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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 211,727 | $3.27M | 0.69% | +298+0.1% | Added |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 211,899 | $3.28M | 0.12% | +5,000+2.4% | Added |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $3.31M | 2.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc. | 214,134 | $3.31M | 2.38% | +214,134 | New |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 225,207 | $3.48M | 0.70% | +21,333+10.5% | Added |
| Lincoln National Corp | 226,368 | $3.50M | 0.07% | +31,465+16.1% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 226,796 | $3.51M | 0.21% | +3,633+1.6% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 230,193 | $3.56M | 0.10% | −500−0.2% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 237,551 | $3.67M | 0.01% | +13,234+5.9% | Added |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 239,772 | $3.71M | 5.94% | −700.0% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 244,574 | $3.78M | 0.16% | +47,412+24.0% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 248,833 | $3.85M | 0.01% | −14,191−5.4% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 252,526 | $3.90M | 0.02% | +11,744+4.9% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 254,332 | $3.93M | 0.03% | +97,782+62.5% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 265,963 | $4.11M | 0.01% | +48,298+22.2% | Added |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 272,640 | $4.22M | 2.56% | +4,535+1.7% | Added |
| Mendota Financial Group, LLC | 277,783 | $4.27M | 4.27% | +25,086+9.9% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 278,567 | $4.31M | 0.19% | +6,890+2.5% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 279,127 | $4.32M | 0.12% | −14,140−4.8% | Reduced |
| Sprott Inc. | 294,865 | $4.56M | 0.39% | +24,670+9.1% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 295,635 | $4.57M | 0.63% | +8,643+3.0% | Added |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 297,107 | $4.59M | 4.75% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 298,590 | $4.62M | 3.07% | −8,586−2.8% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 312,674 | $4.83M | 0.05% | −21,963−6.6% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 313,112 | $4.84M | 0.17% | −1,299−0.4% | Reduced |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC | 317,037 | $4.90M | 0.16% | +119,072+60.1% | Added |
| Pacific Sage Partners, LLC | 317,533 | $4.91M | 1.58% | +12,670+4.2% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 334,216 | $5.17M | 0.08% | +49,394+17.3% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 357,723 | $5.53M | 0.02% | −13,953−3.8% | Reduced |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 382,000 | $5.91M | 5.39% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 384,195 | $5.94M | 3.31% | +6,544+1.7% | Added |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 408,760 | $6.32M | 2.37% | −1,200−0.3% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 413,219 | $6.39M | 0.67% | +4,130+1.0% | Added |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 428,916 | $6.63M | 0.01% | +143,187+50.1% | Added |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 429,804 | $6.64M | 0.10% | +3,823+0.9% | Added |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 455,057 | $7.04M | 2.62% | +53,457+13.3% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 455,815 | $7.05M | 10.81% | −4,480−1.0% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 464,805 | $7.20M | 0.00% | +38,602+9.1% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 468,829 | $7.25M | 0.58% | +11,861+2.6% | Added |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 476,000 | $7.36M | 0.78% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 377,975 | $7.52M | 0.08% | −37,591−9.0% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 504,716 | $7.80M | 0.02% | +275,710+120.4% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 553,573 | $8.53M | 0.02% | −232,096−29.5% | Reduced |
| Raymond James & Associates | 568,517 | $8.79M | 0.01% | −2,676−0.5% | Reduced |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 584,939 | $9.04M | 0.97% | +102,214+21.2% | Added |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 594,862 | $9.20M | 0.94% | +582,112+4,565.6% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 628,223 | $9.71M | 0.17% | +156,584+33.2% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 648,742 | $10.0M | 0.21% | −166,297−20.4% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 1,231,730 | $11.3M | 0.63% | +962,138+356.9% | Added |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 748,665 | $11.6M | 3.63% | +1,255+0.2% | Added |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 767,192 | $11.9M | 4.30% | +35,250+4.8% | Added |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 772,248 | $11.9M | 8.70% | −130,200−14.4% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 798,935 | $12.4M | 0.05% | +20,540+2.6% | Added |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 803,907 | $12.4M | 4.80% | −28,270−3.4% | Reduced |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 837,177 | $12.9M | 10.44% | +11,585+1.4% | Added |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 844,270 | $13.0M | 0.03% | −182,710−17.8% | Reduced |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 853,644 | $13.2M | 12.87% | −20,146−2.3% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 839,061 | $13.3M | 3.36% | +51,217+6.5% | Added |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 877,970 | $13.6M | 0.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of America Corp | 918,178 | $14.2M | 0.00% | −1,000−0.1% | Reduced |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 941,595 | $14.6M | 5.82% | +21,351+2.3% | Added |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 984,416 | $15.2M | 0.11% | −63,173−6.0% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,045,833 | $16.2M | 0.01% | +242,972+30.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 1,057,094 | $16.3M | 0.03% | +34,295+3.4% | Added |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 1,117,507 | $17.3M | 1.04% | −7,524−0.7% | Reduced |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 1,178,398 | $18.2M | 2.28% | −19,097−1.6% | Reduced |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,182,855 | $18.3M | 15.26% | +25,460+2.2% | Added |
| Monaco Asset Management SAM | 1,196,000 | $18.5M | 8.30% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,212,134 | $18.7M | 0.01% | +14,010+1.2% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,312,440 | $20.3M | 0.01% | +3,271+0.2% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,391,589 | $21.5M | 0.05% | +55,478+4.2% | Added |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $22.4M | 9.72% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 1,492,580 | $23.1M | 0.11% | +848,053+131.6% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 1,534,931 | $23.7M | 0.10% | +129,898+9.2% | Added |
| South State Corp. | 2,025,406 | $31.3M | 2.89% | +84,040+4.3% | Added |
| Bluefin Capital Management, LLC | – | $34.2M | 4.82% | – | – |
| SMI Advisory Services, LLC | 3,438,358 | $48.5M | 16.23% | +92,719+2.8% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 3,225,057 | $49.9M | 0.09% | +98,073+3.1% | Added |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 3,763,913 | $58.1M | 0.80% | −508,675−11.9% | Reduced |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 3,954,569 | $61.1M | 2.04% | −3,437−0.1% | Reduced |
| Sawtooth Solutions, LLC | 3,954,569 | $61.1M | 1.60% | +3,926,346+13,911.9% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 3,988,014 | $61.5M | 0.68% | −109,081−2.7% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 4,209,418 | $65.1M | 10.10% | +77,099+1.9% | Added |
| Morgan Stanley | 4,963,434 | $76.7M | 0.01% | −421,368−7.8% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 5,187,487 | $80.2M | 0.02% | +1,654,878+46.8% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 5,875,335 | $90.8M | 2.66% | +8,859+0.2% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 6,846,430 | $105.8M | 1.87% | −1,135,118−14.2% | Reduced |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 6,932,904 | $107.2M | 10.98% | −175,947−2.5% | Reduced |
| Quilter Plc | 572,673 | – | – | +39,900+7.5% | Added |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 22,394 | – | – | +1,660+8.0% | Added |
| OTA Financial Group L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −892,993−100.0% | Sold out |
| Dana Investment Advisors, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −304,131−100.0% | Sold out |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −223,646−100.0% | Sold out |
| Sterneck Capital Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −205,766−100.0% | Sold out |
| Surience Private Wealth LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −190,681−100.0% | Sold out |
| BCS Wealth Management | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −81,497−100.0% | Sold out |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −78,685−100.0% | Sold out |
| Elequin Capital LP | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −48,841−100.0% | Sold out |
| CTC Capital Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −39,400−100.0% | Sold out |
| Islay Capital Management, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −31,411−100.0% | Sold out |