%Added
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.5,977,825$76.5M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
Evanson Asset Management, LLC7,160,061$91.6M11.06%+21,093+0.3%Added
Royal Bank of Canada7,246,334$92.8M0.03%−796,397−9.9%Reduced
Central Trust Co7,613,320$97.5M3.34%+282,591+3.9%Added
CWM Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−789,140−100.0%Sold out
Inspire Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−290,035−100.0%Sold out
Surience Private Wealth LLC0$00.00%−228,334−100.0%Sold out
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.0$00.00%−209,390−100.0%Sold out
Centaurus Financial, Inc.0$00.00%−157,055−100.0%Sold out
Barometer Capital Management Inc.0$00.00%−78,900−100.0%Sold out
BNP Paribas Arbitrage, SA0$00.00%−84,296−100.0%Sold out
IPG Investment Advisors LLC0$00.00%−49,691−100.0%Sold out
Spartan Fund Management Inc.0$00.00%−41,000−100.0%Sold out
Harbor Advisory Corp0$00.00%−24,693−100.0%Sold out
PFG Advisors0$00.00%−24,701−100.0%Sold out
Park Avenue Securities LLC0$00.00%−23,371−100.0%Sold out
XTX Topco Ltd0$00.00%−21,438−100.0%Sold out
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC.0$00.00%−21,329−100.0%Sold out
Cambridge Trust Co0$00.00%−20,500−100.0%Sold out
Smith, Salley & Associates0$00.00%−20,256−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−19,437−100.0%Sold out
Clarity Financial LLC0$00.00%−17,990−100.0%Sold out
TKG Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−17,625−100.0%Sold out
Foresight Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−17,521−100.0%Sold out
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−16,175−100.0%Sold out
Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−14,938−100.0%Sold out
First Capital Advisors Group, LLC.0$00.00%−14,895−100.0%Sold out
SkyView Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−14,895−100.0%Sold out
Chemung Canal Trust Co0$00.00%−11,986−100.0%Sold out
Integrated Advisors Network LLC0$00.00%−11,165−100.0%Sold out
Chase Investment Counsel Corp0$00.00%−10,940−100.0%Sold out
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC0$00.00%−10,150−100.0%Sold out
CoreCap Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−6,658−100.0%Sold out
Credit Suisse AG0$00.00%−4,685−100.0%Sold out
Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc.0$00.00%−2,000−100.0%Sold out
Concord Wealth Partners0$00.00%−1,600−100.0%Sold out
Meeder Asset Management Inc0$00.00%−1,234−100.0%Sold out
JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−725−100.0%Sold out
Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−637−100.0%Sold out