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.
| 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, Q4 2024
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancora Advisors, LLC | 241,019 | $4.85M | 0.11% | +5,879+2.5% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 245,569 | $4.95M | 0.17% | −3,903−1.6% | Reduced |
| Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC | 247,408 | $4.98M | 1.02% | +46,914+23.4% | Added |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 247,898 | $4.99M | 0.43% | +82,817+50.2% | Added |
| Strategic Blueprint, LLC | 248,189 | $5.00M | 0.30% | −2,405−1.0% | Reduced |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC | 253,105 | $5.10M | 1.94% | −1,985−0.8% | Reduced |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 260,024 | $5.24M | 0.33% | +3,804+1.5% | Added |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 262,745 | $5.29M | 2.51% | +525+0.2% | Added |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 264,500 | $5.33M | 10.99% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Blair William & Co | 268,605 | $5.41M | 0.02% | +9,554+3.7% | Added |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 271,676 | $5.47M | 0.41% | +1,585+0.6% | Added |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 274,507 | $5.53M | 2.06% | +9,870+3.7% | Added |
| Accordant Advisory Group Inc | 279,071 | $5.62M | 5.42% | +27,690+11.0% | Added |
| Vident Advisory, LLC | 292,469 | $5.89M | 0.10% | +10,934+3.9% | Added |
| Bailard, Inc. | 294,738 | $5.94M | 0.15% | −4,429−1.5% | Reduced |
| Alpha Advisors, LLC | 300,272 | $6.05M | 6.23% | +300,272 | New |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 300,307 | $6.05M | 1.02% | −11,900−3.8% | Reduced |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 305,151 | $6.15M | 0.01% | +2,170+0.7% | Added |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 316,762 | $6.38M | 0.22% | +68,625+27.7% | Added |
| Black Point Wealth Management | 323,124 | $6.51M | 7.53% | −400−0.1% | Reduced |
| Prospera Financial Services Inc | 323,993 | $6.53M | 0.15% | +8,514+2.7% | Added |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC | 324,704 | $6.54M | 0.12% | +18,604+6.1% | Added |
| Scotia Capital Inc. | 319,840 | $6.54M | 0.03% | +59,861+23.0% | Added |
| Pacific Sage Partners, LLC | 327,297 | $6.59M | 1.50% | +229+0.1% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 328,365 | $6.61M | 0.06% | +4,365+1.3% | Added |
| Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD. | 336,710 | $6.78M | 1.98% | −119,356−26.2% | Reduced |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 343,007 | $6.91M | 6.24% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sanctuary Advisors, LLC | 326,455 | $7.04M | 0.04% | −56,956−14.9% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 364,930 | $7.35M | 0.05% | −23,902−6.1% | Reduced |
| Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC | 376,000 | $7.57M | 8.72% | +11,000+3.0% | Added |
| Flow Traders U.S. LLC | 381,293 | $7.68M | 0.31% | +283,617+290.4% | Added |
| Guild Investment Management, Inc. | 382,170 | $7.70M | 8.38% | −4,435−1.1% | Reduced |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC | 391,257 | $7.88M | 0.02% | −162,495−29.3% | Reduced |
| Global Endowment Management, LP | 396,000 | $7.98M | 1.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Chemung Canal Trust Co | 397,585 | $8.01M | 1.67% | −49,647−11.1% | Reduced |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. | 415,685 | $8.37M | 0.59% | +340+0.1% | Added |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 446,623 | $8.99M | 0.00% | +51,334+13.0% | Added |
| National Bank of Canada | 452,483 | $9.13M | 0.01% | −33,010−6.8% | Reduced |
| Philadelphia Trust Co | 453,422 | $9.13M | 0.67% | −45,008−9.0% | Reduced |
| Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC | 463,300 | $9.33M | 1.28% | +852+0.2% | Added |
| 3EDGE Asset Management, LP | 474,955 | $9.57M | 0.59% | +474,955 | New |
| O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc | 480,191 | $9.67M | 3.14% | +19,538+4.2% | Added |
| CIBC World Markets Inc. | 482,298 | $9.71M | 0.02% | +8,303+1.8% | Added |
| Cohen & Steers, Inc. | 492,155 | $9.91M | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quilter Plc | 496,187 | $9.99M | 0.20% | −83,944−14.5% | Reduced |
| Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC | 507,185 | $10.2M | 0.02% | +138,653+37.6% | Added |
| Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc. | 512,342 | $10.3M | 0.11% | +99,936+24.2% | Added |
| Independent Financial Group, LLC | 513,747 | $10.3M | 0.34% | +22,014+4.5% | Added |
| Stifel Financial Corp | 562,279 | $11.3M | 0.01% | +81,100+16.9% | Added |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 588,508 | $11.9M | 0.13% | −19,224−3.2% | Reduced |
| Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC | 550,280 | $12.0M | 1.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| TCP Asset Management, LLC | 615,060 | $12.4M | 2.73% | +12,391+2.1% | Added |
| Spears Abacus Advisors LLC | 615,590 | $12.4M | 0.25% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Marex Group plc | 638,680 | $12.9M | 0.22% | +618,530+3,069.6% | Added |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC | 656,107 | $13.2M | 0.15% | +23,162+3.7% | Added |
| Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC | 666,973 | $13.4M | 0.91% | +11,513+1.8% | Added |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. | 781,472 | $15.7M | 0.03% | +56,589+7.8% | Added |
| Meixler Investment Management, Ltd. | 822,153 | $16.6M | 12.28% | −1,874−0.2% | Reduced |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 836,872 | $16.9M | 0.02% | −46,582−5.3% | Reduced |
| Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC | 838,809 | $16.9M | 4.18% | +22,866+2.8% | Added |
| Concorde Financial Corp | 840,560 | $16.9M | 10.07% | −2,370−0.3% | Reduced |
| Van Den Berg Management I, Inc | 885,940 | $17.8M | 5.14% | +4,682+0.5% | Added |
| Bank of America Corp | 921,186 | $18.6M | 0.00% | +720.0% | Added |
| Advisor Group Holdings, Inc. | 944,127 | $19.0M | 0.04% | −54,798−5.5% | Reduced |
| Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC | 959,393 | $19.3M | 10.95% | +54,635+6.0% | Added |
| Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co | 974,625 | $19.6M | 0.02% | +45,793+4.9% | Added |
| Auxano Advisors, LLC | 1,001,425 | $20.2M | 5.08% | +11,522+1.2% | Added |
| Bank of Montreal | 785,514 | $22.8M | 0.01% | +28,312+3.7% | Added |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,131,468 | $22.8M | 0.05% | +40,185+3.7% | Added |
| Basepoint Wealth LLC | 1,173,931 | $23.6M | 18.84% | −32,011−2.7% | Reduced |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC | 1,180,848 | $23.8M | 0.13% | +89,971+8.2% | Added |
| Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC | 1,361,597 | $27.4M | 0.04% | −59,136−4.2% | Reduced |
| Forest Hill Capital, LLC | 1,448,500 | $29.2M | 22.55% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 1,451,077 | $29.2M | 0.16% | +1,322,305+1,026.9% | Added |
| LPL Financial LLC | 1,451,111 | $29.2M | 0.01% | +278,494+23.7% | Added |
| Wells Fargo & Company | 1,510,908 | $30.4M | 0.01% | −1,687−0.1% | Reduced |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 1,760,566 | $35.5M | 0.35% | −189,575−9.7% | Reduced |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,813,112 | $36.5M | 0.01% | +115,115+6.8% | Added |
| South State Corp. | 1,874,040 | $37.7M | 2.47% | −58,055−3.0% | Reduced |
| Wealthcare Capital Management LLC | 1,911,707 | $38.5M | 3.88% | +147,721+8.4% | Added |
| Matauro, LLC | 1,986,961 | $40.0M | 8.66% | +1,986,961 | New |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 1,989,077 | $40.1M | 0.06% | +1,705,537+601.5% | Added |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 2,025,763 | $40.8M | 1.11% | +1,986,646+5,078.7% | Added |
| Sprott Inc. | 2,087,486 | $42.0M | 2.80% | +270,064+14.9% | Added |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 2,216,048 | $44.6M | 0.02% | +2,216,048 | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 2,301,123 | $46.3M | 0.15% | −126,789−5.2% | Reduced |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 2,447,510 | $49.3M | 0.14% | +170,025+7.5% | Added |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 2,892,685 | $58.3M | 1.75% | −94,771−3.2% | Reduced |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 4,196,788 | $84.5M | 10.72% | +144,824+3.6% | Added |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | 4,373,955 | $88.1M | 1.30% | −2,542,689−36.8% | Reduced |
| Central Trust Co | 4,848,221 | $97.6M | 2.39% | −1,431,021−22.8% | Reduced |
| Evanson Asset Management, LLC | 5,328,256 | $107.3M | 7.57% | −135,651−2.5% | Reduced |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,352,974 | $107.6M | 0.55% | −37,548−0.7% | Reduced |
| Morgan Stanley | 5,767,717 | $116.2M | 0.01% | +178,393+3.2% | Added |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 6,692,283 | $134.8M | 0.03% | +37,144+0.6% | Added |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −193,533−100.0% | Sold out |
| Surience Private Wealth LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −110,608−100.0% | Sold out |
| Eaton Financial Holdings Company, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −85,809−100.0% | Sold out |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −72,809−100.0% | Sold out |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC | 0 | $0 | 0.00% | −50,900−100.0% | Sold out |