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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, Q1 2023

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Mar 31, 2023. 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
390
+10 vs. Q4 2022
Shares held
116.0M
+3.69M (+3.3%) vs. Q4 2022
Total value
$1.80B
+$219.8M (+13.9%) vs. Q4 2022
New holders
36
115 more added
Sold out
26
98 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q4 2022 haven't filed for Q1 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2023: 390 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 heldQ1 2023: $1.80B
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, Q1 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2022.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q1 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Evanson Asset Management, LLC6,932,904$107.2M10.98%−175,947−2.5%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.6,846,430$105.8M1.87%−1,135,118−14.2%Reduced
Central Trust Co5,875,335$90.8M2.66%+8,859+0.2%Added
Royal Bank of Canada5,187,487$80.2M0.02%+1,654,878+46.8%Added
Morgan Stanley4,963,434$76.7M0.01%−421,368−7.8%Reduced
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,209,418$65.1M10.10%+77,099+1.9%Added
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec3,988,014$61.5M0.68%−109,081−2.7%Reduced
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC3,954,569$61.1M2.04%−3,437−0.1%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC3,954,569$61.1M1.60%+3,926,346+13,911.9%Added
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd3,763,913$58.1M0.80%−508,675−11.9%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp3,225,057$49.9M0.09%+98,073+3.1%Added
SMI Advisory Services, LLC3,438,358$48.5M16.23%+92,719+2.8%Added
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC–$34.2M4.82%––
South State Corp.2,025,406$31.3M2.89%+84,040+4.3%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors1,534,931$23.7M0.10%+129,898+9.2%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,492,580$23.1M0.11%+848,053+131.6%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$22.4M9.72%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,391,589$21.5M0.05%+55,478+4.2%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,312,440$20.3M0.01%+3,271+0.2%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,212,134$18.7M0.01%+14,010+1.2%Added
Monaco Asset Management SAM1,196,000$18.5M8.30%00.0%Unchanged
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,182,855$18.3M15.26%+25,460+2.2%Added
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC1,178,398$18.2M2.28%−19,097−1.6%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC1,117,507$17.3M1.04%−7,524−0.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,057,094$16.3M0.03%+34,295+3.4%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,045,833$16.2M0.01%+242,972+30.3%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC984,416$15.2M0.11%−63,173−6.0%Reduced
Auxano Advisors, LLC941,595$14.6M5.82%+21,351+2.3%Added
Bank of America Corp918,178$14.2M0.00%−1,000−0.1%Reduced
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc877,970$13.6M0.48%00.0%Unchanged
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc839,061$13.3M3.36%+51,217+6.5%Added
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.853,644$13.2M12.87%−20,146−2.3%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC844,270$13.0M0.03%−182,710−17.8%Reduced
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC837,177$12.9M10.44%+11,585+1.4%Added
Bridge Advisory, LLC803,907$12.4M4.80%−28,270−3.4%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC798,935$12.4M0.05%+20,540+2.6%Added
Concorde Financial Corp772,248$11.9M8.70%−130,200−14.4%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC767,192$11.9M4.30%+35,250+4.8%Added
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC748,665$11.6M3.63%+1,255+0.2%Added
Money Concepts Capital Corp1,231,730$11.3M0.63%+962,138+356.9%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC648,742$10.0M0.21%−166,297−20.4%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC628,223$9.71M0.17%+156,584+33.2%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co594,862$9.20M0.94%+582,112+4,565.6%Added
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC584,939$9.04M0.97%+102,214+21.2%Added
Raymond James & Associates568,517$8.79M0.01%−2,676−0.5%Reduced
National Bank of Canada553,573$8.53M0.02%−232,096−29.5%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.504,716$7.80M0.02%+275,710+120.4%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.377,975$7.52M0.08%−37,591−9.0%Reduced
Global Endowment Management, LP476,000$7.36M0.78%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Financial Group, LLC468,829$7.25M0.58%+11,861+2.6%Added
Bank of Montreal464,805$7.20M0.00%+38,602+9.1%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.455,815$7.05M10.81%−4,480−1.0%Reduced
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc455,057$7.04M2.62%+53,457+13.3%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.429,804$6.64M0.10%+3,823+0.9%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.428,916$6.63M0.01%+143,187+50.1%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.413,219$6.39M0.67%+4,130+1.0%Added
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc408,760$6.32M2.37%−1,200−0.3%Reduced
Perritt Capital Management Inc384,195$5.94M3.31%+6,544+1.7%Added
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC382,000$5.91M5.39%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC World Markets Inc.357,723$5.53M0.02%−13,953−3.8%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.334,216$5.17M0.08%+49,394+17.3%Added
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC317,533$4.91M1.58%+12,670+4.2%Added
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC317,037$4.90M0.16%+119,072+60.1%Added
Bailard, Inc.313,112$4.84M0.17%−1,299−0.4%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC312,674$4.83M0.05%−21,963−6.6%Reduced
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC298,590$4.62M3.07%−8,586−2.8%Reduced
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd297,107$4.59M4.75%00.0%Unchanged
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.295,635$4.57M0.63%+8,643+3.0%Added
Sprott Inc.294,865$4.56M0.39%+24,670+9.1%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC279,127$4.32M0.12%−14,140−4.8%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC278,567$4.31M0.19%+6,890+2.5%Added
Mendota Financial Group, LLC277,783$4.27M4.27%+25,086+9.9%Added
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC272,640$4.22M2.56%+4,535+1.7%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.265,963$4.11M0.01%+48,298+22.2%Added
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC254,332$3.93M0.03%+97,782+62.5%Added
Blair William & Co252,526$3.90M0.02%+11,744+4.9%Added
Creative Planning248,833$3.85M0.01%−14,191−5.4%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc244,574$3.78M0.16%+47,412+24.0%Added
Macroview Investment Management LLC239,772$3.71M5.94%−700.0%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp237,551$3.67M0.01%+13,234+5.9%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC230,193$3.56M0.10%−500−0.2%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.226,796$3.51M0.21%+3,633+1.6%Added
Lincoln National Corp226,368$3.50M0.07%+31,465+16.1%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc225,207$3.48M0.70%+21,333+10.5%Added
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$3.31M2.38%00.0%Unchanged
Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc.214,134$3.31M2.38%+214,134New
NewEdge Wealth, LLC211,899$3.28M0.12%+5,000+2.4%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC211,727$3.27M0.69%+298+0.1%Added
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$3.24M1.37%00.0%Unchanged
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.202,801$3.13M0.01%+6,614+3.4%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC201,000$3.11M7.45%+90,000+81.1%Added
PFG Investments, LLC195,335$3.02M0.62%+195,335New
NovaPoint Capital, LLC193,881$3.00M1.23%−4,930−2.5%Reduced
National Asset Management, Inc.185,418$2.87M0.08%−26,053−12.3%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$2.84M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC176,943$2.74M2.47%−2,733−1.5%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC172,880$2.67M0.04%+4,609+2.7%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$2.64M0.68%00.0%Unchanged
Telemus Capital, LLC170,136$2.63M0.23%−41,515−19.6%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.165,000$2.55M0.18%00.0%Unchanged