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, Q1 2025
Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
- 541
- +52 vs. Q4 2024
- Shares held
- 125.6M
- +3.02M (+2.5%) vs. Q4 2024
- Total value
- $3.02B
- +$543.8M (+22.0%) vs. Q4 2024
- New holders
- 83
- 159 more added
- Sold out
- 31
- 144 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2024.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC | 5 | $121 | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sofos Investments, Inc. | 30 | $722 | 0.00% | +30 | New |
| Key Financial Inc | 46 | $1.11K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG | 210 | $5.05K | 0.00% | −40,157−99.5% | Reduced |
| Principal Securities, Inc. | 309 | $6.22K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Birchbrook, Inc. | 284 | $6.83K | 0.00% | +284 | New |
| Ronald Blue Trust, Inc. | 346 | $8.32K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| SRS Capital Advisors, Inc. | 370 | $8.90K | 0.00% | +370 | New |
| Innovative Advisory Group, LLC | 391 | $9.41K | 0.01% | −1,850−82.6% | Reduced |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $9.53K | 0.00% | – | – |
| Pension & Wealth Management Advisors, Inc. | 400 | $9.62K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC | 441 | $10.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc | 485 | $12.0K | 0.01% | +485 | New |
| Asset Dedication, LLC | 500 | $12.0K | 0.00% | −940−65.3% | Reduced |
| Costello Asset Management, INC | 500 | $12.0K | 0.00% | +500 | New |
| Ameriflex Group, Inc. | 600 | $14.4K | 0.01% | −68−10.2% | Reduced |
| Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC | 614 | $14.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GHP Investment Advisors, Inc. | 655 | $15.8K | 0.00% | +655 | New |
| Transce3nd, LLC | 660 | $15.9K | 0.01% | −177−21.1% | Reduced |
| Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC | 681 | $16.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank & Trust Co | 736 | $17.7K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Bank of New Hampshire | 800 | $19.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dunhill Financial, LLC | 850 | $20.5K | 0.01% | +850 | New |
| Creekmur Asset Management LLC | 860 | $20.7K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 900 | $21.7K | 0.00% | −100−10.0% | Reduced |
| SWAN Capital LLC | 951 | $22.9K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pacifica Partners Inc. | 1,000 | $24.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Webster Bank, N. A. | 1,000 | $24.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Gables Capital Management Inc. | 1,000 | $24.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Stonebridge Financial Group, LLC | 1,000 | $24.1K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd | 1,000 | $24.1K | 0.01% | +1,000 | New |
| Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP | 1,008 | $25.3K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Painted Porch Advisors LLC | 1,064 | $25.6K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Trust Co | 1,090 | $26.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parkside Financial Bank & Trust | 1,100 | $26.5K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Goodman Advisory Group, LLC | 1,135 | $27.3K | 0.01% | +1,135 | New |
| Cheviot Value Management, LLC | 1,175 | $29.8K | 0.00% | +1,175 | New |
| Assetmark, Inc | 1,272 | $30.6K | 0.00% | +1,272 | New |
| Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC | 1,400 | $33.7K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Continuum Advisory, LLC | 1,472 | $35.4K | 0.00% | +912+162.9% | Added |
| Creative Financial Designs Inc | 1,500 | $36.1K | 0.00% | −1,000−40.0% | Reduced |
| Missouri Trust & Investment Co | 1,500 | $36.1K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| North Capital, Inc. | 1,536 | $37.0K | 0.03% | +1,536 | New |
| Concord Wealth Partners | 1,600 | $38.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Center for Financial Planning, Inc. | 1,641 | $39.5K | 0.01% | +1,641 | New |
| HM Payson & Co | 1,654 | $39.8K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Morton Brown Family Wealth, LLC | 1,754 | $42.2K | 0.01% | +1,754 | New |
| First Horizon Advisors, Inc. | 1,768 | $42.5K | 0.00% | +1,768 | New |
