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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 211,651 | $3.07M | 0.28% | −10,781−4.8% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 217,665 | $3.07M | 0.01% | +327+0.2% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 223,163 | $3.15M | 0.19% | −268−0.1% | Reduced |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 223,646 | $3.15M | 0.69% | +161,851+261.9% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 224,317 | $3.16M | 0.00% | +26,424+13.4% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 229,006 | $3.23M | 0.01% | +59,506+35.1% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 230,693 | $3.25M | 0.09% | −2,500−1.1% | Reduced |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 239,842 | $3.38M | 5.80% | −1,840−0.8% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 240,782 | $3.40M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mendota Financial Group, LLC | 252,697 | $3.56M | 4.54% | +252,697 | New |
| Creative Planning | 263,024 | $3.71M | 0.01% | +40,389+18.1% | Added |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 268,105 | $3.78M | 2.30% | −8,520−3.1% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 269,592 | $3.80M | 0.17% | +12,278+4.8% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 270,195 | $3.81M | 0.34% | −700−0.3% | Reduced |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 271,677 | $3.83M | 0.18% | +19,440+7.7% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 203,874 | $3.89M | 0.76% | +37,938+22.9% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 284,822 | $4.02M | 0.07% | −122,989−30.2% | Reduced |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 285,729 | $4.03M | 0.01% | +130,461+84.0% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 286,992 | $4.05M | 0.59% | −23,369−7.5% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 293,267 | $4.14M | 0.13% | −66,962−18.6% | Reduced |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 297,107 | $4.19M | 4.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 304,131 | $4.29M | 0.22% | −25,655−7.8% | Reduced |
| Pacific Sage Partners, LLC | 304,863 | $4.30M | 1.43% | +304,863 | New |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 307,176 | $4.33M | 3.44% | +25,122+8.9% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 314,411 | $4.43M | 0.17% | −1,485−0.5% | Reduced |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 354,239 | $5.00M | 0.25% | −9,131−2.5% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 371,676 | $5.24M | 0.02% | +74,532+25.1% | Added |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 377,651 | $5.32M | 3.04% | −2,515−0.7% | Reduced |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 382,000 | $5.39M | 4.51% | −13,000−3.3% | Reduced |
| Boothbay Fund Management, LLC | 383,577 | $5.41M | 0.18% | +383,577 | New |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 401,600 | $5.66M | 2.11% | −136,861−25.4% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 409,089 | $5.77M | 0.63% | −3,289−0.8% | Reduced |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 409,960 | $5.78M | 2.19% | −865,334−67.9% | Reduced |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 425,981 | $6.01M | 0.10% | −326−0.1% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 426,203 | $6.01M | 0.00% | −537,492−55.8% | Reduced |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 456,968 | $6.44M | 0.55% | +5,096+1.1% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 460,295 | $6.49M | 11.11% | −2,300−0.5% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 471,639 | $6.65M | 0.13% | −175,829−27.2% | Reduced |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 476,000 | $6.71M | 0.74% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 482,725 | $6.81M | 0.80% | +482,725 | New |
| Quilter Plc | 532,773 | $7.51M | 0.25% | +22,892+4.5% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 415,566 | $7.74M | 0.08% | −1,528−0.4% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 571,193 | $8.05M | 0.01% | −107,783−15.9% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 644,527 | $9.09M | 0.05% | −26,024−3.9% | Reduced |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 731,942 | $10.3M | 4.06% | +7,622+1.1% | Added |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 747,410 | $10.5M | 3.46% | +152,947+25.7% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 778,395 | $11.0M | 0.04% | +2180.0% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 785,669 | $11.0M | 0.03% | −198,683−20.2% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 787,844 | $11.1M | 3.48% | +30,901+4.1% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 802,861 | $11.3M | 0.01% | +123,126+18.1% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 815,039 | $11.5M | 0.31% | −409,554−33.4% | Reduced |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 902,448 | $11.6M | 7.79% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 825,592 | $11.6M | 9.75% | −1,150−0.1% | Reduced |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 832,177 | $11.7M | 4.90% | +8,370+1.0% | Added |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 873,790 | $12.3M | 12.40% | −20,556−2.3% | Reduced |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 877,970 | $12.4M | 0.44% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| OTA Financial Group L.P. | 892,993 | $12.6M | 12.56% | −445,679−33.3% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 919,178 | $13.0M | 0.00% | +49,456+5.7% | Added |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 920,244 | $13.0M | 5.87% | −9,714−1.0% | Reduced |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 949,439 | $13.4M | 0.64% | +949,439 | New |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 1,022,799 | $14.4M | 0.03% | +2,023+0.2% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 1,026,980 | $14.5M | 0.03% | +164,285+19.0% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 1,047,589 | $14.8M | 0.12% | −22,315−2.1% | Reduced |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 1,125,031 | $15.9M | 0.98% | −58,426−4.9% | Reduced |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,157,395 | $16.3M | 14.44% | +28,600+2.5% | Added |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM | 1,196,000 | $16.9M | 6.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 1,197,495 | $16.9M | 2.40% | +45,182+3.9% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,198,124 | $16.9M | 0.01% | +140,298+13.3% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,309,169 | $18.5M | 0.01% | −85,653−6.1% | Reduced |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,336,111 | $18.8M | 0.05% | −16,310−1.2% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 1,405,033 | $19.8M | 0.10% | +336,630+31.5% | Added |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $20.4M | 8.62% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bluefin Capital Management, LLC | 1,697,936 | $23.9M | 4.22% | +1,298,026+324.6% | Added |
| South State Corp. | 1,941,366 | $27.4M | 2.53% | +51,989+2.8% | Added |
| SMI Advisory Services, LLC | 3,345,639 | $42.8M | 13.88% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 3,126,984 | $44.1M | 0.08% | +1,527,331+95.5% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 3,532,609 | $49.8M | 0.02% | −3,713,725−51.2% | Reduced |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 3,958,006 | $55.8M | 2.00% | +3,958,006 | New |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 4,097,095 | $57.6M | 0.68% | −56,863−1.4% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 4,132,319 | $58.3M | 9.23% | +78,642+1.9% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 4,272,588 | $60.2M | 0.88% | −447,516−9.5% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 5,384,802 | $75.9M | 0.01% | −56,242−1.0% | Reduced |
| Central Trust Co | 5,866,476 | $82.7M | 2.55% | −1,746,844−22.9% | Reduced |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 7,108,851 | $100.2M | 11.01% | −51,210−0.7% | Reduced |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 7,981,548 | $112.5M | 1.61% | +2,003,723+33.5% | Added |
| Pathstone Family Office, LLC | 22,746 | – | – | +100+0.4% | Added |
| Koss-Olinger Consulting, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −742,226−100.0% | Sold out |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −413,644−100.0% | Sold out |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −231,957−100.0% | Sold out |
| China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −180,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Wealthsource Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −160,482−100.0% | Sold out |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −59,800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Virginia Wealth Management Group, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −50,700−100.0% | Sold out |
| HRT Financial LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −45,402−100.0% | Sold out |
| Hartline Investment Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −26,971−100.0% | Sold out |
| UBS Group AG | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −23,079−100.0% | Sold out |
| True North Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,885−100.0% | Sold out |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,639−100.0% | Sold out |
| Regions Financial Corp | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,010−100.0% | Sold out |
| Matrix Private Capital Group LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −19,720−100.0% | Sold out |