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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
Verity Asset Management, Inc.73,604$1.55M0.58%+37,047+101.3%Added
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC76,823$1.57M0.01%−32,817−29.9%Reduced
IHT Wealth Management, LLC77,016$1.57M0.04%+3,038+4.1%Added
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.78,288$1.60M0.70%−340−0.4%Reduced
AE Wealth Management LLC78,636$1.60M0.01%+17,266+28.1%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.80,484$1.64M0.11%+125+0.2%Added
US Bancorp81,535$1.66M0.00%+77,050+1,717.9%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC81,707$1.67M0.00%+59,313+264.9%Added
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP82,055$1.67M0.54%+397+0.5%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co82,720$1.69M0.02%−1,835−2.2%Reduced
Truist Financial Corp84,802$1.73M0.00%+4,618+5.8%Added
Hollencrest Capital Management84,915$1.73M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Eaton Financial Holdings Company, LLC85,809$1.75M0.71%+85,809New
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc88,197$1.80M0.35%−20,449−18.8%Reduced
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC89,029$1.81M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Montis Financial, LLC90,659$1.85M0.66%+2,500+2.8%Added
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC91,682$1.87M0.08%+9,720+11.9%Added
St. James Investment Company, LLC93,965$1.92M0.32%−3,020−3.1%Reduced
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC94,138$1.92M0.48%−2,992−3.1%Reduced
Hedges Asset Management LLC95,000$1.94M1.28%00.0%Unchanged
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC95,596$1.95M0.21%+1,131+1.2%Added
Waddell & Associates, LLC95,754$1.95M0.24%−19,805−17.1%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co96,974$1.98M0.14%−4,506−4.4%Reduced
Davenport & Co LLC97,181$1.98M0.01%+1,127+1.2%Added
Flow Traders U.S. LLC97,676$1.99M0.10%+97,676New
Larson Financial Group LLC97,743$1.99M0.11%+79,491+435.5%Added
Dakota Wealth Management97,956$2.00M0.05%+34,844+55.2%Added
BIP Wealth, LLC103,870$2.12M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management106,634$2.17M0.07%−25,254−19.1%Reduced
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.108,099$2.20M1.76%−4,735−4.2%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.108,339$2.21M0.00%+24,283+28.9%Added
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC108,420$2.21M0.66%+7,303+7.2%Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC110,000$2.24M0.05%+71,396+184.9%Added
Surience Private Wealth LLC110,608$2.25M2.30%−46,686−29.7%Reduced
Mariner, LLC112,260$2.29M0.00%−85−0.1%Reduced
Weiss Asset Management LP114,132$2.33M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.114,773$2.34M0.06%−4,843−4.0%Reduced
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC114,862$2.34M0.39%00.0%Unchanged
Nations Financial Group Inc,118,012$2.41M0.17%+118,012New
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)120,837$2.46M2.66%−1,172−1.0%Reduced
Tiaa Trust, National Association121,925$2.48M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC127,354$2.60M0.07%+7,879+6.6%Added
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC127,601$2.60M1.59%−10,552−7.6%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC128,772$2.62M0.01%−1,765−1.4%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC130,315$2.66M0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC131,673$2.68M1.84%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.131,917$2.69M0.03%−361−0.3%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.138,000$2.81M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Moors & Cabot, Inc.144,434$2.94M0.15%+4,225+3.0%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC144,989$2.95M0.01%−17,122−10.6%Reduced
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.144,470$2.97M0.02%+1,022+0.7%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.147,515$3.01M0.01%−46,568−24.0%Reduced
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.149,905$3.06M0.84%−5,072−3.3%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.158,162$3.22M0.05%+12,867+8.9%Added
Brookstone Capital Management159,593$3.25M0.05%+28,044+21.3%Added
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.165,081$3.36M0.35%−4,388−2.6%Reduced
NovaPoint Capital, LLC166,275$3.39M1.05%−8,472−4.8%Reduced
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC166,624$3.40M1.04%+3,051+1.9%Added
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC169,828$3.46M0.27%−7,200−4.1%Reduced
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$3.48M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc171,700$3.50M0.05%+49,454+40.5%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$3.75M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Creative Planning185,477$3.78M0.00%−2,691−1.4%Reduced
Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc.187,700$3.83M3.38%+27,095+16.9%Added
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC190,682$3.89M3.02%−9,896−4.9%Reduced
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC193,514$3.94M0.72%+48,415+33.4%Added
Phraction Management LLC199,963$4.08M1.44%00.0%Unchanged
Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC200,494$4.09M0.87%−2,670−1.3%Reduced
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc193,533$4.09M0.62%−11,200−5.5%Reduced
Macroview Investment Management LLC206,747$4.21M4.12%+960.0%Added
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$4.27M1.01%00.0%Unchanged
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$4.36M2.13%00.0%Unchanged
NewEdge Wealth, LLC227,635$4.64M0.08%+1,051+0.5%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC235,140$4.79M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Evergreen Capital Management LLC238,447$4.86M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Perritt Capital Management Inc240,159$4.89M2.52%−112,413−31.9%Reduced
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC248,137$5.06M0.22%−8,715−3.4%Reduced
ORG Partners LLC248,321$5.06M0.81%−1,854−0.7%Reduced
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.249,472$5.08M0.19%−2,214−0.9%Reduced
Strategic Blueprint, LLC250,594$5.11M0.32%+27,223+12.2%Added
Accordant Advisory Group Inc251,381$5.12M4.08%+7,191+2.9%Added
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC255,090$5.20M1.90%−15,770−5.8%Reduced
PFG Investments, LLC256,220$5.22M0.34%+24,698+10.7%Added
Blair William & Co259,051$5.28M0.02%−6,220−2.3%Reduced
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC262,220$5.34M2.50%−3,184−1.2%Reduced
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$5.39M13.36%00.0%Unchanged
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC264,637$5.39M2.10%+1,189+0.5%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.259,979$5.42M0.03%+98,060+60.6%Added
Money Concepts Capital Corp270,091$5.50M0.42%+775+0.3%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC306,100$5.53M0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Vident Advisory, LLC281,535$5.74M0.14%−2,198−0.8%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC283,540$5.78M0.01%−269,253−48.7%Reduced
Bailard, Inc.299,167$6.10M0.16%−263−0.1%Reduced
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA302,981$6.17M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SMI Advisory Services, LLC309,102$6.36M1.41%+13,816+4.7%Added
Biltmore Family Office, LLC312,207$6.36M1.09%−500−0.2%Reduced
Prospera Financial Services Inc315,479$6.43M0.16%+14,758+4.9%Added
Black Point Wealth Management323,524$6.59M7.64%−1,375−0.4%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC324,000$6.60M0.06%+16,475+5.4%Added
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC327,068$6.67M1.59%+3,663+1.1%Added