| Duncker Streett & Co Inc | 1,965 | $47.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc. | 2,135 | $51.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smartleaf Asset Management LLC | 2,186 | $52.1K | 0.01% | +186+9.3% | Added |
| NBC Securities, Inc. | 2,225 | $53.0K | 0.00% | +2,223+111,150.0% | Added |
| 1620 Investment Advisors, Inc. | 3,109 | $74.8K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC | 3,200 | $77.0K | 0.02% | +3,200 | New |
| Salomon & Ludwin, LLC | 3,250 | $78.2K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evelyn Partners Investment Management (Europe) Ltd | 3,250 | $78.2K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Washington Trust Co | 3,490 | $84.0K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AdvisorNet Financial, Inc | 3,550 | $85.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Flagship Wealth Advisors, LLC | 3,776 | $90.9K | 0.04% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evermay Wealth Management LLC | 3,906 | $94.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| JNBA Financial Advisors | 4,296 | $103.4K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Private Trust Co NA | 4,500 | $108.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Colonial Trust Co | 4,682 | $112.6K | 0.02% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Colonial Trust Advisors | 5,000 | $120.3K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC | 5,157 | $124.5K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Arlington Trust Co LLC | 5,206 | $125.3K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC | 5,226 | $125.7K | 0.10% | +5,226 | New |
| Red Tortoise LLC | 5,600 | $134.7K | 0.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC | 6,090 | $146.5K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Smithfield Trust Co | 6,172 | $148.0K | 0.01% | +3,672+146.9% | Added |
| Bryn Mawr Trust Co | 6,500 | $156.4K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc | 7,796 | $157.0K | 0.01% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC | 6,614 | $159.1K | 0.01% | +186+2.9% | Added |
| Darwin Advisors, LLC | 7,967 | $160.5K | 0.05% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Evergreen Private Wealth LLC | 7,301 | $175.7K | 0.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Parallel Advisors, LLC | 7,488 | $180.2K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. | 7,935 | $190.9K | 0.02% | +1,975+33.1% | Added |
| New Republic Capital, LLC | 8,323 | $200.3K | 0.09% | +8,323 | New |
| Colony Group, LLC | 8,331 | $200.4K | 0.00% | +8,331 | New |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | 8,455 | $203.4K | 0.01% | +8,455 | New |
| Ballew Advisors, Inc | 8,220 | $204.0K | 0.14% | +8,220 | New |
| Asset Advisors Investment Management, LLC | 8,600 | $206.9K | 0.02% | +8,600 | New |
| Pecaut & Co. | 8,700 | $209.3K | 0.07% | +8,700 | New |
| Cushing Capital Partners, LLC | 8,745 | $210.4K | 0.19% | +8,745 | New |
| Pacific Center for Financial Services | 8,750 | $210.5K | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Hilltop Holdings Inc. | 8,878 | $213.6K | 0.01% | +8,878 | New |
| Diligent Investors, LLC | 8,910 | $214.4K | 0.05% | +8,910 | New |
| Cidel Asset Management Inc | 8,915 | $214.9K | 0.01% | +8,915 | New |
| Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC | 8,935 | $215.0K | 0.02% | +8,935 | New |
| Sentinus, LLC | 8,973 | $215.9K | 0.06% | +8,973 | New |
| Atlas Capital Advisors LLC | 9,000 | $216.5K | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Almanack Investment Partners, LLC. | 9,000 | $216.5K | 0.04% | +9,000 | New |
| Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC | 9,117 | $219.4K | 0.10% | +9,117 | New |
| Orleans Capital Management Corp | 9,300 | $223.8K | 0.13% | +9,300 | New |
| Wealth Dimensions Group, Ltd. | 9,500 | $228.6K | 0.05% | +9,500 | New |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC | 9,727 | $234.0K | 0.01% | −1,700−14.9% | Reduced |
| Graypoint LLC | 9,772 | $235.1K | 0.01% | −7,750−44.2% | Reduced |
| Zacks Investment Management | 9,815 | $236.1K | 0.00% | +9,815 | New |
| Pure Financial Advisors, Inc. | 9,823 | $236.3K | 0.00% | +9,823 | New |
| Glenmede Trust Co NA | 10,000 | $240.6K | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |