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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, Q2 2023

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Jun 30, 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
384
−4 vs. Q1 2023
Shares held
112.0M
−564.4K (−0.5%) vs. Q1 2023
Total value
$1.66B
−$82.2M (−4.7%) vs. Q1 2023
New holders
28
122 more added
Sold out
32
85 more reduced

2 institutions that held it in Q1 2023 haven't filed for Q2 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2023: 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.

Institutional holdersQ2 2023: 384 institutions
Q1 2021: 312 institutionsQ2 2021: 320 institutionsQ3 2021: 328 institutionsQ4 2021: 355 institutionsQ1 2022: 378 institutionsQ2 2022: 381 institutionsQ3 2022: 365 institutionsQ4 2022: 386 institutionsQ1 2023: 390 institutionsQ2 2023: 384 institutionsQ3 2023: 391 institutionsQ4 2023: 404 institutionsQ1 2024: 411 institutionsQ2 2024: 434 institutionsQ3 2024: 467 institutionsQ4 2024: 495 institutionsQ1 2025: 541 institutionsQ2 2025: 559 institutionsQ3 2025: 584 institutionsQ4 2025: 642 institutionsQ1 2026: 683 institutionsQ2 2026: 655 institutions
Value heldQ2 2023: $1.66B
Q1 2021: $1.22BQ2 2021: $1.30BQ3 2021: $1.37BQ4 2021: $1.45BQ1 2022: $1.70BQ2 2022: $1.58BQ3 2022: $1.42BQ4 2022: $1.58BQ1 2023: $1.80BQ2 2023: $1.66BQ3 2023: $1.75BQ4 2023: $1.85BQ1 2024: $2.04BQ2 2024: $2.12BQ3 2024: $2.52BQ4 2024: $2.48BQ1 2025: $3.02BQ2 2025: $3.57BQ3 2025: $3.98BQ4 2025: $4.66BQ1 2026: $4.84BQ2 2026: $4.40B
Institutions holding PHYS and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026655$4.40B
Q1 2026683$4.84B
Q4 2025642$4.66B
Q3 2025584$3.98B
Q2 2025559$3.57B
Q1 2025541$3.02B
Q4 2024495$2.48B
Q3 2024467$2.52B
Q2 2024434$2.12B
Q1 2024411$2.04B
Q4 2023404$1.85B
Q3 2023391$1.75B
Q2 2023384$1.66B
Q1 2023390$1.80B
Q4 2022386$1.58B
Q3 2022365$1.42B
Q2 2022381$1.58B
Q1 2022378$1.70B
Q4 2021355$1.45B
Q3 2021328$1.37B
Q2 2021320$1.30B
Q1 2021312$1.22B

Institutions, Q2 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q1 2023.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q2 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Evanson Asset Management, LLC6,904,810$103.0M9.78%−28,094−0.4%Reduced
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.5,961,670$88.9M1.77%−884,760−12.9%Reduced
Central Trust Co5,960,930$88.9M2.48%+85,595+1.5%Added
Royal Bank of Canada5,600,936$83.6M0.02%+413,449+8.0%Added
Morgan Stanley5,591,230$83.4M0.01%+627,796+12.6%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,161,202$62.1M9.69%−48,216−1.1%Reduced
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC4,027,084$60.1M1.64%+72,515+1.8%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC3,963,265$59.1M1.85%+8,696+0.2%Added
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd3,598,191$53.7M0.59%−165,722−4.4%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec3,569,156$53.1M0.52%−418,858−10.5%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp3,170,200$47.3M0.08%−54,857−1.7%Reduced
South State Corp.2,114,984$31.6M2.82%+89,578+4.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,667,743$24.9M0.11%+175,163+11.7%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors1,596,650$23.8M0.09%+61,719+4.0%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,575,338$23.5M0.01%+262,898+20.0%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$21.6M10.25%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,434,657$21.4M0.04%+43,068+3.1%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,262,114$18.8M0.01%+49,980+4.1%Added
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,171,457$17.5M14.45%−11,398−1.0%Reduced
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC1,134,637$16.9M1.99%−43,761−3.7%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,104,944$16.5M0.03%+47,850+4.5%Added
Howland Capital Management LLC1,104,112$16.5M0.95%−13,395−1.2%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC1,072,769$16.0M0.01%+26,936+2.6%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC998,042$14.9M0.10%+13,626+1.4%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC941,020$14.5M5.82%−575−0.1%Reduced
Bank of America Corp879,553$13.1M0.00%−38,625−4.2%Reduced
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc877,970$13.1M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC861,449$12.9M9.66%+24,272+2.9%Added
Concorde Financial Corp859,660$12.8M8.39%+87,412+11.3%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc858,846$12.8M3.10%+19,785+2.4%Added
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.845,052$12.6M11.73%−8,592−1.0%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC819,559$12.2M0.02%−24,711−2.9%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC806,226$12.0M0.04%+7,291+0.9%Added
Bridge Advisory, LLC790,278$11.8M4.33%−13,629−1.7%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC773,007$11.5M3.86%+5,815+0.8%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.656,583$9.80M0.03%+151,867+30.1%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC638,690$9.53M0.16%−10,052−1.5%Reduced
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc607,494$9.06M3.26%+152,437+33.5%Added
Raymond James & Associates601,942$8.98M0.01%+33,425+5.9%Added
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC595,765$8.89M0.93%+10,826+1.9%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co578,444$8.63M0.82%−16,418−2.8%Reduced
National Bank of Canada541,340$8.04M0.02%−12,233−2.2%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.393,943$7.54M0.08%+15,968+4.2%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC476,372$7.11M0.49%+7,543+1.6%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP476,000$7.10M0.84%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co454,176$6.78M0.02%+201,650+79.9%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.453,215$6.76M9.51%−2,600−0.6%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC448,878$6.70M0.11%−179,345−28.5%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.445,956$6.65M0.01%+17,040+4.0%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.437,060$6.52M0.09%+7,256+1.7%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.424,884$6.34M0.72%+11,665+2.8%Added
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC420,837$6.28M1.42%––
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc413,535$6.17M2.14%+4,775+1.2%Added
Bank of Montreal404,049$6.17M0.00%−60,756−13.1%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC379,212$5.68M0.05%+66,538+21.3%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.375,038$5.60M0.76%+79,403+26.9%Added
Stifel Financial Corp366,188$5.46M0.01%+128,637+54.2%Added
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC360,000$5.37M4.94%−22,000−5.8%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.356,452$5.32M0.02%−1,271−0.4%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.350,600$5.23M0.08%+16,384+4.9%Added
Perritt Capital Management Inc345,644$5.16M2.81%−38,551−10.0%Reduced
TCP Asset Management, LLC345,588$5.16M2.19%+345,588New
Jane Street Group, LLC344,773$5.14M0.01%+344,773New
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd343,007$5.12M4.10%+45,900+15.4%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.339,620$5.07M0.01%+73,657+27.7%Added
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC327,843$4.89M0.11%+327,843New
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC323,730$4.83M1.43%+6,197+2.0%Added
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC315,524$4.71M2.88%+16,934+5.7%Added
Bailard, Inc.313,112$4.67M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Sprott Inc.296,415$4.42M0.40%+1,550+0.5%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC284,942$4.25M0.18%+6,375+2.3%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC284,876$4.25M0.90%+73,149+34.5%Added
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC272,640$4.07M2.36%00.0%Unchanged
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$3.95M10.83%+63,500+31.6%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc263,841$3.93M0.71%+38,634+17.2%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC262,655$3.92M0.10%−16,472−5.9%Reduced
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC255,779$3.82M0.13%−61,258−19.3%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC254,332$3.79M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning253,813$3.79M0.01%+4,980+2.0%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc252,713$3.77M0.14%+8,139+3.3%Added
ORG Partners LLC248,252$3.71M0.60%+248,252New
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.245,648$3.67M0.19%+18,852+8.3%Added
Macroview Investment Management LLC237,766$3.55M5.45%−2,006−0.8%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC230,639$3.44M0.09%+446+0.2%Added
Lincoln National Corp230,363$3.44M0.07%+3,995+1.8%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC218,305$3.26M0.05%+45,425+26.3%Added
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$3.19M1.96%00.0%Unchanged
NewEdge Wealth, LLC211,899$3.16M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$3.12M1.23%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.190,799$2.85M1.30%+44,622+30.5%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.184,035$2.75M0.06%−1,383−0.7%Reduced
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$2.74M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.180,091$2.69M0.01%−22,710−11.2%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC175,855$2.62M0.47%−19,480−10.0%Reduced
NovaPoint Capital, LLC175,623$2.62M0.98%−18,258−9.4%Reduced
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$2.55M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC168,512$2.51M2.09%−8,431−4.8%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC167,334$2.50M0.02%+142,400+571.1%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC164,228$2.46M0.32%+21,845+15.3%Added
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.158,702$2.37M0.03%+132,577+507.5%Added