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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, Q4 2024

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Dec 31, 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
495
+39 vs. Q3 2024
Shares held
122.6M
+5.96M (+5.1%) vs. Q3 2024
Total value
$2.48B
+$17.4M (+0.7%) vs. Q3 2024
New holders
67
155 more added
Sold out
28
118 more reduced

11 institutions that held it in Q3 2024 haven't filed for Q4 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2024: 495 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 heldQ4 2024: $2.48B
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, Q4 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2024.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q4 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Peak Financial Management, Inc.22,000$443.1K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
J2 Capital Management Inc22,333$449.8K0.42%+22,333New
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC22,486$452.9K0.02%+9,869+78.2%Added
Wedbush Securities Inc22,701$457.0K0.02%+5,950+35.5%Added
Vontobel Holding Ltd.22,735$457.9K0.00%+12,735+127.4%Added
First Hawaiian Bank22,778$458.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
apricus wealth, LLC23,000$463.2K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC23,000$463.2K0.07%+1,000+4.5%Added
Oxbow Advisors, LLC23,232$467.9K0.06%+224+1.0%Added
BSW Wealth Partners23,327$469.8K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Simon Quick Advisors, LLC23,452$472.3K0.03%+23,452New
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.23,522$473.7K0.01%−811−3.3%Reduced
Semper Augustus Investments Group LLCSuperinvestorSemper Augustus23,869$480.7K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Community Bank, N.A.24,654$496.3K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC24,668$496.8K0.01%+3,443+16.2%Added
Atria Investments LLC24,770$498.9K0.01%+1,294+5.5%Added
Drive Wealth Management, LLC24,550$505.4K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.25,156$506.6K0.31%00.0%Unchanged
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC25,410$511.8K0.02%+12,072+90.5%Added
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.25,499$513.5K0.00%+25,499New
CWM, LLC25,511$514.0K0.00%−6,029−19.1%Reduced
Lido Advisors, LLC25,636$516.3K0.00%+13,148+105.3%Added
Crown Wealth Group, LLC25,862$520.9K0.21%+3,791+17.2%Added
IFP Advisors, Inc26,887$541.5K0.02%−128−0.5%Reduced
Verity Asset Management, Inc.41,131$548.0K0.31%−32,473−44.1%Reduced
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC27,261$549.0K0.01%+7,179+35.7%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC28,456$573.1K0.01%−2,745−8.8%Reduced
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC28,889$581.8K0.02%+2,040+7.6%Added
Latitude Advisors, LLC29,240$588.9K0.33%+1,669+6.1%Added
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC29,568$595.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.30,005$604.3K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC30,128$606.8K0.07%+60.0%Added
Cozad Asset Management Inc30,644$617.2K0.06%+6,449+26.7%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.30,912$622.6K0.01%−628,060−95.3%Reduced
Ingalls & Snyder LLC31,129$627.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC31,848$641.4K0.52%+31,848New
BlackRock, Inc.32,787$660.3K0.00%+32,787New
Optimum Investment Advisors33,200$668.6K0.30%00.0%Unchanged
Commerce Bank33,536$675.4K0.00%−5,244−13.5%Reduced
MKT Advisors LLC32,510$678.5K0.30%+800+2.5%Added
Summit Financial, LLC34,715$699.2K0.02%+22,241+178.3%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.34,857$702.0K0.02%+650+1.9%Added
Tectonic Advisors LLC34,874$702.4K0.05%−5,804−14.3%Reduced
Stephens Inc34,925$703.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Nvest Financial, LLC34,956$704.0K0.36%+34,956New
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$707.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc35,371$712.4K0.00%−1,740−4.7%Reduced
True North Advisors, LLC35,817$721.4K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Simplicity Wealth,LLC35,969$724.4K0.15%−14,726−29.0%Reduced
Financial Advocates Investment Management36,215$729.4K0.04%−4,620−11.3%Reduced
Straight Path Wealth Management36,450$734.1K0.29%+1,500+4.3%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC36,953$744.2K0.00%−8,776−19.2%Reduced
Rockport Wealth LLC37,230$749.8K0.33%+100+0.3%Added
Harmony Asset Management LLC38,761$780.6K0.31%+4,067+11.7%Added
Avenir Corp38,860$782.6K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC39,450$794.5K0.06%+1,150+3.0%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC39,669$798.9K0.00%+39,669New
UBS Group AG40,367$813.0K0.00%+31,121+336.6%Added
White Pine Capital LLC40,514$816.0K0.27%+345+0.9%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc40,736$820.4K0.00%−25,362−38.4%Reduced
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$822.5K0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Compass Capital Corp40,913$824.0K0.32%+40,913New
Sowell Financial Services LLC41,142$828.6K0.04%+8,777+27.1%Added
Islay Capital Management, LLC41,161$829.0K0.58%00.0%Unchanged
Keel Point, LLC41,785$841.5K0.07%+8,214+24.5%Added
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group41,954$845.0K0.05%−50.0%Reduced
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.42,131$848.5K0.03%+519+1.2%Added
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC42,201$849.9K0.33%−6,700−13.7%Reduced
Fielder Capital Group LLC42,207$850.0K0.26%00.0%Unchanged
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC42,902$864.0K0.17%+1,818+4.4%Added
StoneX Group Inc.43,150$869.0K0.05%−13,331−23.6%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc43,532$876.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$880.0K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC43,916$884.5K0.09%−5,711−11.5%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC43,999$886.1K0.00%+345+0.8%Added
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP44,132$888.8K0.03%−695−1.6%Reduced
Hengehold Capital Management LLC44,995$906.2K0.09%−4,690−9.4%Reduced
Hurley Capital, LLC44,741$908.2K0.73%+44,741New
Proficio Capital Partners LLC45,600$918.4K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC46,197$930.4K0.21%+10,550+29.6%Added
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC47,833$942.0K0.20%+4,225+9.7%Added
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC46,843$943.4K0.03%+2,432+5.5%Added
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC46,855$943.7K0.01%+16,076+52.2%Added
Lane Generational LLC47,244$951.5K0.93%00.0%Unchanged
VanWeelden Wealth Management, LLC47,305$952.7K0.86%+47,305New
International Assets Investment Management, LLC46,649$953.5K0.08%−2,812,869−98.4%Reduced
Ade, LLC47,366$954.0K0.59%00.0%Unchanged
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.47,583$958.3K0.08%−2,353−4.7%Reduced
Silver Oak Securities, Inc48,211$965.6K0.09%+7,905+19.6%Added
TownSquare Capital, LLC48,601$978.8K0.01%+20,175+71.0%Added
Whittier Trust Co48,872$983.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.49,715$1.00M0.08%+200+0.4%Added
IPG Investment Advisors LLC49,774$1.00M0.23%−1,978−3.8%Reduced
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC50,172$1.01M0.06%+686+1.4%Added
FLP Wealth Management, LLC50,538$1.02M2.60%+50,538New
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC50,934$1.03M0.02%+6,353+14.3%Added
Security National Bank50,943$1.03M0.15%00.0%Unchanged
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC53,499$1.08M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Insight Advisors, LLC54,122$1.08M0.19%−1,250−2.3%Reduced
Fiduciary Trust Co55,520$1.12M0.01%−27,200−32.9%Reduced