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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
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.158,000$2.36M0.16%−7,000−4.2%Reduced
Telemus Capital, LLC152,104$2.27M0.19%−18,032−10.6%Reduced
Phraction Management LLC147,673$2.20M1.09%00.0%Unchanged
Flow Traders U.S. LLC143,038$2.13M0.09%+62,546+77.7%Added
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.138,306$2.06M0.09%+1,658+1.2%Added
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC137,174$2.05M0.19%+3,620+2.7%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC133,769$2.00M0.25%−15,484−10.4%Reduced
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)133,164$1.99M2.22%+133,164New
Grey Street Capital, LLC132,372$1.97M1.05%00.0%Unchanged
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$1.96M1.80%00.0%Unchanged
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC131,244$1.96M0.78%+5,297+4.2%Added
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.130,747$1.95M1.88%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Blueprint, LLC128,377$1.92M0.18%+19,458+17.9%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc125,953$1.88M0.04%+60,165+91.5%Added
Darwin Advisors, LLC123,190$1.85M0.48%+123,190New
Tiaa, FSB121,925$1.82M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.116,827$1.74M0.12%+6,161+5.6%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers116,771$1.74M0.01%+997+0.9%Added
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC115,310$1.72M0.38%−633,355−84.6%Reduced
Bard Financial Services, Inc.114,220$1.70M0.13%−10,500−8.4%Reduced
Weiss Asset Management LP114,132$1.70M0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Fiduciary Trust Co112,636$1.68M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.111,599$1.67M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Clearstead Advisors, LLC111,089$1.66M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
St. James Investment Company, LLC109,855$1.64M0.24%−1,200−1.1%Reduced
BIP Wealth, LLC103,770$1.55M0.13%−200−0.2%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC103,377$1.54M0.01%+657+0.6%Added
Mariner, LLC102,987$1.54M0.00%+9,295+9.9%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co101,690$1.52M0.00%+63,411+165.7%Added
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC101,062$1.51M0.07%−2,028−2.0%Reduced
Federated Hermes, Inc.100,000$1.49M0.00%+20,000+25.0%Added
Hedges Asset Management LLC99,000$1.48M1.25%−2,000−2.0%Reduced
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC98,539$1.47M0.43%+1,584+1.6%Added
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC96,100$1.43M0.47%+1,000+1.1%Added
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC91,632$1.37M0.23%+66,425+263.5%Added
HC Advisors, LLC90,922$1.36M0.79%00.0%Unchanged
Bryn Mawr Trust Co90,879$1.36M0.06%+90,879New
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC89,029$1.33M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC87,678$1.31M0.18%+86,243+6,010.0%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.85,864$1.28M0.03%+4,844+6.0%Added
Hollencrest Capital Management84,915$1.27M0.13%+2,150+2.6%Added
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.80,095$1.20M0.68%+39,493+97.3%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA79,000$1.18M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Soros Capital Management LLC78,955$1.18M0.91%00.0%Unchanged
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.74,506$1.11M0.00%−3,117−4.0%Reduced
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.67,886$1.05M0.02%+48,998+259.4%Added
Permanens Capital L.P.70,327$1.05M0.24%+70,327New
Fundamentun, LLC69,728$1.04M0.16%−6,445−8.5%Reduced
Sigma Planning Corp69,035$1.03M0.04%+7,335+11.9%Added
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$1.02M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Claret Asset Management Corp68,282$1.02M0.20%+2,800+4.3%Added
Insight Advisors, LLC67,130$1.00M0.22%+450+0.7%Added
Walleye Capital LLC66,076$985.9K0.02%+66,076New
Scotia Capital Inc.64,372$972.6K0.01%+17,266+36.7%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC63,171$942.5K0.03%−637−1.0%Reduced
Arnhold LLC61,627$919.5K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co60,871$908.2K0.00%+37,956+165.6%Added
Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc60,329$900.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
E&G Advisors, LP60,308$899.8K0.31%+5,130+9.3%Added
Tompkins Financial Corp59,000$880.3K0.14%+5,600+10.5%Added
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP58,741$876.4K0.04%+2,159+3.8%Added
Waddell & Associates, LLC56,905$849.0K0.12%−30−0.1%Reduced
G&S Capital LLC56,369$841.0K0.40%+448+0.8%Added
Barometer Capital Management Inc.55,400$826.6K0.22%−19,220−25.8%Reduced
IHT Wealth Management, LLC55,050$821.3K0.04%+3,132+6.0%Added
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.53,515$798.4K0.10%−30−0.1%Reduced
Lane Generational LLC51,990$775.7K1.11%−1,342−2.5%Reduced
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.51,093$762.3K0.09%−8,317−14.0%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC50,100$747.5K0.10%−18,500−27.0%Reduced
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC48,615$725.3K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC48,568$725.0K0.00%−502−1.0%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.48,550$724.4K0.08%−6,459−11.7%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc47,488$708.5K0.00%−5,441−10.3%Reduced
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC47,452$708.0K0.05%−32,500−40.6%Reduced
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC46,846$698.9K0.03%+6,470+16.0%Added
Verity Asset Management, Inc.46,446$693.0K0.51%+22,222+91.7%Added
Geneva Partners, LLC46,300$690.8K0.45%+13,000+39.0%Added
White Pine Capital LLC44,039$657.1K0.25%−2,025−4.4%Reduced
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$652.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co43,408$647.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC43,388$647.3K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Money Concepts Capital Corp43,090$642.9K0.07%−1,188,640−96.5%Reduced
Spire Wealth Management42,505$634.2K0.02%−5,200−10.9%Reduced
Ade, LLC42,278$630.8K0.44%00.0%Unchanged
Keel Point, LLC42,149$628.9K0.08%+260+0.6%Added
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc42,033$627.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
J Arnold Wealth Management Co41,600$620.7K0.26%−2,100−4.8%Reduced
Straight Path Wealth Management41,545$619.9K0.43%+700+1.7%Added
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC40,374$614.1K0.16%+750+1.9%Added
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$609.3K0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC40,795$608.7K0.00%+17,300+73.6%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP40,000$596.8K0.00%−53,344−57.1%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.40,000$596.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Brookstone Capital Management39,165$586.3K0.01%+22,573+136.0%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC39,092$583.3K0.01%+7,550+23.9%Added
Change Path, LLC39,007$582.0K0.03%−17,994−31.6%Reduced
Avenir Corp38,860$579.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group38,421$573.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC37,425$558.4K0.07%−103−0.3%Reduced
Optimum Investment Advisors37,200$555.0K0.27%−2,500−6.3%Reduced