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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 43,000 | $615.8K | 0.10% | −16,000−27.1% | Reduced |
| Whittier Trust Co | 43,408 | $621.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| LVM Capital Management Ltd | 43,675 | $625.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 43,980 | $629.8K | 0.25% | −59−0.1% | Reduced |
| J Arnold Wealth Management Co | 45,050 | $645.1K | 0.26% | +3,450+8.3% | Added |
| Pathstone Family Office, LLC | 45,804 | $655.9K | 0.01% | +23,650+106.8% | Added |
| Geneva Partners, LLC | 46,000 | $658.7K | 0.44% | −300−0.6% | Reduced |
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 46,727 | $669.1K | 0.08% | −4,366−8.5% | Reduced |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 46,846 | $670.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Soros Capital Management LLC | 46,910 | $671.8K | 0.34% | −32,045−40.6% | Reduced |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 47,150 | $675.2K | 0.07% | −1,400−2.9% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 47,452 | $679.5K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 47,671 | $682.6K | 0.03% | −15,500−24.5% | Reduced |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 48,200 | $690.2K | 0.22% | −7,200−13.0% | Reduced |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 48,700 | $697.4K | 0.09% | −1,400−2.8% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 49,215 | $704.8K | 0.07% | +600+1.2% | Added |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 49,515 | $709.1K | 0.08% | −4,000−7.5% | Reduced |
| Lane Generational LLC | 50,715 | $726.2K | 0.90% | −1,275−2.5% | Reduced |
| Tectonic Advisors LLC | 51,991 | $744.5K | 0.07% | +51,991 | New |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 52,808 | $756.2K | 0.00% | +16,414+45.1% | Added |
| G&S Capital LLC | 55,074 | $788.7K | 0.40% | −1,295−2.3% | Reduced |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 55,300 | $791.9K | 0.02% | +55,300 | New |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 57,808 | $827.8K | 0.30% | −2,500−4.1% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 57,916 | $829.4K | 0.04% | +2,866+5.2% | Added |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 58,432 | $836.7K | 0.04% | −309−0.5% | Reduced |
| Insight Advisors, LLC | 59,330 | $849.6K | 0.19% | −7,800−11.6% | Reduced |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 60,329 | $864.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arnhold LLC | 61,627 | $882.5K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 61,467 | $902.5K | 0.01% | −2,905−4.5% | Reduced |
| ORG Partners LLC | 63,130 | $904.0K | 0.27% | −185,122−74.6% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 64,788 | $927.8K | 0.01% | +37,963+141.5% | Added |
| Antonetti Capital Management LLC | 66,647 | $954.4K | 1.49% | +66,647 | New |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 68,282 | $978.0K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $979.4K | 0.61% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 69,482 | $995.0K | 0.04% | +447+0.6% | Added |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 69,728 | $998.5K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 67,886 | $1.01M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 71,360 | $1.02M | 0.00% | −3,146−4.2% | Reduced |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 78,520 | $1.12M | 0.66% | −1,575−2.0% | Reduced |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 79,000 | $1.13M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 79,503 | $1.14M | 0.00% | −22,187−21.8% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 81,555 | $1.17M | 0.02% | −31,081−27.6% | Reduced |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 84,915 | $1.22M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 85,531 | $1.22M | 0.00% | +24,660+40.5% | Added |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 89,029 | $1.27M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Montis Financial, LLC | 92,106 | $1.32M | 0.88% | +92,106 | New |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 92,422 | $1.32M | 0.79% | +1,500+1.6% | Added |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 92,549 | $1.33M | 0.11% | −19,050−17.1% | Reduced |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 92,909 | $1.33M | 0.23% | +1,277+1.4% | Added |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 96,853 | $1.39M | 0.06% | −46,185−32.3% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 96,956 | $1.39M | 0.47% | −1,583−1.6% | Reduced |
| Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC | 97,100 | $1.39M | 0.46% | +1,000+1.0% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 97,562 | $1.40M | 0.01% | −5,815−5.6% | Reduced |
| Mariner, LLC | 98,862 | $1.42M | 0.00% | −4,125−4.0% | Reduced |
| Hedges Asset Management LLC | 99,000 | $1.42M | 1.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 100,000 | $1.43M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| BIP Wealth, LLC | 103,970 | $1.49M | 0.14% | +200+0.2% | Added |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 106,220 | $1.52M | 0.19% | −8,000−7.0% | Reduced |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 104,219 | $1.52M | 0.21% | +16,541+18.9% | Added |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 108,200 | $1.55M | 0.24% | −1,655−1.5% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 111,089 | $1.59M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 113,305 | $1.62M | 0.07% | +12,243+12.1% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 114,081 | $1.63M | 0.01% | −2,690−2.3% | Reduced |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 114,083 | $1.63M | 0.21% | −19,686−14.7% | Reduced |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 114,132 | $1.63M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 114,862 | $1.64M | 0.41% | −448−0.4% | Reduced |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 120,345 | $1.72M | 1.80% | −10,402−8.0% | Reduced |
| Tiaa Trust, National Association | 121,925 | $1.75M | 0.01% | +121,925 | New |
| Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC | 122,690 | $1.76M | 0.37% | +122,690 | New |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 123,691 | $1.77M | 0.12% | +6,864+5.9% | Added |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 124,903 | $1.79M | 0.48% | +1,713+1.4% | Added |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 126,955 | $1.82M | 0.79% | −4,289−3.3% | Reduced |
| Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY) | 130,825 | $1.87M | 2.20% | −2,339−1.8% | Reduced |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 131,151 | $1.88M | 0.17% | +2,774+2.2% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 131,467 | $1.88M | 0.04% | +5,514+4.4% | Added |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $1.89M | 1.39% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Grey Street Capital, LLC | 132,372 | $1.90M | 1.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Waddell & Associates, LLC | 134,565 | $1.93M | 0.28% | +77,660+136.5% | Added |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 136,800 | $1.96M | 0.08% | −1,506−1.1% | Reduced |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 137,647 | $1.97M | 0.20% | +473+0.3% | Added |
| Phraction Management LLC | 142,373 | $2.04M | 0.98% | −5,300−3.6% | Reduced |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 146,400 | $2.10M | 0.19% | −5,704−3.8% | Reduced |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 158,000 | $2.26M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. | 158,649 | $2.27M | 0.03% | −530.0% | Reduced |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 161,551 | $2.31M | 1.94% | −6,961−4.1% | Reduced |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 151,458 | $2.32M | 0.05% | +112,293+286.7% | Added |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 164,334 | $2.35M | 0.02% | −3,000−1.8% | Reduced |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 166,788 | $2.39M | 0.06% | −17,247−9.4% | Reduced |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 170,603 | $2.44M | 0.97% | −5,020−2.9% | Reduced |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $2.45M | 0.60% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 172,183 | $2.47M | 0.00% | −81,630−32.2% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 175,396 | $2.51M | 0.01% | +175,396 | New |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 175,855 | $2.52M | 0.47% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $2.63M | 0.12% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 184,062 | $2.64M | 0.01% | +3,971+2.2% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 178,307 | $2.69M | 0.13% | +14,079+8.6% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 188,161 | $2.69M | 0.07% | −74,494−28.4% | Reduced |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. | 189,109 | $2.71M | 1.16% | −1,690−0.9% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 189,427 | $2.71M | 0.06% | +103,563+120.6% | Added |
| Bluefin Capital Management, LLC | 189,776 | $2.72M | 0.24% | −231,061−54.9% | Reduced |