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.
| 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, Q1 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2023.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc. | 149,644 | $2.59M | 2.40% | +631+0.4% | Added |
| Financial Sense Advisors, Inc. | 154,527 | $2.67M | 0.95% | −39,120−20.2% | Reduced |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 156,308 | $2.70M | 0.89% | +21,753+16.2% | Added |
| Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc | 157,837 | $2.73M | 0.58% | −763,670−82.9% | Reduced |
| Insight Wealth Partners, LLC | 159,627 | $2.76M | 1.79% | −1,649−1.0% | Reduced |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $2.96M | 0.58% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 174,230 | $3.01M | 1.06% | +2,042+1.2% | Added |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 174,247 | $3.01M | 0.25% | +13,800+8.6% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 178,019 | $3.08M | 0.36% | −121,873−40.6% | Reduced |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 183,314 | $3.17M | 0.23% | +14,109+8.3% | Added |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 183,978 | $3.18M | 0.10% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Creative Planning | 190,047 | $3.29M | 0.00% | +13,638+7.7% | Added |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 195,757 | $3.39M | 0.01% | −32,183−14.1% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 198,324 | $3.43M | 0.06% | +4,416+2.3% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 199,379 | $3.45M | 0.53% | +30,201+17.9% | Added |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 201,813 | $3.49M | 3.87% | −11,831−5.5% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 205,542 | $3.56M | 0.01% | +291+0.1% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $3.62M | 0.87% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC | 212,576 | $3.68M | 3.02% | −931−0.4% | Reduced |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $3.70M | 1.90% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 209,549 | $3.74M | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 221,217 | $3.83M | 0.23% | +221,217 | New |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 226,505 | $3.92M | 0.09% | −14,914−6.2% | Reduced |
| ORG Partners LLC | 231,489 | $4.05M | 7.70% | +231,489 | New |
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 236,385 | $4.09M | 0.09% | +4,571+2.0% | Added |
| Lincoln National Corp | 240,622 | $4.16M | 0.06% | −18,329−7.1% | Reduced |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. | 192,755 | $4.26M | 0.03% | +1,993+1.0% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 242,177 | $4.32M | 0.18% | +213,494+744.3% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 250,835 | $4.34M | 0.20% | +6,264+2.6% | Added |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 259,716 | $4.49M | 2.01% | −21,251−7.6% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 262,471 | $4.54M | 0.01% | −500−0.2% | Reduced |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 264,500 | $4.58M | 13.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 266,159 | $4.60M | 2.33% | −1,237−0.5% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 272,265 | $4.71M | 0.43% | −7,051−2.5% | Reduced |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC | 277,040 | $4.79M | 1.79% | −21,100−7.1% | Reduced |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 282,192 | $4.88M | 0.18% | −9,500−3.3% | Reduced |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 286,675 | $4.96M | 0.05% | −4,423−1.5% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 298,099 | $5.16M | 0.15% | +28,454+10.6% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 299,430 | $5.18M | 0.14% | −5,411−1.8% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 302,981 | $5.24M | 0.01% | +302,981 | New |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 314,207 | $5.44M | 1.07% | +20,000+6.8% | Added |
| Pacific Sage Partners, LLC | 322,464 | $5.58M | 1.44% | −371−0.1% | Reduced |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 343,007 | $5.93M | 5.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 348,757 | $6.03M | 3.26% | +2,027+0.6% | Added |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 350,000 | $6.05M | 6.28% | +32,000+10.1% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 356,325 | $6.16M | 0.01% | +20,017+6.0% | Added |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 372,957 | $6.45M | 2.72% | +101,843+37.6% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 380,875 | $6.59M | 8.42% | +7,050+1.9% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 400,111 | $6.92M | 0.01% | −42,268−9.6% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 432,476 | $7.48M | 0.69% | +6,837+1.6% | Added |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 433,451 | $7.50M | 5.60% | +433,451 | New |
