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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $2.45M | 0.60% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 170,603 | $2.44M | 0.97% | −5,020−2.9% | Reduced |
| National Asset Management, Inc. | 166,788 | $2.39M | 0.06% | −17,247−9.4% | Reduced |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC | 164,334 | $2.35M | 0.02% | −3,000−1.8% | Reduced |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 151,458 | $2.32M | 0.05% | +112,293+286.7% | Added |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 161,551 | $2.31M | 1.94% | −6,961−4.1% | Reduced |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. | 158,649 | $2.27M | 0.03% | −530.0% | Reduced |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 158,000 | $2.26M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Telemus Capital, LLC | 146,400 | $2.10M | 0.19% | −5,704−3.8% | Reduced |
| Phraction Management LLC | 142,373 | $2.04M | 0.98% | −5,300−3.6% | Reduced |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 137,647 | $1.97M | 0.20% | +473+0.3% | Added |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 136,800 | $1.96M | 0.08% | −1,506−1.1% | Reduced |
| Waddell & Associates, LLC | 134,565 | $1.93M | 0.28% | +77,660+136.5% | Added |
| Grey Street Capital, LLC | 132,372 | $1.90M | 1.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC | 131,673 | $1.89M | 1.39% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 131,467 | $1.88M | 0.04% | +5,514+4.4% | Added |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 131,151 | $1.88M | 0.17% | +2,774+2.2% | Added |
| Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY) | 130,825 | $1.87M | 2.20% | −2,339−1.8% | Reduced |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 126,955 | $1.82M | 0.79% | −4,289−3.3% | Reduced |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 124,903 | $1.79M | 0.48% | +1,713+1.4% | Added |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 123,691 | $1.77M | 0.12% | +6,864+5.9% | Added |
| Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC | 122,690 | $1.76M | 0.37% | +122,690 | New |
| Tiaa Trust, National Association | 121,925 | $1.75M | 0.01% | +121,925 | New |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 120,345 | $1.72M | 1.80% | −10,402−8.0% | Reduced |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 114,862 | $1.64M | 0.41% | −448−0.4% | Reduced |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | 114,132 | $1.63M | 0.13% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC | 114,083 | $1.63M | 0.21% | −19,686−14.7% | Reduced |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 114,081 | $1.63M | 0.01% | −2,690−2.3% | Reduced |
| Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC | 113,305 | $1.62M | 0.07% | +12,243+12.1% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 111,089 | $1.59M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 108,200 | $1.55M | 0.24% | −1,655−1.5% | Reduced |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 104,219 | $1.52M | 0.21% | +16,541+18.9% | Added |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 106,220 | $1.52M | 0.19% | −8,000−7.0% | Reduced |
| BIP Wealth, LLC | 103,970 | $1.49M | 0.14% | +200+0.2% | Added |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | 100,000 | $1.43M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hedges Asset Management LLC | 99,000 | $1.42M | 1.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC | 98,862 | $1.42M | 0.00% | −4,125−4.0% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 97,562 | $1.40M | 0.01% | −5,815−5.6% | Reduced |
| Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC | 97,100 | $1.39M | 0.46% | +1,000+1.0% | Added |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 96,956 | $1.39M | 0.47% | −1,583−1.6% | Reduced |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 96,853 | $1.39M | 0.06% | −46,185−32.3% | Reduced |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 92,909 | $1.33M | 0.23% | +1,277+1.4% | Added |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 92,549 | $1.33M | 0.11% | −19,050−17.1% | Reduced |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 92,422 | $1.32M | 0.79% | +1,500+1.6% | Added |
| Montis Financial, LLC | 92,106 | $1.32M | 0.88% | +92,106 | New |
| Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC | 89,029 | $1.27M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 85,531 | $1.22M | 0.00% | +24,660+40.5% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 84,915 | $1.22M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 81,555 | $1.17M | 0.02% | −31,081−27.6% | Reduced |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 79,503 | $1.14M | 0.00% | −22,187−21.8% | Reduced |
