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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, 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.

Institutional holdersQ1 2025: 541 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 heldQ1 2025: $3.02B
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, Q1 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Fifth Third Bancorp19,110$459.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Howe & Rusling Inc19,231$462.7K0.04%+3,240+20.3%Added
S.A. Mason LLC19,232$462.7K0.24%00.0%Unchanged
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC19,337$465.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SpringVest Wealth Management LLC19,360$465.8K0.39%00.0%Unchanged
Bokf, NA19,365$465.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
AlphaStar Capital Management, LLC19,375$466.2K0.05%−18−0.1%Reduced
Veracity Capital LLC19,380$466.3K0.18%+419+2.2%Added
Orgel Wealth Management, LLC20,000$481.2K0.01%+20,000New
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC20,301$488.4K0.02%−2,185−9.7%Reduced
Signaturefd, LLC20,337$489.3K0.01%+4,191+26.0%Added
Cobblestone Capital Advisors LLC20,549$494.4K0.03%−1,400−6.4%Reduced
Goldman Sachs Group Inc20,727$498.7K0.00%−20,009−49.1%Reduced
Welch & Forbes LLC20,814$500.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Brinker Capital Investments, LLC21,475$516.7K0.01%+2,114+10.9%Added
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC21,475$516.7K0.01%+2,114+10.9%Added
OneAscent Financial Services LLC21,475$517.0K0.03%+9,350+77.1%Added
Apexium Financial, LP21,500$517.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
One Capital Management, LLC21,500$517.3K0.02%+21,500New
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC21,625$520.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wolverine Asset Management LLC21,983$528.9K0.01%+21,983New
Vontobel Holding Ltd.22,000$529.3K0.00%−735−3.2%Reduced
BEAM Asset Management, LLC22,163$533.2K0.18%+1,135+5.4%Added
Peak Financial Management, Inc.22,214$534.5K0.16%+214+1.0%Added
Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC23,000$553.4K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
apricus wealth, LLC23,000$553.4K0.33%00.0%Unchanged
Wedbush Securities Inc23,051$555.0K0.02%+350+1.5%Added
BSW Wealth Partners23,327$561.2K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
RIA Advisory Group LLC23,400$563.0K0.18%+11,191+91.7%Added
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.23,522$565.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Semper Augustus Investments Group LLCSuperinvestorSemper Augustus23,869$574.3K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.24,565$591.0K0.07%−5,440−18.1%Reduced
Community Bank, N.A.24,654$592.9K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Crown Wealth Group, LLC25,068$603.1K0.31%−794−3.1%Reduced
Compass Capital Corp23,090$603.9K0.32%−17,823−43.6%Reduced
HBK Sorce Advisory LLC25,410$611.4K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC26,004$625.7K0.43%−5,844−18.3%Reduced
Atria Investments LLC26,462$636.7K0.01%+1,692+6.8%Added
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.25,156$644.0K0.46%00.0%Unchanged
L2 Asset Management, LLC26,967$648.8K0.13%+26,967New
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC28,243$679.5K0.03%−1,325−4.5%Reduced
Straight Path Wealth Management28,294$680.8K0.28%−8,156−22.4%Reduced
Walleye Capital LLC28,400$683.3K0.01%+28,400New
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC28,657$689.5K0.00%−34,839−54.9%Reduced
Latitude Advisors, LLC29,240$703.5K0.41%00.0%Unchanged
GWN Securities Inc.29,240$703.5K0.04%+10,221+53.7%Added
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC29,661$713.6K0.02%+772+2.7%Added
J2 Capital Management Inc30,278$728.5K0.67%+7,945+35.6%Added
Cozad Asset Management Inc30,669$737.9K0.07%+25+0.1%Added
MKT Advisors LLC32,546$742.7K0.35%+36+0.1%Added
Ingalls & Snyder LLC31,129$749.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC29,214$752.6K0.13%−914−3.0%Reduced
Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc.31,337$754.0K0.18%+10,087+47.5%Added
Equitable Holdings, Inc.31,410$755.7K0.01%+498+1.6%Added
Tectonic Advisors LLC31,458$756.9K0.05%−3,416−9.8%Reduced
Commerce Bank32,536$782.8K0.00%−1,000−3.0%Reduced
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC32,563$783.5K0.01%+5,302+19.4%Added
BCS Wealth Management32,642$785.0K0.20%+20,670+172.7%Added
Merit Financial Group, LLC34,287$824.9K0.01%+5,831+20.5%Added
Private Client Services, LLC34,549$831.2K0.41%−30,026−46.5%Reduced
McAdam, LLC34,585$832.1K0.05%+34,585New
Ameriprise Financial Inc34,738$835.8K0.00%−633−1.8%Reduced
Stephens Inc34,925$840.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.34,962$841.2K0.00%+2,175+6.6%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$845.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advocates Investment Management35,515$854.5K0.06%−700−1.9%Reduced
True North Advisors, LLC35,817$861.8K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
Optimum Investment Advisors35,900$863.8K0.41%+2,700+8.1%Added
Pathstone Holdings, LLC36,598$880.5K0.00%−355−1.0%Reduced
Lido Advisors, LLC36,783$885.0K0.01%+11,147+43.5%Added
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC36,966$889.4K0.01%+36,966New
Rockport Wealth LLC37,230$895.8K0.32%00.0%Unchanged
IFP Advisors, Inc37,759$908.5K0.03%+10,872+40.4%Added
Harmony Asset Management LLC38,761$932.6K0.39%00.0%Unchanged
Avenir Corp38,860$935.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Brookwood Investment Group LLC39,015$938.7K0.16%+39,015New
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.39,500$950.0K0.01%+39,500New
Oxbow Advisors, LLC39,710$955.4K0.10%+16,478+70.9%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC40,448$973.2K0.02%+15,780+64.0%Added
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$982.6K0.45%00.0%Unchanged
White Pine Capital LLC40,904$984.1K0.34%+390+1.0%Added
Islay Capital Management, LLC41,161$990.3K0.67%00.0%Unchanged
City National Bank of Florida41,200$991.3K0.89%+41,200New
Simplicity Wealth,LLC41,200$991.3K0.08%+5,231+14.5%Added
CWM, LLC41,498$998.0K0.00%+15,987+62.7%Added
Hurley Capital, LLC41,533$999.3K0.76%−3,208−7.2%Reduced
Keel Point, LLC41,944$1.01M0.08%+159+0.4%Added
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group41,954$1.01M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Hengehold Capital Management LLC42,163$1.01M0.10%−2,832−6.3%Reduced
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC42,201$1.02M0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Fielder Capital Group LLC42,207$1.02M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC42,772$1.03M0.24%−3,425−7.4%Reduced
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC42,832$1.03M0.21%−70−0.2%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.42,920$1.03M0.06%−230−0.5%Reduced
Whittier Trust Co of Nevada Inc43,532$1.05M0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Summit Financial, LLC43,659$1.05M0.03%+8,944+25.8%Added
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$1.05M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP43,690$1.05M0.03%−442−1.0%Reduced
Eqis Capital Management, Inc.44,667$1.07M0.09%−2,916−6.1%Reduced
Nvest Financial, LLC44,860$1.08M0.58%+9,904+28.3%Added