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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
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC156,550$2.00M0.02%−3,678−2.3%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.155,268$1.99M0.00%−18,841−10.8%Reduced
St. James Investment Company, LLC152,475$1.95M0.31%+255+0.2%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC136,709$1.75M0.10%−220−0.2%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC136,477$1.75M0.03%+12,255+9.9%Added
Beaumont Financial Partners, LLC134,145$1.72M0.16%+16,650+14.2%Added
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$1.69M1.35%00.0%Unchanged
Boenning & Scattergood, Inc.126,852$1.62M0.33%+680+0.5%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC122,236$1.56M0.02%+42,731+53.7%Added
Tiaa, FSB121,925$1.56M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.118,020$1.51M0.12%+15,490+15.1%Added
Phraction Management LLC117,673$1.51M1.14%+15,000+14.6%Added
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.116,644$1.49M0.63%−53,913−31.6%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.115,000$1.47M0.12%+115,000New
North Star Investment Management Corp.111,239$1.42M0.14%−6,000−5.1%Reduced
Courage Capital Management LLC111,000$1.42M3.08%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Blueprint, LLC105,679$1.35M0.17%−473−0.4%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.105,000$1.34M0.00%+105,000New
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC103,104$1.32M0.08%+1,346+1.3%Added
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC102,455$1.31M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
HC Advisors, LLC101,279$1.30M0.89%+303+0.3%Added
Hedges Asset Management LLC101,000$1.29M1.29%00.0%Unchanged
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.99,250$1.27M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Northside Capital Management, LLC98,100$1.26M0.41%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC98,028$1.25M0.01%−1,971−2.0%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc95,852$1.23M0.06%+12,259+14.7%Added
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC95,000$1.22M0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC89,029$1.14M0.05%−223−0.2%Reduced
IFP Advisors, Inc106,467$1.14M0.03%−28,049−20.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.88,441$1.13M0.00%+2,587+3.0%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC87,187$1.12M0.21%00.0%Unchanged
BCS Wealth Management86,989$1.11M0.52%00.0%Unchanged
Sepio Capital, LP85,084$1.09M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Hollencrest Capital Management82,765$1.06M0.13%−1,000−1.2%Reduced
Soros Capital Management LLC78,955$1.01M1.14%00.0%Unchanged
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC77,582$993.0K0.07%−150−0.2%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC76,159$975.0K0.15%+3,595+5.0%Added
Claret Asset Management Corp70,832$907.0K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Davenport & Co LLC70,066$897.0K0.01%−200.0%Reduced
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$875.0K0.43%00.0%Unchanged
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.68,136$872.1K0.10%−21,441−23.9%Reduced
Mariner, LLC67,793$868.0K0.00%−12,554−15.6%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co66,245$849.0K0.00%+16,359+32.8%Added
G&S Capital LLC64,479$825.0K0.44%−31,027−32.5%Reduced
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC63,079$807.0K0.04%−40−0.1%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp62,563$801.0K0.03%+1,154+1.9%Added
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC62,505$800.0K0.02%−8,300−11.7%Reduced
IMC-Chicago, LLC61,795$791.0K0.07%+803+1.3%Added
Arnhold LLC61,627$789.0K0.11%−35,798−36.7%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc60,988$781.0K0.00%+24,077+65.2%Added
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc60,329$772.0K0.10%−7,371−10.9%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC59,800$765.0K0.01%+5,994+11.1%Added
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP58,669$751.0K0.05%+9,203+18.6%Added
GWM Advisors LLC58,599$750.0K0.01%+790+1.4%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers58,201$745.0K0.01%−3,173−5.2%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.57,940$742.0K0.01%−5,500−8.7%Reduced
Ade, LLC55,670$713.0K0.80%−1,844−3.2%Reduced
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.54,515$698.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Tompkins Financial Corp53,400$684.0K0.12%−22,058−29.2%Reduced
First Manhattan Co53,222$681.0K0.00%−5,378−9.2%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.52,700$674.6K0.09%+6,985+15.3%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc51,780$663.0K0.00%+51,780New
Virginia Wealth Management Group, Inc.50,700$649.0K0.48%+50,700New
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC50,573$647.0K0.00%+473+0.9%Added
Brown Advisory Inc48,939$626.0K0.00%+2,211+4.7%Added
Lane Generational LLC48,137$616.0K0.87%+5,213+12.1%Added
White Pine Capital LLC46,366$593.0K0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC45,585$583.0K0.13%−23,986−34.5%Reduced
HRT Financial LP45,402$581.0K0.01%+45,402New
LVM Capital Management Ltd44,225$566.0K0.09%−4,000−8.3%Reduced
HM Payson & Co43,654$559.0K0.02%+42,000+2,539.3%Added
Whittier Trust Co43,408$556.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc42,033$538.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$523.0K0.52%+40,841New
Oppenheimer & Co Inc40,677$521.0K0.01%+260+0.6%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.40,000$512.0K0.00%+20,000+100.0%Added
Keel Point, LLC39,701$508.0K0.09%+1,692+4.5%Added
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC39,717$508.0K0.09%+3,493+9.6%Added
Cambridge Advisors Inc.39,566$506.0K0.14%−1,100−2.7%Reduced
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.39,402$504.3K0.36%00.0%Unchanged
Avenir Corp38,860$497.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC37,689$494.0K0.17%+250+0.7%Added
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group38,421$491.8K0.05%−10,064−20.8%Reduced
Financial Advocates Investment Management16,170$486.0K0.04%+16,170New
Waddell & Associates, LLC37,769$483.0K0.09%+37,769New
Straight Path Wealth Management37,245$477.0K0.43%+800+2.2%Added
Mather Group, LLC.36,994$474.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
1832 Asset Management L.P.36,600$468.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
J Arnold Wealth Management Co36,550$468.0K0.26%+3,050+9.1%Added
Verity Asset Management, Inc.36,351$465.3K0.48%+36,351New
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC35,376$453.0K0.02%+100+0.3%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$450.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Family Capital Trust Co35,000$448.0K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
IHT Wealth Management, LLC34,032$436.0K0.03%+3,565+11.7%Added
Glassman Wealth Services31,965$409.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Islay Capital Management, LLC31,836$408.0K0.48%−4,250−11.8%Reduced
MKT Advisors LLC31,710$406.0K0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management31,535$404.0K0.02%+3,059+10.7%Added
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC31,500$403.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Stephens Inc31,425$402.0K0.01%+15,425+96.4%Added