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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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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, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Mar 31, 2024. 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
411
+14 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
116.4M
+5.29M (+4.8%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$2.04B
+$264.3M (+14.9%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
44
103 more added
Sold out
30
115 more reduced

7 institutions that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 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 holdersQ1 2024: 411 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 heldQ1 2024: $2.04B
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, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Huntington National Bank–$170.00%––
FMR LLC1$170.00%+1New
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC5$870.00%00.0%Unchanged
IAG Wealth Partners, LLC36$6230.00%+36New
Global Assets Advisory, LLC13,302$7610.03%+13,302New
Key Financial Inc46$7960.00%00.0%Unchanged
DecisionPoint Financial, LLC58$1.05K0.00%+58New
Toronto Dominion Bank61$1.05K0.00%−3,294−98.2%Reduced
Montag A & Associates Inc65$1.13K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC103$1.78K0.00%+103New
Tucker Asset Management LLC156$2.70K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
First Command Advisory Services, Inc.204$3.53K0.00%+204New
Sofos Investments, Inc.300$4.78K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group277$4.79K0.00%−271−49.5%Reduced
Caitlin John, LLC300$5.19K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pineridge Advisors LLC300$5.19K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Securities, Inc.315$5.45K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.346$5.99K0.00%+346New
BlackRock Inc.475$8.22K0.00%+475New
JNBA Financial Advisors506$8.75K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Continuum Advisory, LLC560$10.2K0.00%+560New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC614$10.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin Edwards Inc650$11.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC681$11.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust720$12.5K0.00%−780−52.0%Reduced
Sandy Spring Bank750$13.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New Hampshire800$13.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Umb Bank N A800$13.8K0.00%+800New
Pacifica Partners Inc.1,000$16.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Webster Bank, N. A.1,000$17.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC1,000$17.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gables Capital Management Inc.1,000$17.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Register Financial Advisors LLC1,000$17.3K0.01%+1,000New
Missouri Trust & Investment Co1,031$17.8K0.01%+31+3.1%Added
Goodman Advisory Group, LLC1,135$19.6K0.01%−930−45.0%Reduced
Retirement Group, LLC1,140$19.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank1,264$21.9K0.01%+1,264New
Asset Dedication, LLC1,440$25.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Concord Wealth Partners1,600$27.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Baldwin Brothers Inc1,683$29.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mather Group, LLC.2,062$32.8K0.00%+2,062New
Duncker Streett & Co Inc1,965$34.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc.2,135$36.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co2,454$42.5K0.00%−1,400−36.3%Reduced
NBC Securities, Inc.2,575$44.0K0.00%−65−2.5%Reduced
ICA Group Wealth Management, LLC2,904$50.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Robinson Value Management, Ltd.3,000$51.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Riverview Trust Co3,000$51.9K0.04%+3,000New
Carmichael Hill & Associates, Inc.3,279$56.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
1832 Asset Management L.P.3,350$58.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co3,490$60.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.3,708$64.1K0.00%+488+15.2%Added
Evermay Wealth Management LLC3,906$67.6K0.01%+3,321+567.7%Added
US Bancorp4,335$75.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC4,486$78.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Allworth Financial LP5,000$86.5K0.00%−1,135−18.5%Reduced
Colonial Trust Advisors5,000$86.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA5,000$86.5K0.01%+5,000New
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC5,090$88.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gradient Investments LLC5,332$92.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Red Tortoise LLC5,600$96.9K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Co5,716$98.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC6,000$103.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
St. Johns Investment Management Company, LLC6,000$103.8K0.05%+6,000New
Central Bank & Trust Co6,040$104.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG6,089$105.3K0.00%−7,119−53.9%Reduced
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC6,090$105.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC6,428$111.2K0.01%+6,428New
Parallel Advisors, LLC6,988$120.9K0.00%−1,350−16.2%Reduced
WR Wealth Planners, LLC7,129$123.3K0.04%+7,129New
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc7,796$124.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pacific Center for Financial Services8,750$151.4K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP8,508$153.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC9,000$155.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc10,000$173.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Mendota Financial Group, LLC10,000$173.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)10,030$173.5K0.00%+9,730+3,243.3%Added
Howard Financial Services, Ltd.10,090$174.6K0.03%+10,090New
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC10,150$175.0K0.02%−3,747−27.0%Reduced
Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC10,250$177.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Diligent Investors, LLC10,350$179.1K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC10,380$179.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Cambridge Trust Co10,493$181.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Arkadios Wealth Advisors10,500$181.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
MAI Capital Management10,700$185.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Visionary Horizons, LLC10,300$186.2K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
SCP Investment, LP10,800$186.8K0.12%−7,200−40.0%Reduced
First Manhattan Co11,000$190.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
IFG Advisory, LLC11,149$192.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Investment Partners Asset Management, Inc.11,177$193.4K0.17%−10.0%Reduced
Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC11,375$196.8K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Navis Wealth Advisors, LLC11,431$197.8K0.24%+42+0.4%Added
Prelude Capital Management, LLC11,522$199.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC11,589$200.5K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
LexAurum Advisors, LLC11,600$200.7K0.05%−200−1.7%Reduced
Forza Wealth Management, LLC11,613$200.9K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC11,427$202.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Pure Financial Advisors, Inc.11,723$202.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Lido Advisors, LLC12,021$208.0K0.00%+346+3.0%Added
BCS Wealth Management12,009$208.0K0.07%+12,009New