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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, Q4 2023

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Dec 31, 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
404
+17 vs. Q3 2023
Shares held
115.9M
−6.36M (−5.2%) vs. Q3 2023
Total value
$1.85B
+$100.0M (+5.7%) vs. Q3 2023
New holders
44
107 more added
Sold out
27
107 more reduced

4 institutions that held it in Q3 2023 haven't filed for Q4 2023 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2023: 404 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 heldQ4 2023: $1.85B
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, Q4 2023

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2023.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q4 2023
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Morgan Stanley6,835,046$108.9M0.01%+667,652+10.8%Added
Evanson Asset Management, LLC6,403,239$102.0M8.56%−204,350−3.1%Reduced
Central Trust Co6,199,248$98.8M2.62%+73,989+1.2%Added
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.5,961,670$95.0M2.58%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada5,605,316$89.3M0.02%−350,828−5.9%Reduced
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,154,931$66.2M9.92%+56,684+1.4%Added
Sawtooth Solutions, LLC3,943,738$62.8M1.72%−98,401−2.4%Reduced
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC3,868,009$61.6M1.96%−98,002−2.5%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec3,362,438$53.5M0.50%−140,308−4.0%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp2,703,368$43.1M0.07%−371,816−12.1%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd2,533,482$40.4M0.40%−423,944−14.3%Reduced
South State Corp.2,021,276$32.2M2.75%−32,699−1.6%Reduced
Captrust Financial Advisors1,751,427$27.9M0.10%+136,331+8.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,704,201$27.1M0.12%−58,546−3.3%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,504,105$24.0M0.01%+17,463+1.2%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,495,497$23.8M0.04%+56,310+3.9%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$23.1M12.05%00.0%Unchanged
Sowell Financial Services LLC1,337,872$21.3M1.15%−3,000−0.2%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC1,276,818$20.3M0.02%−237,680−15.7%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,211,321$19.3M0.01%+35,915+3.1%Added
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,181,212$18.8M15.11%−18,760−1.6%Reduced
Howland Capital Management LLC1,111,927$17.7M0.94%−14,750−1.3%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,067,443$17.0M0.03%−637,915−37.4%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC1,061,636$16.9M0.01%+855+0.1%Added
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC987,141$15.7M0.09%+36,493+3.8%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC940,958$15.0M5.04%+9,105+1.0%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc921,507$14.7M3.49%+34,069+3.8%Added
SMI Advisory Services, LLC910,582$14.3M3.61%−2,008,397−68.8%Reduced
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC867,676$13.8M9.49%+1,482+0.2%Added
Bank of America Corp866,598$13.8M0.00%+7,741+0.9%Added
Concorde Financial Corp860,591$13.7M9.38%+1,063+0.1%Added
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.845,119$13.5M11.25%+10,974+1.3%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC834,757$13.3M0.02%+73,412+9.6%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC811,603$12.9M0.04%+19,303+2.4%Added
Bridge Advisory, LLC794,179$12.7M6.34%+32,130+4.2%Added
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC767,237$12.2M3.76%−13,470−1.7%Reduced
Raymond James & Associates764,935$12.2M0.01%+102,796+15.5%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc712,478$11.3M3.77%+8,329+1.2%Added
Bank of Montreal645,787$10.4M0.01%+19,780+3.2%Added
Cannell Peter B & Co Inc618,340$9.85M0.31%−243,725−28.3%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC614,088$9.78M0.91%+4,961+0.8%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC596,608$9.50M0.11%−19,329−3.1%Reduced
Quilter Plc579,232$9.23M0.31%−21,086−3.5%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.557,782$8.89M0.02%−20,087−3.5%Reduced
Philadelphia Trust Co546,587$8.71M0.82%−21,530−3.8%Reduced
National Bank of Canada512,157$8.12M0.01%−20,260−3.8%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.497,155$7.92M0.02%+78,000+18.6%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.493,096$7.86M0.02%+44,687+10.0%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC487,406$7.76M0.42%+12,567+2.6%Added
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC482,889$7.69M0.91%−409,928−45.9%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.479,074$7.63M0.09%+68,189+16.6%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP476,000$7.58M0.84%00.0%Unchanged
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc453,924$7.23M2.54%+2,866+0.6%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co442,379$7.05M0.01%+362,876+456.4%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.437,873$6.98M0.09%−2,927−0.7%Reduced
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC437,459$6.97M0.11%−194,741−30.8%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp426,936$6.80M0.01%+15,789+3.8%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.425,639$6.78M0.70%−1,536−0.4%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC411,677$6.56M0.05%+13,653+3.4%Added
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC388,832$6.19M0.04%+134,500+52.9%Added
TCP Asset Management, LLC386,085$6.15M2.28%+16,974+4.6%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.373,825$5.96M9.46%−73,175−16.4%Reduced
Bluefin Capital Management, LLC349,812$5.61M0.50%+160,036+84.3%Added
Flow Traders U.S. LLC349,472$5.57M0.17%+252,619+260.8%Added
Perritt Capital Management Inc346,730$5.52M3.09%+495+0.1%Added
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd343,007$5.46M4.96%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.336,308$5.36M0.01%−27,960−7.7%Reduced
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC322,835$5.14M1.41%+2,189+0.7%Added
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC318,000$5.07M5.18%−32,000−9.1%Reduced
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC316,103$5.04M0.13%−21,783−6.4%Reduced
Bailard, Inc.304,841$4.86M0.14%−1,271−0.4%Reduced
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.299,892$4.78M0.59%−71,751−19.3%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC298,140$4.75M1.89%+298,140New
Sprott Inc.294,504$4.69M0.42%+600.0%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC294,207$4.69M0.97%+15,792+5.7%Added
Evergreen Capital Management LLC291,692$4.65M0.19%+6,750+2.4%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC291,098$4.64M0.06%+56,243+23.9%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC289,344$4.61M0.12%−33,387−10.3%Reduced
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC280,967$4.48M2.29%−11,082−3.8%Reduced
Money Concepts Capital Corp279,316$4.45M0.41%−8,655−3.0%Reduced
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD.271,114$4.32M2.15%+271,114New
Prospera Financial Services Inc269,645$4.30M0.14%+9,057+3.5%Added
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC267,396$4.26M2.33%−5,379−2.0%Reduced
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$4.21M17.01%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co262,971$4.19M0.01%−154,175−37.0%Reduced
Lincoln National Corp258,951$4.13M0.07%+5,310+2.1%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.244,571$3.90M0.19%−201−0.1%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC241,419$3.85M0.09%+53,258+28.3%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.190,762$3.70M0.03%−143,014−42.8%Reduced
Ancora Advisors, LLC231,814$3.69M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC227,940$3.63M0.01%+52,544+30.0%Added
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$3.41M1.88%00.0%Unchanged
Macroview Investment Management LLC213,644$3.40M4.06%−13,713−6.0%Reduced
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC213,507$3.40M3.10%+213,507New
NewEdge Wealth, LLC209,549$3.34M0.09%−2,350−1.1%Reduced
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$3.34M0.98%00.0%Unchanged
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.205,251$3.27M0.01%+21,189+11.5%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP194,919$3.11M0.01%−3,392,940−94.6%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.193,908$3.09M0.06%+4,481+2.4%Added
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.193,647$3.08M1.16%+4,538+2.4%Added