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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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NYSE
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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
Huntington National Bank–$150.00%––
FMR LLC2$310.00%+2New
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC5$780.00%00.0%Unchanged
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC779,931$5460.00%+682,711+702.2%Added
Key Financial Inc46$7110.00%00.0%Unchanged
Montag A & Associates Inc65$1.00K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC129$1.99K0.00%−671−83.9%Reduced
Tucker Asset Management LLC156$2.41K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Command Advisory Services, Inc.191$2.95K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Toronto Dominion Bank156$3.00K0.00%+5+3.3%Added
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust200$3.09K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cape Investment Advisory, Inc.300$4.64K0.00%+300New
Coston, McIsaac & Partners350$5.00K0.00%−350−50.0%Reduced
Register Financial Advisors LLC425$6.57K0.01%+425New
Kelly Financial Services LLC500$7.73K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors506$7.82K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NewSquare Capital LLC525$8.12K0.00%+25+5.0%Added
Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC529$8.18K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Evermay Wealth Management LLC585$9.04K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC614$9.49K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baystate Wealth Management LLC664$10.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC681$10.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group748$11.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New Hampshire800$12.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC800$12.4K0.01%+800New
Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.1,000$15.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC1,000$15.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gables Capital Management Inc.1,000$15.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Missouri Trust & Investment Co1,000$15.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Webster Bank, N. A.1,000$15.5K0.00%+1,000New
Pacifica Partners Inc.1,000$15.6K0.01%+1,000New
Asset Dedication, LLC1,440$22.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC1,435$22.2K0.00%−15,115−91.3%Reduced
Sandy Spring Bank1,500$23.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Concord Wealth Partners1,600$24.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co1,654$25.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baldwin Brothers Inc1,683$26.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Retirement Group, LLC2,140$33.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Parallel Advisors, LLC2,371$36.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.2,600$40.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Goodman Advisory Group, LLC3,065$47.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc.3,279$50.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co3,490$54.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Robinson Value Management, Ltd.3,500$54.1K0.04%−500−12.5%Reduced
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC3,521$54.4K0.01%+3,521New
US Bancorp4,335$67.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP5,000$77.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Advisors5,000$77.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC5,000$77.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Gradient Investments LLC5,205$80.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC5,226$81.3K0.08%+5,226New
Colonial Trust Co5,716$88.4K0.02%−5,479−48.9%Reduced
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC6,000$92.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Central Bank & Trust Co6,040$93.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC6,090$94.2K0.01%−1,900−23.8%Reduced
Red Tortoise LLC6,770$104.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Trust Co7,122$110.1K0.01%+7,122New
WR Wealth Planners, LLC7,985$123.4K0.05%+7,985New
Tradition Wealth Management, LLC8,229$127.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc8,553$132.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Pacific Center for Financial Services8,750$135.3K0.05%+8,750New
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP8,800$136.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC9,000$139.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC9,500$146.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.9,552$147.7K0.01%−549−5.4%Reduced
Ledyard National Bank10,058$155.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC10,150$156.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.10,100$156.1K0.20%−3,000−22.9%Reduced
Coombe, Bender & Co LLC10,135$156.7K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Epic Trust Investment Advisors, LLC10,139$156.7K0.20%−920−8.3%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC10,141$156.8K0.02%+3,714+57.8%Added
Independent Wealth Network Inc.10,188$157.5K0.10%−27−0.3%Reduced
Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC10,250$158.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc.10,193$159.5K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC10,380$160.5K0.01%+10,380New
Arkadios Wealth Advisors10,500$162.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Lincoln Capital Corp10,660$164.8K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Addison Capital Co10,700$165.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC10,839$167.6K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management10,906$168.6K0.00%+10,906New
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC11,000$170.1K0.04%−500−4.3%Reduced
First Manhattan Co11,000$170.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC11,089$171.4K0.06%+1,000+9.9%Added
TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.11,309$174.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc11,505$178.0K0.01%+11,505New
Prelude Capital Management, LLC11,522$178.1K0.01%−10,068−46.6%Reduced
WealthBridge Capital Management, LLC11,535$178.3K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Orleans Capital Management Corp11,600$179.3K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Diligent Investors, LLC11,600$179.3K0.06%+1,000+9.4%Added
Forza Wealth Management, LLC11,613$179.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Vontobel Holding Ltd.11,700$180.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Campbell Wealth Management11,700$181.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Oxbow Advisors, LLC12,152$187.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC12,300$190.0K0.02%+325+2.7%Added
Two Sigma Securities, LLC12,314$190.4K0.02%+12,314New
Ethos Financial Group, LLC12,329$190.6K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC12,460$193.0K0.03%+12,460New
Modera Wealth Management, LLC12,500$193.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bleichroeder LP12,540$193.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Highlander Capital Management, LLC13,200$204.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged