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