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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 655 | $4.40B |
| Q1 2026 | 683 | $4.84B |
| Q4 2025 | 642 | $4.66B |
| Q3 2025 | 584 | $3.98B |
| Q2 2025 | 559 | $3.57B |
| Q1 2025 | 541 | $3.02B |
| Q4 2024 | 495 | $2.48B |
| Q3 2024 | 467 | $2.52B |
| Q2 2024 | 434 | $2.12B |
| Q1 2024 | 411 | $2.04B |
| Q4 2023 | 404 | $1.85B |
| Q3 2023 | 391 | $1.75B |
| Q2 2023 | 384 | $1.66B |
| Q1 2023 | 390 | $1.80B |
| Q4 2022 | 386 | $1.58B |
| Q3 2022 | 365 | $1.42B |
| Q2 2022 | 381 | $1.58B |
| Q1 2022 | 378 | $1.70B |
| Q4 2021 | 355 | $1.45B |
| Q3 2021 | 328 | $1.37B |
| Q2 2021 | 320 | $1.30B |
| Q1 2021 | 312 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 343,007 | $6.99M | 5.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 365,000 | $7.44M | 7.82% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 368,532 | $7.51M | 0.02% | +95,067+34.8% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 386,605 | $7.88M | 8.67% | −290−0.1% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 388,832 | $7.92M | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 383,411 | $7.99M | 0.05% | −161,458−29.6% | Reduced |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 395,289 | $8.06M | 0.00% | +168,288+74.1% | Added |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 396,000 | $8.07M | 0.82% | −80,000−16.8% | Reduced |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 412,406 | $8.40M | 0.09% | +860+0.2% | Added |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 415,345 | $8.87M | 0.64% | −8,140−1.9% | Reduced |
| Chemung Canal Trust Co | 447,232 | $9.11M | 1.84% | +156,639+53.9% | Added |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 456,066 | $9.29M | 3.09% | +58,200+14.6% | Added |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 460,653 | $9.39M | 2.92% | −13,848−2.9% | Reduced |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 462,448 | $9.42M | 1.23% | −17,511−3.6% | Reduced |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 473,995 | $9.66M | 0.02% | +9,742+2.1% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 481,179 | $9.81M | 0.01% | +5,764+1.2% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 485,493 | $9.89M | 0.01% | −16,616−3.3% | Reduced |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 491,733 | $10.0M | 0.37% | +17,798+3.8% | Added |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 492,155 | $10.0M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 498,430 | $10.2M | 0.74% | −21,490−4.1% | Reduced |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. | 524,777 | $10.7M | 0.01% | −23,658−4.3% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 553,752 | $11.3M | 0.03% | −7,231−1.3% | Reduced |
| Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC | 550,280 | $11.6M | 1.38% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quilter Plc | 580,131 | $11.8M | 0.24% | −2,420−0.4% | Reduced |
| TCP Asset Management, LLC | 602,669 | $12.3M | 2.83% | +28,308+4.9% | Added |
| Bridge Advisory, LLC | 607,670 | $12.4M | 5.89% | −10,676−1.7% | Reduced |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 607,732 | $12.4M | 0.14% | −616−0.1% | Reduced |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 615,590 | $12.5M | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 632,945 | $12.9M | 0.16% | +6,062+1.0% | Added |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 655,460 | $13.4M | 0.93% | +2,857+0.4% | Added |
| Equitable Holdings, Inc. | 658,972 | $13.4M | 0.13% | +39,020+6.3% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 724,883 | $14.8M | 0.03% | +304,942+72.6% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 757,202 | $15.4M | 0.01% | +7,690+1.0% | Added |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 815,943 | $16.6M | 4.15% | +37,391+4.8% | Added |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 824,027 | $16.8M | 12.39% | −11,309−1.4% | Reduced |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 842,930 | $17.2M | 10.12% | −1,769−0.2% | Reduced |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 881,258 | $18.0M | 5.20% | −17,323−1.9% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 883,454 | $18.0M | 0.03% | +119,167+15.6% | Added |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 904,758 | $18.4M | 10.73% | −14,673−1.6% | Reduced |
