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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
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$3.18M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Blueprint, LLC183,314$3.17M0.23%+14,109+8.3%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.178,019$3.08M0.36%−121,873−40.6%Reduced
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC174,247$3.01M0.25%+13,800+8.6%Added
NovaPoint Capital, LLC174,230$3.01M1.06%+2,042+1.2%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$2.96M0.58%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC159,627$2.76M1.79%−1,649−1.0%Reduced
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc157,837$2.73M0.58%−763,670−82.9%Reduced
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC156,308$2.70M0.89%+21,753+16.2%Added
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.154,527$2.67M0.95%−39,120−20.2%Reduced
Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc.149,644$2.59M2.40%+631+0.4%Added
Spire Wealth Management144,493$2.50M0.07%−5,848−3.9%Reduced
Phraction Management LLC142,373$2.46M0.96%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.139,210$2.41M0.13%+7,728+5.9%Added
National Asset Management, Inc.166,788$2.39M0.06%−2,874−1.7%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.138,000$2.39M0.14%−20,000−12.7%Reduced
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC137,159$2.37M0.03%+137,159New
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.132,631$2.29M0.02%−25,962−16.4%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC132,234$2.29M0.01%−13,919−9.5%Reduced
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$2.28M1.85%00.0%Unchanged
Surience Private Wealth LLC127,921$2.21M2.10%−2,989−2.3%Reduced
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)127,677$2.21M2.36%+1,480+1.2%Added
Brookstone Capital Management126,629$2.19M0.04%+3,298+2.7%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc125,265$2.17M0.04%−1,997−1.6%Reduced
Tiaa Trust, National Association121,925$2.11M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC120,646$2.09M0.01%+77,796+181.6%Added
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC117,566$2.03M0.07%+528+0.5%Added
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.117,534$2.03M1.78%−300−0.3%Reduced
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.116,790$2.02M0.06%−7,615−6.1%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC111,089$2.01M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC114,862$1.99M0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Weiss Asset Management LP114,132$1.97M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Waddell & Associates, LLC107,649$1.86M0.25%00.0%Unchanged
BIP Wealth, LLC103,770$1.80M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC100,227$1.73M0.44%+1,688+1.7%Added
Mariner, LLC99,833$1.73M0.00%+2,543+2.6%Added
St. James Investment Company, LLC99,520$1.72M0.28%−2,410−2.4%Reduced
Hedges Asset Management LLC99,000$1.71M1.20%00.0%Unchanged
Davenport & Co LLC97,670$1.69M0.01%+646+0.7%Added
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC97,617$1.69M0.51%−583−0.6%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp97,302$1.68M0.00%+63,298+186.1%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC96,921$1.68M0.03%−192,423−66.5%Reduced
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC95,024$1.64M0.20%−275−0.3%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp92,482$1.60M0.00%−2,610,886−96.6%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co91,671$1.59M0.12%+9,117+11.0%Added
International Assets Investment Management, LLC89,621$1.57M0.16%−19,946−18.2%Reduced
North Star Investment Management Corp.90,229$1.56M0.11%+8,950+11.0%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC89,029$1.54M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Montis Financial, LLC89,006$1.54M0.73%+2,100+2.4%Added
Hollencrest Capital Management84,915$1.47M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Fiduciary Trust Co84,555$1.46M0.02%+3,000+3.7%Added
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.78,628$1.42M0.67%+422+0.5%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC78,722$1.36M0.04%+22,191+39.3%Added
Life Planning Partners, Inc78,205$1.35M1.35%−51,693−39.8%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.78,132$1.35M0.00%+6,772+9.5%Added
HC Advisors, LLC76,222$1.32M0.63%−11,200−12.8%Reduced
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC75,315$1.30M0.16%−3,292−4.2%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc74,596$1.29M0.00%+58,575+365.6%Added
Permanens Capital L.P.70,327$1.22M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
JPMorgan Chase & Co69,834$1.21M0.00%+53,698+332.8%Added
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$1.18M0.63%00.0%Unchanged
Claret Asset Management Corp68,082$1.18M0.20%−200−0.3%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC65,668$1.14M0.00%+65,668New
Arnhold LLC63,327$1.10M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Sigma Planning Corp62,056$1.07M0.03%+23,682+61.7%Added
Nwam LLC59,842$1.07M0.09%+59,842New
IHT Wealth Management, LLC61,878$1.07M0.04%−305−0.5%Reduced
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC60,329$1.04M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Banque Pictet & Cie SA60,182$1.04M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP58,212$1.01M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC57,944$1.00M0.01%−37,639−39.4%Reduced
Scotia Capital Inc.56,812$985.5K0.01%+3,492+6.5%Added
GWM Advisors LLC56,164$971.6K0.01%+6,037+12.0%Added
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC55,710$963.8K0.02%+410+0.7%Added
E&G Advisors, LP55,608$962.0K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
G&S Capital LLC54,912$950.0K0.42%+192+0.4%Added
IPG Investment Advisors LLC54,689$946.1K0.21%+54,689New
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC54,197$937.6K0.05%+5,900+12.2%Added
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC53,499$925.5K0.32%+53,499New
Barometer Capital Management Inc.51,250$906.6K0.24%−9,150−15.1%Reduced
Lane Generational LLC50,715$877.4K1.04%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.49,515$856.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC49,486$856.1K0.07%+271+0.6%Added
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc48,717$842.3K0.02%+6,684+15.9%Added
Insight Advisors, LLC48,330$836.1K0.16%−1,900−3.8%Reduced
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC47,513$830.5K0.00%−3,275−6.4%Reduced
Soros Capital Management LLC46,910$811.5K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC46,846$810.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
StoneX Group Inc.46,150$798.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC45,804$792.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proficio Capital Partners LLC45,600$788.9K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Tectonic Advisors LLC45,079$779.9K0.06%−5,347−10.6%Reduced
Lynx Capital Group Ltd44,685$773.1K0.52%00.0%Unchanged
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$756.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co43,408$750.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ade, LLC43,210$747.5K0.50%−4,029−8.5%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC42,422$745.0K0.00%−2,435−5.4%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp43,000$743.9K0.08%−959−2.2%Reduced
Fielder Capital Group LLC42,207$730.2K0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Allen Mooney & Barnes Investment Advisors LLC39,585$728.4K0.14%−20,105−33.7%Reduced