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, 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.
| 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, Q4 2022
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 39,402 | $555.6K | 0.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 39,721 | $560.0K | 0.00% | +13,221+49.9% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 40,000 | $564.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 40,376 | $569.3K | 0.03% | +5,000+14.1% | Added |
| Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC | 40,841 | $575.9K | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 42,033 | $592.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 42,620 | $600.9K | 0.04% | +8,588+25.2% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co | 43,408 | $612.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| J Arnold Wealth Management Co | 43,850 | $618.3K | 0.30% | +7,300+20.0% | Added |
| LVM Capital Management Ltd | 43,925 | $619.0K | 0.09% | −300−0.7% | Reduced |
| Ade, LLC | 43,968 | $619.9K | 0.47% | −11,702−21.0% | Reduced |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 45,156 | $636.7K | 0.25% | −1,210−2.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 45,352 | $639.5K | 0.00% | +14,217+45.7% | Added |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 45,585 | $642.7K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spire Wealth Management | 46,835 | $660.0K | 0.04% | +15,300+48.5% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 48,118 | $678.5K | 0.00% | −18,127−27.4% | Reduced |
| Keel Point, LLC | 48,129 | $678.6K | 0.11% | +8,428+21.2% | Added |
| Elequin Capital LP | 48,841 | $688.7K | 0.19% | +48,841 | New |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 50,573 | $713.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| IFP Advisors, Inc | 66,947 | $714.0K | 0.02% | −39,520−37.1% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 49,940 | $718.6K | 0.01% | −8,000−13.8% | Reduced |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 51,600 | $727.6K | 0.09% | −1,100−2.1% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 53,315 | $751.7K | 0.14% | +53,315 | New |
| Lane Generational LLC | 53,332 | $752.0K | 1.09% | +5,195+10.8% | Added |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 53,400 | $753.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 53,545 | $755.0K | 0.09% | −970−1.8% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 334,637 | $757.1K | 0.04% | +14,247+4.4% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 54,776 | $772.3K | 0.02% | +14,099+34.7% | Added |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 56,482 | $796.4K | 0.05% | −2,187−3.7% | Reduced |
| Change Path, LLC | 56,616 | $798.0K | 0.04% | +35,875+173.0% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 57,304 | $808.0K | 0.00% | +5,524+10.7% | Added |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 59,653 | $841.1K | 0.03% | −2,910−4.7% | Reduced |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 60,329 | $851.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arnhold LLC | 61,627 | $868.9K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 61,705 | $870.0K | 0.10% | −6,431−9.4% | Reduced |
| G&S Capital LLC | 64,674 | $911.9K | 0.40% | +195+0.3% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 66,353 | $936.0K | 0.01% | −3,713−5.3% | Reduced |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $964.3K | 0.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sepio Capital, LP | 70,900 | $999.7K | 0.09% | −14,184−16.7% | Reduced |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 72,032 | $1.02M | 0.22% | +1,200+1.7% | Added |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 72,300 | $1.02M | 0.30% | +72,300 | New |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 73,843 | $1.04M | 0.04% | +10,764+17.1% | Added |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 74,524 | $1.05M | 0.15% | −1,635−2.1% | Reduced |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 77,217 | $1.09M | 0.21% | −9,970−11.4% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 77,582 | $1.09M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 78,685 | $1.11M | 0.00% | +78,685 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 78,813 | $1.11M | 0.00% | −9,628−10.9% | Reduced |
| Soros Capital Management LLC | 78,955 | $1.11M | 1.42% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 80,000 | $1.13M | 0.00% | −25,000−23.8% | Reduced |
| BCS Wealth Management | 81,497 | $1.15M | 0.48% | −5,492−6.3% | Reduced |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 82,765 | $1.17M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 89,029 | $1.26M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 90,922 | $1.28M | 0.88% | −10,357−10.2% | Reduced |
| Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC | 95,000 | $1.34M | 0.54% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 95,427 | $1.34M | 0.00% | +27,634+40.8% | Added |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 97,220 | $1.37M | 0.02% | +34,715+55.5% | Added |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 98,100 | $1.38M | 0.42% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 98,455 | $1.39M | 0.29% | −4,000−3.9% | Reduced |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 99,250 | $1.40M | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 99,947 | $1.41M | 0.47% | +99,947 | New |
| Hedges Asset Management LLC | 101,000 | $1.42M | 1.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 101,328 | $1.43M | 0.07% | −1,776−1.7% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 102,767 | $1.45M | 0.01% | +44,566+76.6% | Added |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 105,109 | $1.48M | 0.17% | −570−0.5% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 105,186 | $1.48M | 0.01% | +7,158+7.3% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 107,016 | $1.51M | 0.03% | −58,475−35.3% | Reduced |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 111,000 | $1.56M | 4.40% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 111,089 | $1.57M | 0.12% | −52,330−32.0% | Reduced |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 111,239 | $1.57M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 114,210 | $1.61M | 0.24% | −38,265−25.1% | Reduced |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. | 116,177 | $1.64M | 0.68% | −467−0.4% | Reduced |
| Phraction Management LLC | 117,673 | $1.66M | 1.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 121,877 | $1.72M | 0.12% | +3,857+3.3% | Added |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.72M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 125,000 | $1.76M | 0.02% | +125,000 | New |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 126,715 | $1.79M | 0.18% | +126,715 | New |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $1.86M | 1.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 137,350 | $1.94M | 0.16% | −21,450−13.5% | Reduced |
| Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. | 126,442 | $1.94M | 0.31% | −410−0.3% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 143,182 | $2.02M | 0.09% | +6,473+4.7% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 156,550 | $2.21M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 165,000 | $2.33M | 0.17% | +50,000+43.5% | Added |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 165,847 | $2.34M | 2.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 168,271 | $2.37M | 0.04% | +31,794+23.3% | Added |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $2.41M | 0.66% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bennicas & Associates, Inc. | 179,507 | $2.53M | 1.46% | −1,200−0.7% | Reduced |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 179,676 | $2.53M | 2.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.59M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Surience Private Wealth LLC | 190,681 | $2.69M | 3.57% | +190,681 | New |
| Lincoln National Corp | 194,903 | $2.75M | 0.06% | −23,675−10.8% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 196,187 | $2.77M | 0.01% | −32,070−14.0% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 197,162 | $2.78M | 0.14% | +101,310+105.7% | Added |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC | 197,965 | $2.79M | 0.11% | +197,965 | New |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 198,811 | $2.80M | 1.22% | −53,413−21.2% | Reduced |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 205,766 | $2.90M | 1.92% | −9,833−4.6% | Reduced |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 206,899 | $2.92M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $2.95M | 1.21% | +209,390 | New |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 211,429 | $2.98M | 0.61% | −166,000−44.0% | Reduced |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 211,471 | $2.98M | 0.08% | +6,600+3.2% | Added |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $3.02M | 2.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |