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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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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, Q2 2024

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Jun 30, 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
434
+28 vs. Q1 2024
Shares held
117.3M
+898.2K (+0.8%) vs. Q1 2024
Total value
$2.12B
+$85.2M (+4.2%) vs. Q1 2024
New holders
57
126 more added
Sold out
29
106 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q1 2024 haven't filed for Q2 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2024: 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 holdersQ2 2024: 434 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 heldQ2 2024: $2.12B
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, Q2 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q1 2024.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q2 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Columbia Advisory Partners LLC30,962$559.2K0.55%+30,962New
Ingalls & Snyder LLC31,129$562.0K0.02%−3,550−10.2%Reduced
CWM, LLC31,954$577.0K0.00%−1,968−5.8%Reduced
MKT Advisors LLC31,710$582.5K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Life Planning Partners, Inc32,910$594.4K0.54%−45,295−57.9%Reduced
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC32,947$595.0K0.15%−5,800−15.0%Reduced
Optimum Investment Advisors33,200$599.6K0.27%+4,000+13.7%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.33,257$600.6K0.02%+2,118+6.8%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC33,711$608.8K0.01%−3,980−10.6%Reduced
Bank of New York Mellon Corp34,001$614.1K0.00%−63,301−65.1%Reduced
Straight Path Wealth Management34,450$622.2K0.32%+1,750+5.4%Added
Harmony Asset Management LLC34,492$622.9K0.26%−1,029−2.9%Reduced
Stephens Inc34,925$630.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$634.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Valued Retirements, Inc.35,581$642.6K0.98%+35,581New
Ameriprise Financial Inc35,654$643.9K0.00%+1,978+5.9%Added
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC34,392$644.2K0.07%+34,392New
Keel Point, LLC33,690$645.2K0.06%+323+1.0%Added
True North Advisors, LLC35,817$646.9K0.17%+35,817New
Verity Asset Management, Inc.36,557$660.2K0.26%+11,969+48.7%Added
Black Diamond Financial, LLC36,800$664.6K0.13%+36,800New
Soros Capital Management LLC38,567$696.5K0.38%−8,343−17.8%Reduced
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC38,604$697.2K0.02%+17,304+81.2%Added
Avenir Corp38,860$701.8K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
White Pine Capital LLC40,336$728.5K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Rockport Wealth LLC40,530$732.0K0.31%+2,500+6.6%Added
Islay Capital Management, LLC40,611$733.4K0.53%00.0%Unchanged
Tectonic Advisors LLC40,764$736.2K0.05%−4,315−9.6%Reduced
Financial Advocates Investment Management40,835$737.5K0.05%+4,100+11.2%Added
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$737.6K0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC41,084$742.0K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC41,704$753.2K0.00%−718−1.7%Reduced
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group41,959$757.8K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.42,012$758.7K0.04%+2,900+7.4%Added
Fielder Capital Group LLC42,207$762.3K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Tompkins Financial Corp43,000$776.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Private Client Services, LLC43,087$778.2K0.49%+18,440+74.8%Added
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$789.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Ade, LLC44,310$800.2K0.54%+1,100+2.5%Added
Sowell Financial Services LLC44,507$804.0K0.04%−1,244,315−96.5%Reduced
Lynx Capital Group Ltd44,685$807.0K0.56%00.0%Unchanged
StoneX Group Inc.45,150$815.4K0.07%−1,000−2.2%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC45,600$823.5K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
VanWeelden Wealth Management, LLC32,591$826.2K0.71%+32,591New
Pathstone Holdings, LLC45,754$826.3K0.00%−50−0.1%Reduced
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC46,846$846.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC48,380$850.0K0.17%−190.0%Reduced
Lane Generational LLC47,244$853.2K1.01%−3,471−6.8%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc48,717$879.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co48,872$882.1K0.01%+5,464+12.6%Added
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC48,901$883.2K0.39%+18,334+60.0%Added
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC49,486$893.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.49,515$894.2K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Hengehold Capital Management LLC49,685$897.3K0.09%+49,685New
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.50,470$911.5K0.07%+12,345+32.4%Added
Security National Bank50,943$920.0K0.13%+50,943New
Barometer Capital Management Inc.51,850$936.4K0.36%+600+1.2%Added
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC52,182$942.4K0.11%−23,133−30.7%Reduced
IPG Investment Advisors LLC52,697$951.7K0.21%−1,992−3.6%Reduced
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC53,499$966.2K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC54,487$984.0K0.09%+15,981+41.5%Added
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC54,710$988.1K0.02%−1,000−1.8%Reduced
G&S Capital LLC52,837$992.3K0.43%−2,075−3.8%Reduced
Arnhold LLC55,236$997.6K0.11%−8,091−12.8%Reduced
E&G Advisors, LP55,663$1.01M0.30%+55+0.1%Added
Insight Advisors, LLC56,022$1.01M0.18%+7,692+15.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc56,915$1.03M0.00%−17,681−23.7%Reduced
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP59,718$1.08M0.04%+1,506+2.6%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA60,182$1.09M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC60,329$1.09M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC61,370$1.11M0.01%+3,426+5.9%Added
Sigma Planning Corp62,078$1.12M0.04%+220.0%Added
Dakota Wealth Management63,112$1.14M0.03%+63,112New
Claret Asset Management Corp63,630$1.15M0.20%−4,452−6.5%Reduced
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$1.24M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
IHT Wealth Management, LLC73,978$1.34M0.05%+12,100+19.6%Added
HC Advisors, LLC76,682$1.38M1.28%+460+0.6%Added
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.78,628$1.42M0.67%00.0%Unchanged
Truist Financial Corp80,184$1.45M0.00%−12,298−13.3%Reduced
North Star Investment Management Corp.80,359$1.45M0.11%−9,870−10.9%Reduced
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP81,658$1.47M0.52%+81,658New
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC81,962$1.48M0.07%+27,765+51.2%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.84,056$1.52M0.00%+5,924+7.6%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co84,555$1.53M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Hollencrest Capital Management84,915$1.53M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Montis Financial, LLC88,159$1.59M0.73%−847−1.0%Reduced
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC89,029$1.61M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC91,222$1.65M0.05%+12,500+15.9%Added
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC94,465$1.71M0.20%−559−0.6%Reduced
Hedges Asset Management LLC95,000$1.72M1.23%−4,000−4.0%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC96,054$1.73M0.01%−1,616−1.7%Reduced
St. James Investment Company, LLC96,985$1.75M0.31%−2,535−2.5%Reduced
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC97,130$1.75M0.40%−3,097−3.1%Reduced
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC101,117$1.83M0.55%+3,500+3.6%Added
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co101,480$1.83M0.14%+9,809+10.7%Added
BIP Wealth, LLC103,870$1.88M0.15%+100+0.1%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc108,646$1.96M0.41%−49,191−31.2%Reduced
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC109,640$1.98M0.02%−27,519−20.1%Reduced
International Assets Investment Management, LLC111,183$2.01M0.19%+21,562+24.1%Added
Mariner, LLC112,345$2.03M0.00%+12,512+12.5%Added