| Scion Asset Management, LLC | 440,729 | $7.62M | 7.37% | +440,729 | New |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 442,313 | $7.65M | 2.52% | −11,611−2.6% | Reduced |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 453,773 | $7.85M | 0.01% | +26,837+6.3% | Added |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 455,497 | $7.88M | 0.09% | +17,624+4.0% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 468,118 | $8.10M | 0.12% | +30,659+7.0% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 474,137 | $8.20M | 0.38% | −13,269−2.7% | Reduced |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 475,811 | $8.23M | 1.12% | −7,078−1.5% | Reduced |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 476,000 | $8.23M | 0.86% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 482,155 | $8.34M | 0.02% | −15,000−3.0% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 484,879 | $8.39M | 0.02% | −8,217−1.7% | Reduced |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 523,728 | $9.06M | 0.02% | −34,054−6.1% | Reduced |
| SMI Advisory Services, LLC | 502,316 | $9.16M | 2.57% | −408,266−44.8% | Reduced |
| National Bank of Canada | 519,419 | $9.50M | 0.02% | +7,262+1.4% | Added |
| Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC | 550,280 | $9.52M | 1.45% | +502,000+1,039.8% | Added |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 553,329 | $9.57M | 0.77% | +6,742+1.2% | Added |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 553,978 | $9.58M | 0.03% | −257,625−31.7% | Reduced |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 559,166 | $9.67M | 0.11% | +80,092+16.7% | Added |
| TCP Asset Management, LLC | 574,132 | $9.93M | 2.62% | +188,047+48.7% | Added |
| Quilter Plc | 584,012 | $10.1M | 0.24% | +4,780+0.8% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 589,183 | $10.2M | 0.11% | −7,425−1.2% | Reduced |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 614,315 | $10.6M | 0.88% | +2270.0% | Added |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 618,340 | $10.7M | 0.22% | +618,340 | New |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 645,284 | $11.2M | 5.54% | −148,895−18.7% | Reduced |
| Bank of Montreal | 683,966 | $11.8M | 0.01% | +38,179+5.9% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 696,118 | $12.0M | 0.01% | −68,817−9.0% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 729,149 | $12.6M | 0.02% | −105,608−12.7% | Reduced |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 772,517 | $13.4M | 3.79% | +5,280+0.7% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 777,048 | $13.4M | 0.10% | +365,371+88.8% | Added |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 832,691 | $14.4M | 10.81% | −12,428−1.5% | Reduced |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 848,900 | $14.7M | 13.36% | −11,691−1.4% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 864,172 | $15.0M | 0.00% | −2,426−0.3% | Reduced |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 883,884 | $15.3M | 4.48% | +171,406+24.1% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 947,292 | $16.4M | 9.68% | +79,616+9.2% | Added |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 957,574 | $16.6M | 0.02% | −319,244−25.0% | Reduced |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 970,940 | $16.8M | 4.89% | +29,982+3.2% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 1,049,107 | $18.1M | 0.04% | −18,336−1.7% | Reduced |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,070,675 | $18.5M | 0.01% | +9,039+0.9% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,091,188 | $18.9M | 0.04% | +968,835+791.8% | Added |
| Howland Capital Management LLC | 1,095,687 | $19.0M | 0.91% | −16,240−1.5% | Reduced |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,190,685 | $20.6M | 15.50% | +9,473+0.8% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,254,034 | $21.7M | 0.01% | +42,713+3.5% | Added |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 1,288,822 | $22.3M | 1.05% | −49,050−3.7% | Reduced |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,406,331 | $24.3M | 0.01% | −97,774−6.5% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $25.1M | 21.57% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,530,672 | $26.5M | 0.04% | +35,175+2.4% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 1,752,721 | $30.3M | 0.12% | +48,520+2.8% | Added |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 1,823,029 | $31.5M | 0.12% | +71,602+4.1% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 1,901,432 | $32.9M | 2.37% | +1,606,928+545.6% | Added |
| South State Corp. | 1,990,434 | $34.4M | 2.68% | −30,842−1.5% | Reduced |