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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

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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.

Institutional holdersQ3 2023: 391 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 heldQ3 2023: $1.75B
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, Q3 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2023.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q3 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.38,712$554.4K0.04%+12,470+47.5%Added
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC38,506$551.4K0.07%−4,882−11.3%Reduced
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group38,421$550.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc37,524$537.3K0.02%−3,391−8.3%Reduced
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC37,435$536.1K0.07%+100.0%Added
CWM, LLC37,026$530.0K0.00%−11,542−23.8%Reduced
Keel Point, LLC36,675$525.2K0.07%−5,474−13.0%Reduced
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$524.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc36,454$522.0K0.00%−11,034−23.2%Reduced
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC35,550$509.1K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advocates Investment Management34,935$500.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
New Harbor Financial Group, LLC34,216$490.0K0.20%−80.0%Reduced
Optimum Investment Advisors34,200$489.7K0.25%−3,000−8.1%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp34,006$487.0K0.00%−1,811−5.1%Reduced
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC33,581$480.9K0.02%+33,581New
Cetera Advisors LLC32,000$458.2K0.01%+480+1.5%Added
Stephens Inc31,425$450.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Change Path, LLC31,400$450.0K0.03%−7,607−19.5%Reduced
MKT Advisors LLC31,710$446.5K0.34%00.0%Unchanged
Sepio Capital, LP31,081$445.1K0.04%+9,624+44.9%Added
Verity Asset Management, Inc.31,064$444.8K0.33%−15,382−33.1%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co30,532$437.2K0.04%+30,532New
Spire Wealth Management30,380$435.0K0.02%−12,125−28.5%Reduced
Ingalls & Snyder LLC30,179$432.0K0.02%+7,000+30.2%Added
Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc.29,693$425.2K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC29,568$423.4K0.03%+12,068+69.0%Added
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC29,500$422.4K0.08%−2,000−6.3%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC29,066$416.2K0.00%+667+2.3%Added
GWM Advisors LLC28,988$415.1K0.00%−5,805−16.7%Reduced
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC28,072$402.0K0.12%+3,500+14.2%Added
Regions Financial Corp27,945$400.2K0.00%+27,945New
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC27,300$390.9K0.07%+3,350+14.0%Added
Boston Private Wealth LLC27,065$387.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Latitude Advisors, LLC26,971$386.2K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd26,445$378.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC26,249$375.9K0.02%+100+0.4%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc25,883$371.0K0.00%+51+0.2%Added
Account Management LLC25,150$360.1K0.50%00.0%Unchanged
Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC25,111$359.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Community Bank, N.A.24,654$353.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.24,335$348.5K0.01%−4,300−15.0%Reduced
Cambridge Advisors Inc.24,116$345.3K0.09%−250−1.0%Reduced
apricus wealth, LLC23,000$343.2K0.30%+1,000+4.5%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC23,210$332.4K0.01%+23,210New
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC22,859$327.3K0.02%−612−2.6%Reduced
BSW Wealth Partners22,624$324.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC22,442$321.4K0.00%+16,197+259.4%Added
Veracity Capital LLC22,283$319.1K0.15%−2,896−11.5%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.22,232$318.4K0.02%+10,450+88.7%Added
Peak Financial Management, Inc.22,000$315.0K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Apexium Financial, LP21,500$307.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Elequin Capital LP21,498$307.9K0.06%+21,498New
Raymond James Trust N.A.21,389$306.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC21,300$305.0K0.01%−1,300−5.8%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC21,264$304.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC21,028$301.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership21,000$300.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Farmers Trust Co20,850$298.6K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Focus Financial Network, Inc.20,634$295.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Legacy Private Trust Co.20,575$294.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
RFG Advisory, LLC20,400$292.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Inspire Advisors, LLC20,233$289.7K0.05%+3,792+23.1%Added
True North Advisors, LLC20,010$286.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Bridge Advisors20,000$286.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG19,837$284.1K0.00%+15,333+340.4%Added
Fifth Third Bancorp19,810$283.7K0.00%−175−0.9%Reduced
Garde Capital, Inc.19,700$282.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Close, LLC19,500$279.2K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Princeton Global Asset Management LLC19,500$279.2K0.08%+10,000+105.3%Added
Mather Group, LLC.19,300$276.4K0.00%−5,898−23.4%Reduced
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management LLC19,226$275.3K0.01%−875−4.4%Reduced
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC18,900$270.6K0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Lineweaver Wealth Advisors, LLC18,615$266.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
UMA Financial Services, Inc.17,939$258.3K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Family Capital Trust Co18,000$257.8K0.09%−17,000−48.6%Reduced
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.17,995$257.7K0.04%+2,710+17.7%Added
Pecaut & Co.17,300$247.7K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co17,203$246.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Graypoint LLC17,039$244.0K0.02%−3,640−17.6%Reduced
Lakeview Capital Partners, LLC16,951$242.7K0.05%−668−3.8%Reduced
Crown Wealth Group, LLC16,845$241.2K0.18%+16,845New
AXS Investments LLC16,665$238.6K0.06%+16,665New
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC16,621$238.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
S.A. Mason LLC16,520$236.6K0.17%+2,840+20.8%Added
Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC13,310$230.5K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC15,959$228.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Epic Trust Investment Advisors, LLC15,525$222.3K0.35%+15,525New
Larson Financial Group LLC15,475$221.6K0.02%+1,010+7.0%Added
First Hawaiian Bank15,000$214.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Vawter Financial, Ltd.15,000$214.8K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC14,342$205.4K0.01%−1,800−11.2%Reduced
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC13,897$199.0K0.02%+3,747+36.9%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc13,765$197.0K0.01%−1,250−8.3%Reduced
Glenmede Trust Co NA13,550$194.0K0.00%−1,000−6.9%Reduced
Channel Wealth LLC13,457$192.7K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC13,338$191.0K0.01%−4,800−26.5%Reduced
Highlander Capital Management, LLC13,200$189.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Diligent Investors, LLC12,850$184.0K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
LexAurum Advisors, LLC12,850$184.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC12,675$181.0K0.04%+12,675New