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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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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
Macroview Investment Management LLC237,766$3.55M5.45%−2,006−0.8%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.245,648$3.67M0.19%+18,852+8.3%Added
ORG Partners LLC248,252$3.71M0.60%+248,252New
Prospera Financial Services Inc252,713$3.77M0.14%+8,139+3.3%Added
Creative Planning253,813$3.79M0.01%+4,980+2.0%Added
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC254,332$3.79M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Vident Investment Advisory, LLC255,779$3.82M0.13%−61,258−19.3%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC262,655$3.92M0.10%−16,472−5.9%Reduced
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc263,841$3.93M0.71%+38,634+17.2%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$3.95M10.83%+63,500+31.6%Added
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC272,640$4.07M2.36%00.0%Unchanged
Biltmore Family Office, LLC284,876$4.25M0.90%+73,149+34.5%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC284,942$4.25M0.18%+6,375+2.3%Added
Sprott Inc.296,415$4.42M0.40%+1,550+0.5%Added
Bailard, Inc.313,112$4.67M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC315,524$4.71M2.88%+16,934+5.7%Added
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC323,730$4.83M1.43%+6,197+2.0%Added
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC327,843$4.89M0.11%+327,843New
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.339,620$5.07M0.01%+73,657+27.7%Added
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd343,007$5.12M4.10%+45,900+15.4%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC344,773$5.14M0.01%+344,773New
TCP Asset Management, LLC345,588$5.16M2.19%+345,588New
Perritt Capital Management Inc345,644$5.16M2.81%−38,551−10.0%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.350,600$5.23M0.08%+16,384+4.9%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.356,452$5.32M0.02%−1,271−0.4%Reduced
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC360,000$5.37M4.94%−22,000−5.8%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp366,188$5.46M0.01%+128,637+54.2%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.375,038$5.60M0.76%+79,403+26.9%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC379,212$5.68M0.05%+66,538+21.3%Added
Bank of Montreal404,049$6.17M0.00%−60,756−13.1%Reduced
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc413,535$6.17M2.14%+4,775+1.2%Added
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC420,837$6.28M1.42%––
Essex Financial Services, Inc.424,884$6.34M0.72%+11,665+2.8%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.437,060$6.52M0.09%+7,256+1.7%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.445,956$6.65M0.01%+17,040+4.0%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC448,878$6.70M0.11%−179,345−28.5%Reduced
Guild Investment Management, Inc.453,215$6.76M9.51%−2,600−0.6%Reduced
Blair William & Co454,176$6.78M0.02%+201,650+79.9%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP476,000$7.10M0.84%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Financial Group, LLC476,372$7.11M0.49%+7,543+1.6%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.393,943$7.54M0.08%+15,968+4.2%Added
National Bank of Canada541,340$8.04M0.02%−12,233−2.2%Reduced
Philadelphia Trust Co578,444$8.63M0.82%−16,418−2.8%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC595,765$8.89M0.93%+10,826+1.9%Added
Raymond James & Associates601,942$8.98M0.01%+33,425+5.9%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc607,494$9.06M3.26%+152,437+33.5%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC638,690$9.53M0.16%−10,052−1.5%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.656,583$9.80M0.03%+151,867+30.1%Added
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC773,007$11.5M3.86%+5,815+0.8%Added
Bridge Advisory, LLC790,278$11.8M4.33%−13,629−1.7%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC806,226$12.0M0.04%+7,291+0.9%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC819,559$12.2M0.02%−24,711−2.9%Reduced
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.845,052$12.6M11.73%−8,592−1.0%Reduced
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc858,846$12.8M3.10%+19,785+2.4%Added
Concorde Financial Corp859,660$12.8M8.39%+87,412+11.3%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC861,449$12.9M9.66%+24,272+2.9%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc877,970$13.1M0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of America Corp879,553$13.1M0.00%−38,625−4.2%Reduced
Auxano Advisors, LLC941,020$14.5M5.82%−575−0.1%Reduced
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC998,042$14.9M0.10%+13,626+1.4%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,072,769$16.0M0.01%+26,936+2.6%Added
Howland Capital Management LLC1,104,112$16.5M0.95%−13,395−1.2%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,104,944$16.5M0.03%+47,850+4.5%Added
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC1,134,637$16.9M1.99%−43,761−3.7%Reduced
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,171,457$17.5M14.45%−11,398−1.0%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,262,114$18.8M0.01%+49,980+4.1%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,434,657$21.4M0.04%+43,068+3.1%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$21.6M10.25%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company1,575,338$23.5M0.01%+262,898+20.0%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors1,596,650$23.8M0.09%+61,719+4.0%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,667,743$24.9M0.11%+175,163+11.7%Added
South State Corp.2,114,984$31.6M2.82%+89,578+4.4%Added
Truist Financial Corp3,170,200$47.3M0.08%−54,857−1.7%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec3,569,156$53.1M0.52%−418,858−10.5%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd3,598,191$53.7M0.59%−165,722−4.4%Reduced
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC3,963,265$59.1M1.85%+8,696+0.2%Added
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC4,027,084$60.1M1.64%+72,515+1.8%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,161,202$62.1M9.69%−48,216−1.1%Reduced
Morgan Stanley5,591,230$83.4M0.01%+627,796+12.6%Added
Royal Bank of Canada5,600,936$83.6M0.02%+413,449+8.0%Added
Central Trust Co5,960,930$88.9M2.48%+85,595+1.5%Added
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.5,961,670$88.9M1.77%−884,760−12.9%Reduced
Evanson Asset Management, LLC6,904,810$103.0M9.78%−28,094−0.4%Reduced
Quilter Plc583,386––+10,713+1.9%Added
Monaco Asset Management SAM0$00.00%−1,196,000−100.0%Sold out
Mendota Financial Group, LLC0$00.00%−277,783−100.0%Sold out
Glassy Mountain Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−214,134−100.0%Sold out
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC0$00.00%−81,386−100.0%Sold out
Live Oak Private Wealth LLC0$00.00%−80,605−100.0%Sold out
MML Investors Services, LLC0$00.00%−56,147−100.0%Sold out
Northside Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−51,378−100.0%Sold out
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−50,473−100.0%Sold out
Glassman Wealth Services0$00.00%−31,965−100.0%Sold out
Brown Advisory Inc0$00.00%−29,511−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−24,812−100.0%Sold out
Linscomb & Williams, Inc.0$00.00%−21,600−100.0%Sold out
Belpointe Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−20,331−100.0%Sold out
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA)0$00.00%−17,880−100.0%Sold out
Brown Shipley& Co Ltd0$00.00%−17,000−100.0%Sold out
Clarus Group, Inc.0$00.00%−15,218−100.0%Sold out