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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenir Corp | 38,860 | $600.8K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cypress Wealth Services, LLC | 39,624 | $612.6K | 0.18% | +1,685+4.4% | Added |
| Optimum Investment Advisors | 39,700 | $613.8K | 0.32% | +18,100+83.8% | Added |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 40,000 | $618.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 40,336 | $623.6K | 0.00% | −5,016−11.1% | Reduced |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 40,376 | $624.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 40,602 | $627.7K | 0.39% | +1,200+3.0% | Added |
| Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC | 40,841 | $631.4K | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Straight Path Wealth Management | 40,845 | $631.5K | 0.50% | +3,600+9.7% | Added |
| Keel Point, LLC | 41,889 | $647.6K | 0.09% | −6,240−13.0% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 42,033 | $649.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ade, LLC | 42,278 | $653.6K | 0.47% | −1,690−3.8% | Reduced |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 43,388 | $670.8K | 0.12% | −2,197−4.8% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 43,408 | $671.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LVM Capital Management Ltd | 43,675 | $675.0K | 0.09% | −250−0.6% | Reduced |
| J Arnold Wealth Management Co | 43,700 | $675.6K | 0.33% | −150−0.3% | Reduced |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 46,064 | $712.1K | 0.28% | +908+2.0% | Added |
| Spire Wealth Management | 47,705 | $737.5K | 0.03% | +870+1.9% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 47,106 | $740.2K | 0.01% | −2,834−5.7% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 48,615 | $751.6K | 0.12% | −4,700−8.8% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 49,070 | $759.0K | 0.01% | +15,206+44.9% | Added |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 50,473 | $780.3K | 0.00% | −100−0.2% | Reduced |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 51,378 | $794.3K | 0.21% | −46,722−47.6% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 51,918 | $802.7K | 0.05% | +9,298+21.8% | Added |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 52,929 | $818.3K | 0.00% | −4,375−7.6% | Reduced |
| Lane Generational LLC | 53,332 | $824.5K | 1.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 53,400 | $825.6K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 53,545 | $827.8K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 55,009 | $850.4K | 0.09% | +3,409+6.6% | Added |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 55,178 | $853.1K | 0.32% | +27,578+99.9% | Added |
| Sepio Capital, LP | 55,610 | $859.7K | 0.08% | −15,290−21.6% | Reduced |
| G&S Capital LLC | 55,921 | $864.5K | 0.38% | −8,753−13.5% | Reduced |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 56,147 | $868.0K | 0.01% | +56,147 | New |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 56,582 | $874.8K | 0.05% | +100+0.2% | Added |
| Waddell & Associates, LLC | 56,935 | $880.2K | 0.14% | +19,180+50.8% | Added |
| Change Path, LLC | 57,001 | $881.0K | 0.04% | +385+0.7% | Added |
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 59,410 | $918.5K | 0.10% | −2,295−3.7% | Reduced |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 60,329 | $933.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arnhold LLC | 61,627 | $952.8K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 61,700 | $953.9K | 0.03% | +2,047+3.4% | Added |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 63,808 | $986.5K | 0.04% | −10,035−13.6% | Reduced |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 65,482 | $1.01M | 0.20% | −6,550−9.1% | Reduced |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 65,788 | $1.02M | 0.02% | +11,012+20.1% | Added |
| Insight Advisors, LLC | 66,680 | $1.03M | 0.24% | +34,100+104.7% | Added |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $1.06M | 0.61% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 68,600 | $1.06M | 0.17% | −8,617−11.2% | Reduced |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 74,620 | $1.15M | 0.30% | +2,320+3.2% | Added |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 76,173 | $1.18M | 0.20% | +76,173 | New |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 77,623 | $1.20M | 0.00% | −1,190−1.5% | Reduced |
| Soros Capital Management LLC | 78,955 | $1.22M | 0.89% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 79,000 | $1.22M | 0.01% | −46,000−36.8% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 79,952 | $1.24M | 0.07% | +2,370+3.1% | Added |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 80,000 | $1.24M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 80,492 | $1.24M | 0.05% | −273,747−77.3% | Reduced |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 80,605 | $1.25M | 0.26% | −17,850−18.1% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 81,020 | $1.25M | 0.03% | +69,400+597.2% | Added |
| Boothbay Fund Management, LLC | 81,386 | $1.26M | 0.04% | −302,191−78.8% | Reduced |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 82,765 | $1.28M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 89,029 | $1.38M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 90,922 | $1.41M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 93,344 | $1.44M | 0.00% | +76,532+455.2% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 93,692 | $1.45M | 0.00% | −1,735−1.8% | Reduced |
| Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC | 95,100 | $1.47M | 0.51% | +100+0.1% | Added |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 96,955 | $1.50M | 0.47% | −2,992−3.0% | Reduced |
| Hedges Asset Management LLC | 101,000 | $1.56M | 1.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 102,720 | $1.59M | 0.01% | +36,367+54.8% | Added |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 103,090 | $1.59M | 0.07% | +1,762+1.7% | Added |
| BIP Wealth, LLC | 103,970 | $1.61M | 0.18% | +103,970 | New |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 108,919 | $1.68M | 0.17% | +3,810+3.6% | Added |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 110,666 | $1.71M | 0.12% | −11,211−9.2% | Reduced |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 111,055 | $1.72M | 0.25% | −3,155−2.8% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 111,089 | $1.72M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 111,599 | $1.73M | 0.14% | +360+0.3% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 112,636 | $1.74M | 0.03% | +5,620+5.3% | Added |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 114,132 | $1.76M | 0.14% | −835,307−88.0% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 115,774 | $1.79M | 0.02% | +13,007+12.7% | Added |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.88M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 124,720 | $1.93M | 0.15% | −12,630−9.2% | Reduced |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 125,947 | $1.95M | 0.79% | +125,947 | New |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 130,747 | $2.02M | 1.84% | −35,100−21.2% | Reduced |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $2.04M | 1.64% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Grey Street Capital, LLC | 132,372 | $2.05M | 1.44% | +132,372 | New |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 133,554 | $2.06M | 0.21% | +6,839+5.4% | Added |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 136,648 | $2.11M | 0.10% | +37,398+37.7% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 142,383 | $2.20M | 0.11% | −799−0.6% | Reduced |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. | 146,177 | $2.26M | 1.03% | +30,000+25.8% | Added |
| Phraction Management LLC | 147,673 | $2.28M | 1.31% | +30,000+25.5% | Added |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 149,253 | $2.31M | 0.31% | +74,729+100.3% | Added |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 165,000 | $2.55M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 170,136 | $2.63M | 0.23% | −41,515−19.6% | Reduced |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $2.64M | 0.68% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 172,880 | $2.67M | 0.04% | +4,609+2.7% | Added |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 176,943 | $2.74M | 2.47% | −2,733−1.5% | Reduced |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.84M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 185,418 | $2.87M | 0.08% | −26,053−12.3% | Reduced |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 193,881 | $3.00M | 1.23% | −4,930−2.5% | Reduced |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 195,335 | $3.02M | 0.62% | +195,335 | New |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 201,000 | $3.11M | 7.45% | +90,000+81.1% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 202,801 | $3.13M | 0.01% | +6,614+3.4% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $3.24M | 1.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |