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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 149,253 | $2.31M | 0.31% | +74,729+100.3% | Added |
| Phraction Management LLC | 147,673 | $2.28M | 1.31% | +30,000+25.5% | Added |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. | 146,177 | $2.26M | 1.03% | +30,000+25.8% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 142,383 | $2.20M | 0.11% | −799−0.6% | Reduced |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 136,648 | $2.11M | 0.10% | +37,398+37.7% | Added |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 133,554 | $2.06M | 0.21% | +6,839+5.4% | Added |
| Grey Street Capital, LLC | 132,372 | $2.05M | 1.44% | +132,372 | New |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $2.04M | 1.64% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 130,747 | $2.02M | 1.84% | −35,100−21.2% | Reduced |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 125,947 | $1.95M | 0.79% | +125,947 | New |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 124,720 | $1.93M | 0.15% | −12,630−9.2% | Reduced |
| Tiaa, FSB | 121,925 | $1.88M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 115,774 | $1.79M | 0.02% | +13,007+12.7% | Added |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 114,132 | $1.76M | 0.14% | −835,307−88.0% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 112,636 | $1.74M | 0.03% | +5,620+5.3% | Added |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 111,599 | $1.73M | 0.14% | +360+0.3% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 111,089 | $1.72M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 111,055 | $1.72M | 0.25% | −3,155−2.8% | Reduced |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 110,666 | $1.71M | 0.12% | −11,211−9.2% | Reduced |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 108,919 | $1.68M | 0.17% | +3,810+3.6% | Added |
| BIP Wealth, LLC | 103,970 | $1.61M | 0.18% | +103,970 | New |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 103,090 | $1.59M | 0.07% | +1,762+1.7% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 102,720 | $1.59M | 0.01% | +36,367+54.8% | Added |
| Hedges Asset Management LLC | 101,000 | $1.56M | 1.32% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 96,955 | $1.50M | 0.47% | −2,992−3.0% | Reduced |
| Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC | 95,100 | $1.47M | 0.51% | +100+0.1% | Added |
| Mariner, LLC | 93,692 | $1.45M | 0.00% | −1,735−1.8% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 93,344 | $1.44M | 0.00% | +76,532+455.2% | Added |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 90,922 | $1.41M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 89,029 | $1.38M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 82,765 | $1.28M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Boothbay Fund Management, LLC | 81,386 | $1.26M | 0.04% | −302,191−78.8% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 81,020 | $1.25M | 0.03% | +69,400+597.2% | Added |
| Live Oak Private Wealth LLC | 80,605 | $1.25M | 0.26% | −17,850−18.1% | Reduced |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 80,492 | $1.24M | 0.05% | −273,747−77.3% | Reduced |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 80,000 | $1.24M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 79,952 | $1.24M | 0.07% | +2,370+3.1% | Added |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 79,000 | $1.22M | 0.01% | −46,000−36.8% | Reduced |
| Soros Capital Management LLC | 78,955 | $1.22M | 0.89% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 77,623 | $1.20M | 0.00% | −1,190−1.5% | Reduced |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 76,173 | $1.18M | 0.20% | +76,173 | New |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 74,620 | $1.15M | 0.30% | +2,320+3.2% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 68,600 | $1.06M | 0.17% | −8,617−11.2% | Reduced |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $1.06M | 0.61% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Insight Advisors, LLC | 66,680 | $1.03M | 0.24% | +34,100+104.7% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 65,788 | $1.02M | 0.02% | +11,012+20.1% | Added |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 65,482 | $1.01M | 0.20% | −6,550−9.1% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 63,808 | $986.5K | 0.04% | −10,035−13.6% | Reduced |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 61,700 | $953.9K | 0.03% | +2,047+3.4% | Added |
| Arnhold LLC | 61,627 | $952.8K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 60,329 | $933.0K | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 59,410 | $918.5K | 0.10% | −2,295−3.7% | Reduced |
| Change Path, LLC | 57,001 | $881.0K | 0.04% | +385+0.7% | Added |
| Waddell & Associates, LLC | 56,935 | $880.2K | 0.14% | +19,180+50.8% | Added |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 56,582 | $874.8K | 0.05% | +100+0.2% | Added |
| MML Investors Services, LLC | 56,147 | $868.0K | 0.01% | +56,147 | New |
| G&S Capital LLC | 55,921 | $864.5K | 0.38% | −8,753−13.5% | Reduced |
| Sepio Capital, LP | 55,610 | $859.7K | 0.08% | −15,290−21.6% | Reduced |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 55,178 | $853.1K | 0.32% | +27,578+99.9% | Added |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 55,009 | $850.4K | 0.09% | +3,409+6.6% | Added |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 53,545 | $827.8K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 53,400 | $825.6K | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lane Generational LLC | 53,332 | $824.5K | 1.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameriprise Financial Inc | 52,929 | $818.3K | 0.00% | −4,375−7.6% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 51,918 | $802.7K | 0.05% | +9,298+21.8% | Added |
| Northside Capital Management, LLC | 51,378 | $794.3K | 0.21% | −46,722−47.6% | Reduced |
| United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC | 50,473 | $780.3K | 0.00% | −100−0.2% | Reduced |
| CWM, LLC | 49,070 | $759.0K | 0.01% | +15,206+44.9% | Added |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 48,615 | $751.6K | 0.12% | −4,700−8.8% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 47,106 | $740.2K | 0.01% | −2,834−5.7% | Reduced |
| Spire Wealth Management | 47,705 | $737.5K | 0.03% | +870+1.9% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 46,064 | $712.1K | 0.28% | +908+2.0% | Added |
| J Arnold Wealth Management Co | 43,700 | $675.6K | 0.33% | −150−0.3% | Reduced |
| LVM Capital Management Ltd | 43,675 | $675.0K | 0.09% | −250−0.6% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 43,408 | $671.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 43,388 | $670.8K | 0.12% | −2,197−4.8% | Reduced |
| Ade, LLC | 42,278 | $653.6K | 0.47% | −1,690−3.8% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 42,033 | $649.8K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Keel Point, LLC | 41,889 | $647.6K | 0.09% | −6,240−13.0% | Reduced |
| Straight Path Wealth Management | 40,845 | $631.5K | 0.50% | +3,600+9.7% | Added |
| Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC | 40,841 | $631.4K | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 40,602 | $627.7K | 0.39% | +1,200+3.0% | Added |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 40,376 | $624.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 40,336 | $623.6K | 0.00% | −5,016−11.1% | Reduced |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 40,000 | $618.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Optimum Investment Advisors | 39,700 | $613.8K | 0.32% | +18,100+83.8% | Added |
| Cypress Wealth Services, LLC | 39,624 | $612.6K | 0.18% | +1,685+4.4% | Added |
| Avenir Corp | 38,860 | $600.8K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cambridge Advisors Inc. | 38,516 | $595.5K | 0.15% | −200−0.5% | Reduced |
| Rehmann Capital Advisory Group | 38,421 | $594.0K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 38,279 | $591.8K | 0.00% | −9,839−20.4% | Reduced |
| Aveo Capital Partners, LLC | 37,528 | $580.2K | 0.08% | +420+1.1% | Added |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 36,600 | $565.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC | 35,550 | $562.8K | 0.24% | +35,550 | New |
| Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc | 35,122 | $543.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Family Capital Trust Co | 35,000 | $541.1K | 0.21% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Financial Advocates Investment Management | 34,635 | $535.5K | 0.04% | −3,330−8.8% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 33,503 | $518.0K | 0.01% | −27,246−44.9% | Reduced |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 33,432 | $517.0K | 0.00% | −3,556−9.6% | Reduced |
| Geneva Partners, LLC | 33,300 | $514.8K | 0.44% | +11,000+49.3% | Added |