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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

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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, Q4 2022

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Dec 31, 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
386
+29 vs. Q3 2022
Shares held
112.7M
+2.72M (+2.5%) vs. Q3 2022
Total value
$1.58B
+$171.0M (+12.1%) vs. Q3 2022
New holders
54
85 more added
Sold out
25
105 more reduced

8 institutions that held it in Q3 2022 haven't filed for Q4 2022 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2022: 386 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 heldQ4 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, Q4 2022

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2022.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q4 2022
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
GWM Advisors LLC60,749$188.4K0.01%+2,150+3.7%Added
S.A. Mason LLC13,680$192.9K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Clarus Group, Inc.13,718$193.4K0.17%−3,500−20.3%Reduced
Larson Financial Group LLC14,465$204.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Canal Capital Management, LLC14,500$204.4K0.05%+14,500New
Glenmede Trust Co NA14,550$205.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Hawaiian Bank15,000$212.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lido Advisors, LLC15,122$213.2K0.00%−336−2.2%Reduced
Bokf, NA15,531$219.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.15,770$222.4K0.04%−290−1.8%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc16,011$225.8K0.00%−32,928−67.3%Reduced
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC16,521$232.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC16,550$233.4K0.02%+16,550New
Susquehanna International Group, LLP16,812$237.0K0.00%−452−2.6%Reduced
Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC13,310$238.6K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Carnegie Capital Asset Management, LLC17,000$239.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co17,203$242.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC17,500$246.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Catalyst Wealth Management, LLC17,675$249.2K0.24%+17,675New
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA)17,880$252.1K0.12%+17,880New
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC15,959$254.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Lakeview Capital Partners, LLC17,619$261.8K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
CSS LLC18,593$262.2K0.02%+18,593New
Lineweaver Wealth Advisors, LLC18,615$262.5K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.19,042$268.5K0.02%+2,500+15.1%Added
Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc19,100$269.3K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
UMA Financial Services, Inc.17,939$269.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC19,442$274.0K0.01%−5,697−22.7%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Close, LLC19,500$274.9K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Garde Capital, Inc.19,700$278.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Cresset Asset Management, LLC24,934$281.1K0.00%+24,934New
Pecaut & Co.20,300$286.2K0.14%−900−4.2%Reduced
Legacy Private Trust Co.20,575$290.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Graypoint LLC20,679$291.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC20,734$292.3K0.00%+1,400+7.2%Added
RFG Advisory, LLC20,400$294.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC20,970$295.6K0.00%+6,370+43.6%Added
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership21,000$296.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC21,101$297.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
New Harbor Financial Group, LLC21,124$297.8K0.14%+1,100+5.5%Added
Focus Financial Network, Inc.21,188$298.8K0.02%−2,574−10.8%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC21,289$300.2K0.01%−10,050−32.1%Reduced
Gofen & Glossberg LLC21,643$302.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.21,500$303.1K0.02%+500+2.4%Added
Prelude Capital Management, LLC21,590$304.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Optimum Investment Advisors21,600$304.6K0.17%+1,700+8.5%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.21,635$305.1K0.01%+21,635New
Peak Financial Management, Inc.22,000$310.2K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Mission Creek Capital Partners, Inc.22,215$313.2K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Geneva Partners, LLC22,300$314.4K0.30%+22,300New
Raymond James Trust N.A.22,476$317.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp22,560$318.1K0.00%−300−1.3%Reduced
BSW Wealth Partners22,624$319.0K0.07%+1,594+7.6%Added
Farmers Trust Co22,600$319.0K0.07%+22,600New
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC22,950$323.6K0.01%+350+1.5%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC23,297$325.7K0.00%+23,297New
Ingalls & Snyder LLC23,179$327.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Bridge Advisors23,500$331.4K0.03%−6,450−21.5%Reduced
Veritable, L.P.23,650$333.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Southeast Asset Advisors Inc.23,980$338.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Verity Asset Management, Inc.24,189$341.1K0.29%−12,162−33.5%Reduced
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC24,410$344.2K0.07%−249−1.0%Reduced
Veracity Capital LLC25,080$353.6K0.17%−3,310−11.7%Reduced
Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC25,111$354.1K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Account Management LLC25,150$354.6K0.51%00.0%Unchanged
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC25,222$355.6K0.12%+6,847+37.3%Added
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.26,181$369.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd26,445$372.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Community Bank, N.A.26,836$378.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Latitude Advisors, LLC26,971$380.3K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Hunting Hill Global Capital, LLC27,456$387.1K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
E&G Advisors, LP27,600$389.2K0.15%+6,000+27.8%Added
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC27,949$394.1K0.02%+1,500+5.7%Added
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC28,223$397.9K0.05%+1,507+5.6%Added
Boston Private Wealth LLC28,355$399.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cetera Advisors LLC29,081$410.0K0.01%+11,598+66.3%Added
Islay Capital Management, LLC31,411$442.9K0.51%−425−1.3%Reduced
Stephens Inc31,425$443.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC31,500$444.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Glassman Wealth Services31,965$450.7K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
MKT Advisors LLC31,710$460.7K0.35%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Advisors, LLC32,580$464.3K0.16%+32,580New
Silver Oak Securities, Inc33,487$472.0K0.09%+27,232+435.4%Added
CWM, LLC33,864$477.0K0.00%+31,490+1,326.5%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC34,564$487.4K0.00%−87,672−71.7%Reduced
Family Capital Trust Co35,000$493.5K0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$495.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC36,276$511.0K0.01%+18,138+100.0%Added
1832 Asset Management L.P.36,600$516.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mather Group, LLC.36,994$521.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc36,988$522.0K0.00%−24,000−39.4%Reduced
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC37,108$523.2K0.08%−2,609−6.6%Reduced
Straight Path Wealth Management37,245$525.2K0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Waddell & Associates, LLC37,755$532.3K0.09%−140.0%Reduced
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC37,939$534.9K0.17%+250+0.7%Added
Financial Advocates Investment Management37,965$535.3K0.04%+21,795+134.8%Added
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group38,421$541.7K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Advisors Inc.38,716$545.9K0.15%−850−2.1%Reduced
Avenir Corp38,860$547.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
CTC Capital Management, LLC39,400$555.5K0.68%+39,400New