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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, Q3 2024

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Sep 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
467
+36 vs. Q2 2024
Shares held
119.4M
+2.25M (+1.9%) vs. Q2 2024
Total value
$2.52B
+$399.3M (+18.9%) vs. Q2 2024
New holders
57
131 more added
Sold out
21
122 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q2 2024 haven't filed for Q3 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2024: 467 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 heldQ3 2024: $2.52B
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, Q3 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2024.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q3 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.6,916,644$141.0M3.37%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC2,859,518$140.3M0.64%+2,748,335+2,471.9%Added
Royal Bank of Canada6,655,139$135.6M0.03%+383,949+6.1%Added
Central Trust Co6,279,242$128.0M3.00%−22,716−0.4%Reduced
Morgan Stanley5,589,324$113.9M0.01%−1,341,028−19.4%Reduced
Evanson Asset Management, LLC5,463,907$111.4M8.01%−157,575−2.8%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,390,522$110.0M0.54%+67,956+1.3%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,051,964$82.6M10.54%+73,355+1.8%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC2,987,456$60.9M1.86%−757,844−20.2%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.2,427,912$49.5M0.17%+156,542+6.9%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors2,277,485$46.4M0.14%+277,117+13.9%Added
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd1,950,141$39.7M0.35%−10,691−0.5%Reduced
South State Corp.1,932,095$39.4M2.71%−16,927−0.9%Reduced
Sprott Inc.1,817,422$37.0M2.37%−57,940−3.1%Reduced
Wealthcare Capital Management LLC1,763,986$36.0M3.61%+1,763,986New
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,697,997$34.6M0.01%+82,449+5.1%Added
Raymond James & Associates1,602,282$32.7M0.02%+677,623+73.3%Added
Wells Fargo & Company1,512,595$30.8M0.01%+47,830+3.3%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$29.5M22.41%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,420,733$29.0M0.04%−357,077−20.1%Reduced
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,205,942$24.6M18.12%+14,883+1.2%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,172,617$23.9M0.01%+21,652+1.9%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers1,091,283$22.2M0.05%+6,886+0.6%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC1,090,877$22.2M0.14%+34,301+3.2%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.998,925$20.4M0.05%+4,065+0.4%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC989,903$20.2M5.22%+12,456+1.3%Added
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co928,832$18.9M0.02%+494,901+114.1%Added
Bank of America Corp921,114$18.8M0.00%+51,530+5.9%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC904,758$18.4M10.73%−14,673−1.6%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC883,454$18.0M0.03%+119,167+15.6%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc881,258$18.0M5.20%−17,323−1.9%Reduced
Concorde Financial Corp842,930$17.2M10.12%−1,769−0.2%Reduced
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.824,027$16.8M12.39%−11,309−1.4%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC815,943$16.6M4.15%+37,391+4.8%Added
Bank of Montreal757,202$15.4M0.01%+7,690+1.0%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.724,883$14.8M0.03%+304,942+72.6%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.658,972$13.4M0.13%+39,020+6.3%Added
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC655,460$13.4M0.93%+2,857+0.4%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC632,945$12.9M0.16%+6,062+1.0%Added
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC615,590$12.5M0.25%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC607,732$12.4M0.14%−616−0.1%Reduced
Bridge Advisory, LLC607,670$12.4M5.89%−10,676−1.7%Reduced
TCP Asset Management, LLC602,669$12.3M2.83%+28,308+4.9%Added
Quilter Plc580,131$11.8M0.24%−2,420−0.4%Reduced
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC550,280$11.6M1.38%00.0%Unchanged
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC553,752$11.3M0.03%−7,231−1.3%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.524,777$10.7M0.01%−23,658−4.3%Reduced
Philadelphia Trust Co498,430$10.2M0.74%−21,490−4.1%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.492,155$10.0M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Financial Group, LLC491,733$10.0M0.37%+17,798+3.8%Added
National Bank of Canada485,493$9.89M0.01%−16,616−3.3%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp481,179$9.81M0.01%+5,764+1.2%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.473,995$9.66M0.02%+9,742+2.1%Added
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC462,448$9.42M1.23%−17,511−3.6%Reduced
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc460,653$9.39M2.92%−13,848−2.9%Reduced
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD.456,066$9.29M3.09%+58,200+14.6%Added
Chemung Canal Trust Co447,232$9.11M1.84%+156,639+53.9%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.415,345$8.87M0.64%−8,140−1.9%Reduced
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.412,406$8.40M0.09%+860+0.2%Added
Global Endowment Management, LP396,000$8.07M0.82%−80,000−16.8%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co395,289$8.06M0.00%+168,288+74.1%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC383,411$7.99M0.05%−161,458−29.6%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC388,832$7.92M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Guild Investment Management, Inc.386,605$7.88M8.67%−290−0.1%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC368,532$7.51M0.02%+95,067+34.8%Added
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC365,000$7.44M7.82%00.0%Unchanged
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd343,007$6.99M5.24%00.0%Unchanged
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC327,068$6.67M1.59%+3,663+1.1%Added
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC324,000$6.60M0.06%+16,475+5.4%Added
Black Point Wealth Management323,524$6.59M7.64%−1,375−0.4%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc315,479$6.43M0.16%+14,758+4.9%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC312,207$6.36M1.09%−500−0.2%Reduced
SMI Advisory Services, LLC309,102$6.36M1.41%+13,816+4.7%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA302,981$6.17M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bailard, Inc.299,167$6.10M0.16%−263−0.1%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC283,540$5.78M0.01%−269,253−48.7%Reduced
Vident Advisory, LLC281,535$5.74M0.14%−2,198−0.8%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC306,100$5.53M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Money Concepts Capital Corp270,091$5.50M0.42%+775+0.3%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.259,979$5.42M0.03%+98,060+60.6%Added
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC264,637$5.39M2.10%+1,189+0.5%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$5.39M13.36%00.0%Unchanged
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC262,220$5.34M2.50%−3,184−1.2%Reduced
Blair William & Co259,051$5.28M0.02%−6,220−2.3%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC256,220$5.22M0.34%+24,698+10.7%Added
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC255,090$5.20M1.90%−15,770−5.8%Reduced
Accordant Advisory Group Inc251,381$5.12M4.08%+7,191+2.9%Added
Strategic Blueprint, LLC250,594$5.11M0.32%+27,223+12.2%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.249,472$5.08M0.19%−2,214−0.9%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC248,321$5.06M0.81%−1,854−0.7%Reduced
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC248,137$5.06M0.22%−8,715−3.4%Reduced
Perritt Capital Management Inc240,159$4.89M2.52%−112,413−31.9%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC238,447$4.86M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Ancora Advisors, LLC235,140$4.79M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
NewEdge Wealth, LLC227,635$4.64M0.08%+1,051+0.5%Added
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$4.36M2.13%00.0%Unchanged
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$4.27M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
Macroview Investment Management LLC206,747$4.21M4.12%+960.0%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc193,533$4.09M0.62%−11,200−5.5%Reduced
Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC200,494$4.09M0.87%−2,670−1.3%Reduced