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.
| 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, Q1 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2022.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington National Bank | – | $15 | 0.00% | – | – |
| FMR LLC | 2 | $31 | 0.00% | +2 | New |
| Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC | 5 | $78 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC | 779,931 | $546 | 0.00% | +682,711+702.2% | Added |
| Key Financial Inc | 46 | $711 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Montag A & Associates Inc | 65 | $1.00K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC | 129 | $1.99K | 0.00% | −671−83.9% | Reduced |
| Tucker Asset Management LLC | 156 | $2.41K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| First Command Advisory Services, Inc. | 191 | $2.95K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 156 | $3.00K | 0.00% | +5+3.3% | Added |
| Parkside Financial Bank & Trust | 200 | $3.09K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. | 300 | $4.64K | 0.00% | +300 | New |
| Coston, McIsaac & Partners | 350 | $5.00K | 0.00% | −350−50.0% | Reduced |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC | 425 | $6.57K | 0.01% | +425 | New |
| Kelly Financial Services LLC | 500 | $7.73K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JNBA Financial Advisors | 506 | $7.82K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewSquare Capital LLC | 525 | $8.12K | 0.00% | +25+5.0% | Added |
| Cary Street Partner Investment Advisory LLC | 529 | $8.18K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evermay Wealth Management LLC | 585 | $9.04K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 614 | $9.49K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Baystate Wealth Management LLC | 664 | $10.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC | 681 | $10.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group | 748 | $11.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New Hampshire | 800 | $12.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC | 800 | $12.4K | 0.01% | +800 | New |
| Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc. | 1,000 | $15.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 1,000 | $15.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gables Capital Management Inc. | 1,000 | $15.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Missouri Trust & Investment Co | 1,000 | $15.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Webster Bank, N. A. | 1,000 | $15.5K | 0.00% | +1,000 | New |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 1,000 | $15.6K | 0.01% | +1,000 | New |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 1,440 | $22.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 1,435 | $22.2K | 0.00% | −15,115−91.3% | Reduced |
| Sandy Spring Bank | 1,500 | $23.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Concord Wealth Partners | 1,600 | $24.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HM Payson & Co | 1,654 | $25.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Baldwin Brothers Inc | 1,683 | $26.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Retirement Group, LLC | 2,140 | $33.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 2,371 | $36.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proequities, Inc. | 2,600 | $40.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goodman Advisory Group, LLC | 3,065 | $47.4K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc. | 3,279 | $50.7K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Washington Trust Co | 3,490 | $54.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Robinson Value Management, Ltd. | 3,500 | $54.1K | 0.04% | −500−12.5% | Reduced |
| Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC | 3,521 | $54.4K | 0.01% | +3,521 | New |
| US Bancorp | 4,335 | $67.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP | 5,000 | $77.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Colonial Trust Advisors | 5,000 | $77.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC | 5,000 | $77.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gradient Investments LLC | 5,205 | $80.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC | 5,226 | $81.3K | 0.08% | +5,226 | New |
| Colonial Trust Co | 5,716 | $88.4K | 0.02% | −5,479−48.9% | Reduced |
| Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC | 6,000 | $92.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Central Bank & Trust Co | 6,040 | $93.4K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC | 6,090 | $94.2K | 0.01% | −1,900−23.8% | Reduced |
| Red Tortoise LLC | 6,770 | $104.7K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Trust Co | 7,122 | $110.1K | 0.01% | +7,122 | New |
| WR Wealth Planners, LLC | 7,985 | $123.4K | 0.05% | +7,985 | New |
| Tradition Wealth Management, LLC | 8,229 | $127.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 8,553 | $132.2K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 8,750 | $135.3K | 0.05% | +8,750 | New |
| Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP | 8,800 | $136.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Atlas Capital Advisors LLC | 9,000 | $139.1K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Princeton Global Asset Management LLC | 9,500 | $146.9K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 9,552 | $147.7K | 0.01% | −549−5.4% | Reduced |
| Ledyard National Bank | 10,058 | $155.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC | 10,150 | $156.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Thompson Davis & Co., Inc. | 10,100 | $156.1K | 0.20% | −3,000−22.9% | Reduced |
| Coombe, Bender & Co LLC | 10,135 | $156.7K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Epic Trust Investment Advisors, LLC | 10,139 | $156.7K | 0.20% | −920−8.3% | Reduced |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 10,141 | $156.8K | 0.02% | +3,714+57.8% | Added |
| Independent Wealth Network Inc. | 10,188 | $157.5K | 0.10% | −27−0.3% | Reduced |
| Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC | 10,250 | $158.5K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc. | 10,193 | $159.5K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC | 10,380 | $160.5K | 0.01% | +10,380 | New |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors | 10,500 | $162.3K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincoln Capital Corp | 10,660 | $164.8K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Addison Capital Co | 10,700 | $165.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC | 10,839 | $167.6K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management | 10,906 | $168.6K | 0.00% | +10,906 | New |
| Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC | 11,000 | $170.1K | 0.04% | −500−4.3% | Reduced |
| First Manhattan Co | 11,000 | $170.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC | 11,089 | $171.4K | 0.06% | +1,000+9.9% | Added |
| TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc. | 11,309 | $174.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wedbush Securities Inc | 11,505 | $178.0K | 0.01% | +11,505 | New |
| Prelude Capital Management, LLC | 11,522 | $178.1K | 0.01% | −10,068−46.6% | Reduced |
| WealthBridge Capital Management, LLC | 11,535 | $178.3K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Orleans Capital Management Corp | 11,600 | $179.3K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Diligent Investors, LLC | 11,600 | $179.3K | 0.06% | +1,000+9.4% | Added |
| Forza Wealth Management, LLC | 11,613 | $179.5K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. | 11,700 | $180.9K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Campbell Wealth Management | 11,700 | $181.0K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oxbow Advisors, LLC | 12,152 | $187.9K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC | 12,300 | $190.0K | 0.02% | +325+2.7% | Added |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 12,314 | $190.4K | 0.02% | +12,314 | New |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC | 12,329 | $190.6K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Knightsbridge Asset Management, LLC | 12,460 | $193.0K | 0.03% | +12,460 | New |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC | 12,500 | $193.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bleichroeder LP | 12,540 | $193.9K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Highlander Capital Management, LLC | 13,200 | $204.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |