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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, 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
Community Bank, N.A.24,654$502.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Wetherby Asset Management Inc24,717$503.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.25,156$512.7K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC26,849$547.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc27,015$550.6K0.02%−2,524−8.5%Reduced
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.27,458$559.6K0.01%+14,564+113.0%Added
Latitude Advisors, LLC27,571$561.9K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
TownSquare Capital, LLC28,426$579.3K0.01%+11,671+69.7%Added
First Manhattan Co29,000$591.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors29,453$600.3K0.09%+29,453New
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC29,568$602.6K0.03%+29,568New
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.30,005$611.5K0.07%+9,830+48.7%Added
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC30,122$613.9K0.07%−68−0.2%Reduced
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC30,779$627.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ingalls & Snyder LLC31,129$634.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Merit Financial Group, LLC31,201$635.9K0.01%−2,510−7.4%Reduced
CWM, LLC31,540$643.0K0.00%−414−1.3%Reduced
Soros Capital Management LLC32,022$652.6K0.16%−6,545−17.0%Reduced
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC32,035$652.9K0.02%+2,883+9.9%Added
MKT Advisors LLC31,710$653.9K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Sowell Financial Services LLC32,365$660.0K0.03%−12,142−27.3%Reduced
SpiderRock Advisors, LLC32,787$668.2K0.01%+32,787New
HRT Financial LP33,189$676.0K0.00%+33,189New
Optimum Investment Advisors33,200$676.6K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Keel Point, LLC33,571$684.2K0.06%−119−0.4%Reduced
Harbour Investments, Inc.34,207$697.1K0.02%+950+2.9%Added
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC34,392$700.9K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Harmony Asset Management LLC34,694$707.1K0.26%+202+0.6%Added
XTX Topco Ltd34,885$711.0K0.05%+34,885New
Stephens Inc34,925$711.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Straight Path Wealth Management34,950$712.3K0.31%+500+1.5%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$715.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Valued Retirements, Inc.35,581$725.1K1.00%00.0%Unchanged
GWM Advisors LLC35,586$725.2K0.00%+10,878+44.0%Added
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC35,647$726.5K0.17%+2,700+8.2%Added
True North Advisors, LLC35,817$730.0K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc37,111$756.3K0.00%+1,457+4.1%Added
Rockport Wealth LLC37,130$756.7K0.20%−3,400−8.4%Reduced
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC38,300$780.6K0.06%+11,000+40.3%Added
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$789.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Commerce Bank38,780$790.3K0.00%+13,478+53.3%Added
Avenir Corp38,860$792.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
IMC-Chicago, LLC39,117$797.2K0.02%+39,117New
White Pine Capital LLC40,169$818.6K0.28%−167−0.4%Reduced
Silver Oak Securities, Inc40,306$824.6K0.09%+16,481+69.2%Added
Tectonic Advisors LLC40,678$829.0K0.05%−86−0.2%Reduced
Two Sigma Securities, LLC40,810$831.7K0.07%+40,810New
Financial Advocates Investment Management40,835$832.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$832.3K0.40%00.0%Unchanged
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC41,084$837.3K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Islay Capital Management, LLC41,161$838.9K0.56%+550+1.4%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.41,612$848.1K0.04%−400−1.0%Reduced
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group41,959$855.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC43,608$856.0K0.16%−4,772−9.9%Reduced
Fielder Capital Group LLC42,207$860.2K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc43,532$886.7K0.02%−5,185−10.6%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC43,654$889.7K0.00%+1,950+4.7%Added
Tompkins Financial Corp43,700$890.6K0.09%+700+1.6%Added
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC44,411$905.1K0.03%−2,435−5.2%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC44,581$908.6K0.02%+44,581New
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP44,827$913.6K0.03%−14,891−24.9%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC45,600$929.3K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Pathstone Holdings, LLC45,729$932.0K0.00%−25−0.1%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC46,064$939.0K0.00%+46,064New
Private Client Services, LLC46,687$951.5K0.51%+3,600+8.4%Added
Lane Generational LLC47,244$962.8K1.20%00.0%Unchanged
Ade, LLC47,366$965.3K0.59%+3,056+6.9%Added
Whittier Trust Co48,872$995.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC48,901$996.6K0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC49,486$1.01M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.49,515$1.01M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC49,627$1.01M0.11%−2,555−4.9%Reduced
Hengehold Capital Management LLC49,685$1.01M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.49,936$1.02M0.08%−534−1.1%Reduced
Simplicity Wealth,LLC50,695$1.03M0.10%−3,769,483−98.7%Reduced
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC50,900$1.04M0.03%+50,900New
Security National Bank50,943$1.04M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
IPG Investment Advisors LLC51,752$1.05M0.23%−945−1.8%Reduced
Bokf, NA51,247$1.06M0.02%+51,247New
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC53,499$1.09M0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC53,710$1.09M0.02%−1,000−1.8%Reduced
G&S Capital LLC53,915$1.10M0.46%+1,078+2.0%Added
Arnhold LLC55,236$1.13M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Advisors, LLC55,372$1.13M0.20%−650−1.2%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.56,481$1.15M0.08%+11,331+25.1%Added
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC56,668$1.15M0.10%+2,181+4.0%Added
Barometer Capital Management Inc.58,050$1.18M0.34%+6,200+12.0%Added
Claret Asset Management Corp59,630$1.22M0.20%−4,000−6.3%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA60,182$1.23M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC60,329$1.23M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
M&T Bank Corp61,067$1.24M0.00%+61,067New
Nwam LLC61,807$1.26M0.08%+61,807New
Sigma Planning Corp62,790$1.28M0.04%+712+1.1%Added
Change Path, LLC63,861$1.30M0.04%+36,078+129.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc66,098$1.35M0.00%+9,183+16.1%Added
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$1.39M0.70%00.0%Unchanged
E&G Advisors, LP69,093$1.41M0.39%+13,430+24.1%Added
New Harbor Financial Group, LLC71,717$1.46M0.42%+44,592+164.4%Added
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC72,809$1.48M0.04%−18,413−20.2%Reduced
HC Advisors, LLC73,661$1.50M1.23%−3,021−3.9%Reduced