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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

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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
Ade, LLC47,366$965.3K0.59%+3,056+6.9%Added
Lane Generational LLC47,244$962.8K1.20%00.0%Unchanged
Private Client Services, LLC46,687$951.5K0.51%+3,600+8.4%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC46,064$939.0K0.00%+46,064New
Pathstone Holdings, LLC45,729$932.0K0.00%−25−0.1%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC45,600$929.3K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP44,827$913.6K0.03%−14,891−24.9%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC44,581$908.6K0.02%+44,581New
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC44,411$905.1K0.03%−2,435−5.2%Reduced
Tompkins Financial Corp43,700$890.6K0.09%+700+1.6%Added
Cerity Partners LLC43,654$889.7K0.00%+1,950+4.7%Added
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc43,532$886.7K0.02%−5,185−10.6%Reduced
Fielder Capital Group LLC42,207$860.2K0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC43,608$856.0K0.16%−4,772−9.9%Reduced
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group41,959$855.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.41,612$848.1K0.04%−400−1.0%Reduced
Islay Capital Management, LLC41,161$838.9K0.56%+550+1.4%Added
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC41,084$837.3K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$832.3K0.40%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advocates Investment Management40,835$832.2K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Two Sigma Securities, LLC40,810$831.7K0.07%+40,810New
Tectonic Advisors LLC40,678$829.0K0.05%−86−0.2%Reduced
Silver Oak Securities, Inc40,306$824.6K0.09%+16,481+69.2%Added
White Pine Capital LLC40,169$818.6K0.28%−167−0.4%Reduced
IMC-Chicago, LLC39,117$797.2K0.02%+39,117New
Avenir Corp38,860$792.0K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Commerce Bank38,780$790.3K0.00%+13,478+53.3%Added
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$789.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC38,300$780.6K0.06%+11,000+40.3%Added
Rockport Wealth LLC37,130$756.7K0.20%−3,400−8.4%Reduced
Ameriprise Financial Inc37,111$756.3K0.00%+1,457+4.1%Added
True North Advisors, LLC35,817$730.0K0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC35,647$726.5K0.17%+2,700+8.2%Added
GWM Advisors LLC35,586$725.2K0.00%+10,878+44.0%Added
Valued Retirements, Inc.35,581$725.1K1.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$715.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Straight Path Wealth Management34,950$712.3K0.31%+500+1.5%Added
Stephens Inc34,925$711.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
XTX Topco Ltd34,885$711.0K0.05%+34,885New
Harmony Asset Management LLC34,694$707.1K0.26%+202+0.6%Added
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC34,392$700.9K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Investments, Inc.34,207$697.1K0.02%+950+2.9%Added
Keel Point, LLC33,571$684.2K0.06%−119−0.4%Reduced
Optimum Investment Advisors33,200$676.6K0.29%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP33,189$676.0K0.00%+33,189New
SpiderRock Advisors, LLC32,787$668.2K0.01%+32,787New
Sowell Financial Services LLC32,365$660.0K0.03%−12,142−27.3%Reduced
MKT Advisors LLC31,710$653.9K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC32,035$652.9K0.02%+2,883+9.9%Added
Soros Capital Management LLC32,022$652.6K0.16%−6,545−17.0%Reduced
CWM, LLC31,540$643.0K0.00%−414−1.3%Reduced
Merit Financial Group, LLC31,201$635.9K0.01%−2,510−7.4%Reduced
Ingalls & Snyder LLC31,129$634.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC30,779$627.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC30,122$613.9K0.07%−68−0.2%Reduced
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.30,005$611.5K0.07%+9,830+48.7%Added
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC29,568$602.6K0.03%+29,568New
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors29,453$600.3K0.09%+29,453New
First Manhattan Co29,000$591.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
TownSquare Capital, LLC28,426$579.3K0.01%+11,671+69.7%Added
Latitude Advisors, LLC27,571$561.9K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.27,458$559.6K0.01%+14,564+113.0%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc27,015$550.6K0.02%−2,524−8.5%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC26,849$547.2K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.25,156$512.7K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Wetherby Asset Management Inc24,717$503.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Community Bank, N.A.24,654$502.2K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Drive Wealth Management, LLC24,550$500.3K0.13%+24,550New
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.24,333$495.9K0.01%−20.0%Reduced
Belpointe Asset Management LLC24,197$493.1K0.03%+24,197New
Cozad Asset Management Inc24,195$493.1K0.05%+2,711+12.6%Added
Mercer Global Advisors Inc23,640$487.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Semper Augustus Investments Group LLCSuperinvestorSemper Augustus23,869$486.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Atria Investments LLC23,476$478.4K0.01%−1,414−5.7%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC23,377$476.4K0.00%+1,067+4.8%Added
BSW Wealth Partners23,327$475.4K0.07%+703+3.1%Added
Raymond James Trust N.A.23,245$473.7K0.01%−710−3.0%Reduced
Oxbow Advisors, LLC23,008$468.9K0.05%+3,080+15.5%Added
apricus wealth, LLC23,000$468.7K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
First Hawaiian Bank22,778$464.2K0.01%+7,778+51.9%Added
Crown Wealth Group, LLC22,071$449.8K0.20%+11,410+107.0%Added
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC22,000$448.4K0.06%−7,500−25.4%Reduced
Peak Financial Management, Inc.22,000$448.4K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC21,949$447.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Apexium Financial, LP21,500$438.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Rice Partnership, LLC21,498$438.1K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Columbia Advisory Partners LLC21,439$436.9K0.41%−9,523−30.8%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC21,225$432.6K0.01%−5,390−20.3%Reduced
Prio Wealth Limited Partnership21,000$428.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Welch & Forbes LLC20,814$424.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Focus Financial Network, Inc.20,696$421.8K0.02%−7,115−25.6%Reduced
Marex Group plc20,150$410.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC20,082$409.3K0.01%+917+4.8%Added
BEAM Asset Management, LLC19,446$396.3K0.12%+19,446New
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC19,337$394.1K0.00%+2,500+14.8%Added
S.A. Mason LLC19,232$391.9K0.21%00.0%Unchanged
Fifth Third Bancorp19,110$389.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
NDWM LLC19,065$388.5K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Lineweaver Wealth Advisors, LLC18,615$379.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Beacon Financial Group18,572$378.5K0.04%−41−0.2%Reduced