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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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NYSE
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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.

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
Spire Wealth Management126,211$3.04M0.10%+13,618+12.1%Added
Clearstead Advisors, LLC130,315$3.14M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.131,211$3.16M0.03%−357−0.3%Reduced
Flow Traders U.S. LLC134,502$3.24M0.14%−246,791−64.7%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC134,839$3.24M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Financial Group, LLC135,155$3.25M0.11%−378,592−73.7%Reduced
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.135,828$3.27M0.01%−850−0.6%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC140,056$3.37M0.01%+37,801+37.0%Added
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.140,178$3.37M0.17%+2,178+1.6%Added
Moors & Cabot, Inc.143,380$3.45M0.18%−3,656−2.5%Reduced
NovaPoint Capital, LLC146,884$3.53M1.09%−20,806−12.4%Reduced
Elequin Capital LP148,682$3.58M0.67%+147,889+18,649.3%Added
Entruity Wealth, LLC152,743$3.67M3.46%−4,620−2.9%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.153,518$3.69M0.00%+45,689+42.4%Added
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.153,634$3.70M0.08%+38,990+34.0%Added
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC157,711$3.79M3.00%−16,589−9.5%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.159,677$3.84M0.06%−10,620−6.2%Reduced
US Bancorp163,557$3.94M0.01%+85,212+108.8%Added
Brookstone Capital Management163,811$3.94M0.06%+8,246+5.3%Added
Oppenheimer & Co Inc166,541$4.01M0.06%+4,295+2.6%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$4.11M0.72%00.0%Unchanged
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC173,114$4.17M0.33%+1,913+1.1%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC174,842$4.22M0.11%−942−0.5%Reduced
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC178,598$4.30M1.33%+4,502+2.6%Added
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc180,448$4.34M0.85%+180,448New
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$4.43M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC194,247$4.67M0.09%+50,609+35.2%Added
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.194,820$4.69M1.34%+86,540+79.9%Added
Phraction Management LLC195,463$4.70M1.58%−4,500−2.3%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC195,502$4.70M1.79%−57,603−22.8%Reduced
Elevate Capital Advisors, LLC202,193$4.86M4.50%−17,644−8.0%Reduced
Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc.203,251$4.89M4.52%+5,102+2.6%Added
Macroview Investment Management LLC204,882$4.93M4.64%−1,765−0.9%Reduced
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$5.04M1.05%00.0%Unchanged
Perritt Capital Management Inc213,262$5.13M2.83%−24,600−10.3%Reduced
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$5.15M2.75%00.0%Unchanged
Kera Capital Partners, Inc.223,667$5.38M1.60%−364−0.2%Reduced
Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC230,583$5.55M3.01%+230,583New
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.231,165$5.55M0.05%+74,151+47.2%Added
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC231,083$5.56M1.02%+3,301+1.4%Added
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC277,471$5.60M0.23%−39,291−12.4%Reduced
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC235,871$5.68M0.41%+235,871New
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.236,297$5.69M0.43%−11,601−4.7%Reduced
NewEdge Wealth, LLC237,840$5.72M0.10%+11,400+5.0%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.244,517$5.88M0.20%−1,052−0.4%Reduced
Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC251,791$6.06M1.17%+4,383+1.8%Added
PFG Investments, LLC256,521$6.17M0.40%−3,503−1.3%Reduced
Money Concepts Capital Corp257,340$6.19M0.46%−14,336−5.3%Reduced
Evergreen Capital Management LLC259,180$6.24M0.21%+20,733+8.7%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$6.36M12.99%00.0%Unchanged
Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC265,865$6.40M3.03%+3,120+1.2%Added
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC277,008$6.66M2.23%+2,501+0.9%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC277,878$6.69M0.15%+36,859+15.3%Added
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC282,293$6.79M1.09%−181,007−39.1%Reduced
Creative Planning285,509$6.87M0.01%+93,814+48.9%Added
Alpha Advisors, LLC290,436$6.99M6.08%−9,836−3.3%Reduced
Bailard, Inc.294,738$7.09M0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd295,959$7.12M5.50%−47,048−13.7%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC298,629$7.19M0.06%−29,736−9.1%Reduced
Biltmore Family Office, LLC299,475$7.21M1.23%−832−0.3%Reduced
Blair William & Co300,205$7.22M0.02%+31,600+11.8%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA305,151$7.34M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC309,860$7.46M0.05%−16,595−5.1%Reduced
Strategic Blueprint, LLC313,238$7.54M0.41%+65,049+26.2%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc322,011$7.75M0.18%−1,982−0.6%Reduced
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC326,985$7.87M1.77%−312−0.1%Reduced
SMI Advisory Services, LLC345,285$7.88M1.78%+128,816+59.5%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC330,552$7.95M0.15%+5,848+1.8%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC335,373$8.07M0.12%+42,904+14.7%Added
Accordant Advisory Group Inc336,088$8.09M7.91%+57,017+20.4%Added
Chemung Canal Trust Co358,715$8.63M1.90%−38,870−9.8%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC364,930$8.78M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Guild Investment Management, Inc.385,039$9.26M9.73%+2,869+0.8%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC386,763$9.31M0.03%−4,494−1.1%Reduced
Global Endowment Management, LP396,000$9.53M1.24%00.0%Unchanged
Atria Wealth Solutions, Inc.406,043$9.77M0.12%−106,299−20.7%Reduced
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.412,105$9.92M0.06%+396,193+2,489.9%Added
Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC412,500$9.92M4.57%+412,500New
Essex Financial Services, Inc.417,746$10.1M0.72%+2,061+0.5%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co429,114$10.3M0.88%−24,308−5.4%Reduced
Barometer Capital Management Inc.455,670$11.0M4.08%+355,270+353.9%Added
Quilter Plc459,731$11.1M0.23%−36,456−7.3%Reduced
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC490,593$11.8M11.11%+114,593+30.5%Added
National Bank of Canada499,516$11.9M0.01%+47,033+10.4%Added
Cohen & Steers, Inc.502,155$12.1M0.02%+10,000+2.0%Added
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc510,372$12.3M4.12%+30,181+6.3%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co536,004$12.9M0.00%+89,381+20.0%Added
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC541,704$13.0M0.35%+418,273+338.9%Added
Mariner, LLC551,702$13.3M0.02%+375,603+213.3%Added
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC554,485$13.3M0.15%−34,023−5.8%Reduced
CIBC World Markets Inc.559,844$13.5M0.03%+77,546+16.1%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC571,700$13.8M0.16%−84,407−12.9%Reduced
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC553,280$13.9M1.48%+3,000+0.5%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC589,927$14.2M0.12%+589,927New
TCP Asset Management, LLC606,485$14.6M3.26%−8,575−1.4%Reduced
Marex Group plc608,830$14.6M0.28%−29,850−4.7%Reduced
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC615,590$14.8M0.32%00.0%Unchanged
Stifel Financial Corp620,689$14.9M0.02%+58,410+10.4%Added
Whitaker-Myers Wealth Managers, LTD.625,352$15.0M4.22%+288,642+85.7%Added
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.654,270$15.7M10.91%−167,883−20.4%Reduced