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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, 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
Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc.149,644$2.59M2.40%+631+0.4%Added
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.154,527$2.67M0.95%−39,120−20.2%Reduced
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC156,308$2.70M0.89%+21,753+16.2%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc157,837$2.73M0.58%−763,670−82.9%Reduced
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC159,627$2.76M1.79%−1,649−1.0%Reduced
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$2.96M0.58%00.0%Unchanged
NovaPoint Capital, LLC174,230$3.01M1.06%+2,042+1.2%Added
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC174,247$3.01M0.25%+13,800+8.6%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.178,019$3.08M0.36%−121,873−40.6%Reduced
Strategic Blueprint, LLC183,314$3.17M0.23%+14,109+8.3%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$3.18M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning190,047$3.29M0.00%+13,638+7.7%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC195,757$3.39M0.01%−32,183−14.1%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.198,324$3.43M0.06%+4,416+2.3%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc199,379$3.45M0.53%+30,201+17.9%Added
Macroview Investment Management LLC201,813$3.49M3.87%−11,831−5.5%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.205,542$3.56M0.01%+291+0.1%Added
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$3.62M0.87%00.0%Unchanged
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC212,576$3.68M3.02%−931−0.4%Reduced
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$3.70M1.90%00.0%Unchanged
NewEdge Wealth, LLC209,549$3.74M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
PFG Investments, LLC221,217$3.83M0.23%+221,217New
Advisory Services Network, LLC226,505$3.92M0.09%−14,914−6.2%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC231,489$4.05M7.70%+231,489New
Ancora Advisors, LLC236,385$4.09M0.09%+4,571+2.0%Added
Lincoln National Corp240,622$4.16M0.06%−18,329−7.1%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.192,755$4.26M0.03%+1,993+1.0%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC242,177$4.32M0.18%+213,494+744.3%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.250,835$4.34M0.20%+6,264+2.6%Added
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC259,716$4.49M2.01%−21,251−7.6%Reduced
Blair William & Co262,471$4.54M0.01%−500−0.2%Reduced
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$4.58M13.25%00.0%Unchanged
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC266,159$4.60M2.33%−1,237−0.5%Reduced
Money Concepts Capital Corp272,265$4.71M0.43%−7,051−2.5%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC277,040$4.79M1.79%−21,100−7.1%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC282,192$4.88M0.18%−9,500−3.3%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC286,675$4.96M0.05%−4,423−1.5%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc298,099$5.16M0.15%+28,454+10.6%Added
Bailard, Inc.299,430$5.18M0.14%−5,411−1.8%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA302,981$5.24M0.01%+302,981New
Biltmore Family Office, LLC314,207$5.44M1.07%+20,000+6.8%Added
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC322,464$5.58M1.44%−371−0.1%Reduced
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd343,007$5.93M5.02%00.0%Unchanged
Perritt Capital Management Inc348,757$6.03M3.26%+2,027+0.6%Added
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC350,000$6.05M6.28%+32,000+10.1%Added
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.356,325$6.16M0.01%+20,017+6.0%Added
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD.372,957$6.45M2.72%+101,843+37.6%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.380,875$6.59M8.42%+7,050+1.9%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co400,111$6.92M0.01%−42,268−9.6%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.432,476$7.48M0.69%+6,837+1.6%Added
Accordant Advisory Group Inc433,451$7.50M5.60%+433,451New
Scion Asset Management, LLC440,729$7.62M7.37%+440,729New
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc442,313$7.65M2.52%−11,611−2.6%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp453,773$7.85M0.01%+26,837+6.3%Added
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.455,497$7.88M0.09%+17,624+4.0%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC468,118$8.10M0.12%+30,659+7.0%Added
Independent Financial Group, LLC474,137$8.20M0.38%−13,269−2.7%Reduced
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC475,811$8.23M1.12%−7,078−1.5%Reduced
Global Endowment Management, LP476,000$8.23M0.86%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.482,155$8.34M0.02%−15,000−3.0%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.484,879$8.39M0.02%−8,217−1.7%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.523,728$9.06M0.02%−34,054−6.1%Reduced
SMI Advisory Services, LLC502,316$9.16M2.57%−408,266−44.8%Reduced
National Bank of Canada519,419$9.50M0.02%+7,262+1.4%Added
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC550,280$9.52M1.45%+502,000+1,039.8%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co553,329$9.57M0.77%+6,742+1.2%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC553,978$9.58M0.03%−257,625−31.7%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.559,166$9.67M0.11%+80,092+16.7%Added
TCP Asset Management, LLC574,132$9.93M2.62%+188,047+48.7%Added
Quilter Plc584,012$10.1M0.24%+4,780+0.8%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC589,183$10.2M0.11%−7,425−1.2%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC614,315$10.6M0.88%+2270.0%Added
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC618,340$10.7M0.22%+618,340New
Bridge Advisory, LLC645,284$11.2M5.54%−148,895−18.7%Reduced
Bank of Montreal683,966$11.8M0.01%+38,179+5.9%Added
Raymond James & Associates696,118$12.0M0.01%−68,817−9.0%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC729,149$12.6M0.02%−105,608−12.7%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC772,517$13.4M3.79%+5,280+0.7%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC777,048$13.4M0.10%+365,371+88.8%Added
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.832,691$14.4M10.81%−12,428−1.5%Reduced
Concorde Financial Corp848,900$14.7M13.36%−11,691−1.4%Reduced
Bank of America Corp864,172$15.0M0.00%−2,426−0.3%Reduced
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc883,884$15.3M4.48%+171,406+24.1%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC947,292$16.4M9.68%+79,616+9.2%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC957,574$16.6M0.02%−319,244−25.0%Reduced
Auxano Advisors, LLC970,940$16.8M4.89%+29,982+3.2%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,049,107$18.1M0.04%−18,336−1.7%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC1,070,675$18.5M0.01%+9,039+0.9%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers1,091,188$18.9M0.04%+968,835+791.8%Added
Howland Capital Management LLC1,095,687$19.0M0.91%−16,240−1.5%Reduced
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,190,685$20.6M15.50%+9,473+0.8%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,254,034$21.7M0.01%+42,713+3.5%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC1,288,822$22.3M1.05%−49,050−3.7%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,406,331$24.3M0.01%−97,774−6.5%Reduced
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$25.1M21.57%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,530,672$26.5M0.04%+35,175+2.4%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.1,752,721$30.3M0.12%+48,520+2.8%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors1,823,029$31.5M0.12%+71,602+4.1%Added
Sprott Inc.1,901,432$32.9M2.37%+1,606,928+545.6%Added
South State Corp.1,990,434$34.4M2.68%−30,842−1.5%Reduced