| Bank of America Corp | 921,114 | $18.8M | 0.00% | +51,530+5.9% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 928,832 | $18.9M | 0.02% | +494,901+114.1% | Added |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 989,903 | $20.2M | 5.22% | +12,456+1.3% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 998,925 | $20.4M | 0.05% | +4,065+0.4% | Added |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 1,090,877 | $22.2M | 0.14% | +34,301+3.2% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,091,283 | $22.2M | 0.05% | +6,886+0.6% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,172,617 | $23.9M | 0.01% | +21,652+1.9% | Added |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,205,942 | $24.6M | 18.12% | +14,883+1.2% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,420,733 | $29.0M | 0.04% | −357,077−20.1% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $29.5M | 22.41% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,512,595 | $30.8M | 0.01% | +47,830+3.3% | Added |
| Raymond James & Associates | 1,602,282 | $32.7M | 0.02% | +677,623+73.3% | Added |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,697,997 | $34.6M | 0.01% | +82,449+5.1% | Added |
| Wealthcare Capital Management LLC | 1,763,986 | $36.0M | 3.61% | +1,763,986 | New |
| Sprott Inc. | 1,817,422 | $37.0M | 2.37% | −57,940−3.1% | Reduced |
| South State Corp. | 1,932,095 | $39.4M | 2.71% | −16,927−0.9% | Reduced |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 1,950,141 | $39.7M | 0.35% | −10,691−0.5% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 2,277,485 | $46.4M | 0.14% | +277,117+13.9% | Added |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 2,427,912 | $49.5M | 0.17% | +156,542+6.9% | Added |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 2,987,456 | $60.9M | 1.86% | −757,844−20.2% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 4,051,964 | $82.6M | 10.54% | +73,355+1.8% | Added |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,390,522 | $110.0M | 0.54% | +67,956+1.3% | Added |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 5,463,907 | $111.4M | 8.01% | −157,575−2.8% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 5,589,324 | $113.9M | 0.01% | −1,341,028−19.4% | Reduced |
| Central Trust Co | 6,279,242 | $128.0M | 3.00% | −22,716−0.4% | Reduced |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 6,655,139 | $135.6M | 0.03% | +383,949+6.1% | Added |
| International Assets Investment Management, LLC | 2,859,518 | $140.3M | 0.64% | +2,748,335+2,471.9% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 6,916,644 | $141.0M | 3.37% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lynx Capital Group Ltd | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −44,685−100.0% | Sold out |
| Black Diamond Financial, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −36,800−100.0% | Sold out |
| Life Planning Partners, Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −32,910−100.0% | Sold out |
| Account Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −25,150−100.0% | Sold out |
| Millennium Management LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −22,200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Haverford Trust Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −20,405−100.0% | Sold out |
| Lakeview Capital Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −16,951−100.0% | Sold out |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,549−100.0% | Sold out |
| Navis Wealth Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −11,431−100.0% | Sold out |
| Advocate Group LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −10,884−100.0% | Sold out |
| Central Bank & Trust Co | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −6,040−100.0% | Sold out |
| Gradient Investments LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −5,332−100.0% | Sold out |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −3,350−100.0% | Sold out |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −2,000−100.0% | Sold out |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,525−100.0% | Sold out |
| Benjamin Edwards Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −1,206−100.0% | Sold out |
| Pineridge Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −300−100.0% | Sold out |
| First Command Advisory Services, Inc. | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −204−100.0% | Sold out |
| Creative Financial Designs Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −200−100.0% | Sold out |
| Toronto Dominion Bank | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −156−100.0% | Sold out |
| Castleview Partners, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −66−100.0% | Sold out |
| VanWeelden Wealth Management, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Epic Trust Investment Advisors, LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |
| Coombe, Bender & Co LLC | – | – | – | – | Not filed |