| Banque Pictet & Cie SA | 79,000 | $1.13M | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 78,520 | $1.12M | 0.66% | −1,575−2.0% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 71,360 | $1.02M | 0.00% | −3,146−4.2% | Reduced |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 67,886 | $1.01M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Fundamentun, LLC | 69,728 | $998.5K | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sigma Planning Corp | 69,482 | $995.0K | 0.04% | +447+0.6% | Added |
| Independent Family Office, LLC | 68,391 | $979.4K | 0.61% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Claret Asset Management Corp | 68,282 | $978.0K | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Antonetti Capital Management LLC | 66,647 | $954.4K | 1.49% | +66,647 | New |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 64,788 | $927.8K | 0.01% | +37,963+141.5% | Added |
| ORG Partners LLC | 63,130 | $904.0K | 0.27% | −185,122−74.6% | Reduced |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 61,467 | $902.5K | 0.01% | −2,905−4.5% | Reduced |
| Arnhold LLC | 61,627 | $882.5K | 0.11% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Foster Dykema Cabot & Co Inc | 60,329 | $864.0K | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Insight Advisors, LLC | 59,330 | $849.6K | 0.19% | −7,800−11.6% | Reduced |
| Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP | 58,432 | $836.7K | 0.04% | −309−0.5% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 57,916 | $829.4K | 0.04% | +2,866+5.2% | Added |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 57,808 | $827.8K | 0.30% | −2,500−4.1% | Reduced |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC | 55,300 | $791.9K | 0.02% | +55,300 | New |
| G&S Capital LLC | 55,074 | $788.7K | 0.40% | −1,295−2.3% | Reduced |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 52,808 | $756.2K | 0.00% | +16,414+45.1% | Added |
| Tectonic Advisors LLC | 51,991 | $744.5K | 0.07% | +51,991 | New |
| Lane Generational LLC | 50,715 | $726.2K | 0.90% | −1,275−2.5% | Reduced |
| Financial Advisory Service, Inc. | 49,515 | $709.1K | 0.08% | −4,000−7.5% | Reduced |
| Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC | 49,215 | $704.8K | 0.07% | +600+1.2% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 48,700 | $697.4K | 0.09% | −1,400−2.8% | Reduced |
| Barometer Capital Management Inc. | 48,200 | $690.2K | 0.22% | −7,200−13.0% | Reduced |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 47,671 | $682.6K | 0.03% | −15,500−24.5% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 47,452 | $679.5K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| StoneX Group Inc. | 47,150 | $675.2K | 0.07% | −1,400−2.9% | Reduced |
| Soros Capital Management LLC | 46,910 | $671.8K | 0.34% | −32,045−40.6% | Reduced |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 46,846 | $670.8K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eqis Capital Management, Inc. | 46,727 | $669.1K | 0.08% | −4,366−8.5% | Reduced |
| Geneva Partners, LLC | 46,000 | $658.7K | 0.44% | −300−0.6% | Reduced |
| Pathstone Family Office, LLC | 45,804 | $655.9K | 0.01% | +23,650+106.8% | Added |
| J Arnold Wealth Management Co | 45,050 | $645.1K | 0.26% | +3,450+8.3% | Added |
| White Pine Capital LLC | 43,980 | $629.8K | 0.25% | −59−0.1% | Reduced |
| LVM Capital Management Ltd | 43,675 | $625.0K | 0.09% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Whittier Trust Co | 43,408 | $621.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Tompkins Financial Corp | 43,000 | $615.8K | 0.10% | −16,000−27.1% | Reduced |
| Ade, LLC | 42,278 | $605.4K | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 42,227 | $604.7K | 0.01% | +3,135+8.0% | Added |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 42,187 | $604.1K | 0.03% | +31,061+279.2% | Added |
| Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc | 42,033 | $601.9K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 41,837 | $599.1K | 0.00% | +1,042+2.6% | Added |
| Cypress Wealth Services, LLC | 41,024 | $587.5K | 0.16% | +650+1.6% | Added |
| Islay Capital Management, LLC | 40,911 | $585.8K | 0.50% | +9,500+30.2% | Added |
| Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC | 40,841 | $584.8K | 0.41% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc. | 40,000 | $572.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Avenir Corp | 38,860 | $556.5K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |