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, Q3 2023
Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Sep 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
- 391
- +10 vs. Q2 2023
- Shares held
- 122.5M
- +10.6M (+9.5%) vs. Q2 2023
- Total value
- $1.75B
- +$87.4M (+5.3%) vs. Q2 2023
- New holders
- 30
- 93 more added
- Sold out
- 20
- 125 more reduced
3 institutions that held it in Q2 2023 haven't filed for Q3 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q2 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.
| 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, Q3 2023
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 6,607,589 | $94.6M | 9.08% | −297,221−4.3% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 6,167,394 | $88.3M | 0.01% | +576,164+10.3% | Added |
| Central Trust Co | 6,125,259 | $87.7M | 2.53% | +164,329+2.8% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 5,961,670 | $85.4M | 2.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 5,956,144 | $85.3M | 0.02% | +355,208+6.3% | Added |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 4,098,247 | $58.7M | 9.29% | −62,955−1.5% | Reduced |
| Sawtooth Solutions, LLC | 4,042,139 | $57.9M | 1.86% | +15,055+0.4% | Added |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 3,966,011 | $56.8M | 2.00% | +2,746+0.1% | Added |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 3,587,859 | $51.4M | 0.08% | +3,547,859+8,869.6% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 3,502,746 | $50.0M | 0.52% | −66,410−1.9% | Reduced |
| SMI Advisory Services, LLC | 2,918,979 | $44.2M | 16.13% | +2,918,979 | New |
| Truist Financial Corp | 3,075,184 | $44.0M | 0.07% | −95,016−3.0% | Reduced |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 2,957,426 | $42.4M | 0.47% | −640,765−17.8% | Reduced |
| South State Corp. | 2,053,975 | $29.4M | 2.79% | −61,009−2.9% | Reduced |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 1,762,747 | $25.2M | 0.12% | +95,004+5.7% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 1,705,358 | $24.4M | 0.04% | +600,414+54.3% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 1,615,096 | $23.1M | 0.09% | +18,446+1.2% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 1,514,498 | $21.7M | 0.03% | +1,169,725+339.3% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,486,642 | $21.3M | 0.01% | −88,696−5.6% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $20.7M | 10.76% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,439,187 | $20.6M | 0.04% | +4,530+0.3% | Added |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 1,340,872 | $19.2M | 1.21% | +1,340,872 | New |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,199,972 | $17.2M | 14.02% | +28,515+2.4% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,175,406 | $16.8M | 0.01% | −86,708−6.9% | Reduced |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 1,126,677 | $16.1M | 0.94% | +22,565+2.0% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,060,781 | $15.2M | 0.01% | −11,988−1.1% | Reduced |
| Cetera Advisor Networks LLC | 950,648 | $13.6M | 0.09% | −47,394−4.7% | Reduced |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 931,853 | $13.3M | 5.45% | −9,167−1.0% | Reduced |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 892,817 | $12.8M | 1.64% | −241,820−21.3% | Reduced |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 887,438 | $12.7M | 3.10% | +28,592+3.3% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 866,194 | $12.4M | 9.35% | +4,745+0.6% | Added |
| Cannell Peter B & Co Inc | 862,065 | $12.3M | 0.42% | −15,905−1.8% | Reduced |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 859,528 | $12.3M | 21.00% | −1320.0% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 858,857 | $12.3M | 0.00% | −20,696−2.4% | Reduced |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 834,145 | $11.9M | 10.73% | −10,907−1.3% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 792,300 | $11.3M | 0.04% | −13,926−1.7% | Reduced |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 780,707 | $11.2M | 3.80% | +7,700+1.0% | Added |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 762,049 | $10.9M | 3.83% | −28,229−3.6% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 761,345 | $10.9M | 0.02% | −58,214−7.1% | Reduced |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 704,149 | $10.1M | 3.53% | +96,655+15.9% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 662,139 | $9.48M | 0.01% | +60,197+10.0% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 626,007 | $9.41M | 0.01% | +221,958+54.9% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 632,200 | $9.05M | 0.16% | −6,490−1.0% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 615,937 | $8.82M | 0.11% | +167,059+37.2% | Added |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 609,127 | $8.72M | 0.91% | +13,362+2.2% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 577,869 | $8.28M | 0.02% | −78,714−12.0% | Reduced |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 568,117 | $8.13M | 0.84% | −10,327−1.8% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 538,355 | $7.71M | 0.01% | +538,355 | New |
| National Bank of Canada | 532,417 | $7.48M | 0.01% | −8,923−1.6% | Reduced |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 476,000 | $6.82M | 0.73% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 474,839 | $6.80M | 0.44% | −1,533−0.3% | Reduced |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 451,058 | $6.46M | 2.36% | +37,523+9.1% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 448,409 | $6.42M | 0.02% | +91,957+25.8% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 447,000 | $6.40M | 10.73% | −6,215−1.4% | Reduced |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 440,800 | $6.31M | 0.09% | +3,740+0.9% | Added |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 333,776 | $6.12M | 0.06% | −60,167−15.3% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 427,175 | $6.12M | 0.71% | +2,291+0.5% | Added |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 419,155 | $6.00M | 0.01% | −26,801−6.0% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 417,146 | $5.97M | 0.02% | −37,030−8.2% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 411,147 | $5.89M | 0.01% | +44,959+12.3% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 410,885 | $5.88M | 0.08% | +60,285+17.2% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 398,024 | $5.70M | 0.05% | +18,812+5.0% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 371,643 | $5.32M | 0.73% | −3,395−0.9% | Reduced |
| TCP Asset Management, LLC | 369,111 | $5.29M | 2.26% | +23,523+6.8% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 364,268 | $5.22M | 0.01% | +24,648+7.3% | Added |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 350,000 | $5.01M | 4.74% | −10,000−2.8% | Reduced |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 346,235 | $4.96M | 2.87% | +591+0.2% | Added |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 343,007 | $4.91M | 4.77% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | 337,886 | $4.84M | 0.12% | +10,043+3.1% | Added |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 322,731 | $4.62M | 0.14% | +322,731 | New |
| Pacific Sage Partners, LLC | 320,646 | $4.59M | 1.38% | −3,084−1.0% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 306,112 | $4.38M | 0.15% | −7,000−2.2% | Reduced |
| Sprott Inc. | 294,444 | $4.22M | 0.38% | −1,971−0.7% | Reduced |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 292,049 | $4.18M | 2.30% | −23,475−7.4% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 287,971 | $4.12M | 0.43% | +244,881+568.3% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 284,942 | $4.08M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 278,415 | $3.99M | 0.90% | −6,461−2.3% | Reduced |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 272,775 | $3.91M | 2.34% | +1350.0% | Added |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 264,500 | $3.79M | 12.85% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 260,588 | $3.73M | 0.14% | +7,875+3.1% | Added |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 254,332 | $3.64M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lincoln National Corp | 253,641 | $3.63M | 0.07% | +23,278+10.1% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 250,393 | $3.60M | 0.81% | −13,448−5.1% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 244,772 | $3.51M | 0.18% | −876−0.4% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 234,855 | $3.36M | 0.05% | +16,550+7.6% | Added |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 231,814 | $3.32M | 0.09% | +1,175+0.5% | Added |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 227,357 | $3.26M | 4.38% | −10,409−4.4% | Reduced |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $3.07M | 1.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 211,899 | $3.03M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $3.00M | 1.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bluefin Capital Management, LLC | 189,776 | $2.72M | 0.24% | −231,061−54.9% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 189,427 | $2.71M | 0.06% | +103,563+120.6% | Added |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. | 189,109 | $2.71M | 1.16% | −1,690−0.9% | Reduced |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 188,161 | $2.69M | 0.07% | −74,494−28.4% | Reduced |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 178,307 | $2.69M | 0.13% | +14,079+8.6% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 184,062 | $2.64M | 0.01% | +3,971+2.2% | Added |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.63M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 175,855 | $2.52M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 175,396 | $2.51M | 0.01% | +175,396 | New |
| Creative Planning | 172,183 | $2.47M | 0.00% | −81,630−32.2% | Reduced |