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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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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
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC277,471$5.60M0.23%−39,291−12.4%Reduced
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC231,083$5.56M1.02%+3,301+1.4%Added
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.231,165$5.55M0.05%+74,151+47.2%Added
Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC230,583$5.55M3.01%+230,583New
Kera Capital Partners, Inc.223,667$5.38M1.60%−364−0.2%Reduced
Latigo Investments, LLC214,134$5.15M2.75%00.0%Unchanged
Perritt Capital Management Inc213,262$5.13M2.83%−24,600−10.3%Reduced
Warwick Investment Management, Inc.209,390$5.04M1.05%00.0%Unchanged
Macroview Investment Management LLC204,882$4.93M4.64%−1,765−0.9%Reduced
Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc.203,251$4.89M4.52%+5,102+2.6%Added
Elevate Capital Advisors, LLC202,193$4.86M4.50%−17,644−8.0%Reduced
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC195,502$4.70M1.79%−57,603−22.8%Reduced
Phraction Management LLC195,463$4.70M1.58%−4,500−2.3%Reduced
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.194,820$4.69M1.34%+86,540+79.9%Added
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC194,247$4.67M0.09%+50,609+35.2%Added
Chicago Capital, LLC183,978$4.43M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc180,448$4.34M0.85%+180,448New
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC178,598$4.30M1.33%+4,502+2.6%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC174,842$4.22M0.11%−942−0.5%Reduced
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC173,114$4.17M0.33%+1,913+1.1%Added
Abacus Planning Group, Inc.170,885$4.11M0.72%00.0%Unchanged
Oppenheimer & Co Inc166,541$4.01M0.06%+4,295+2.6%Added
Brookstone Capital Management163,811$3.94M0.06%+8,246+5.3%Added
US Bancorp163,557$3.94M0.01%+85,212+108.8%Added
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.159,677$3.84M0.06%−10,620−6.2%Reduced
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC157,711$3.79M3.00%−16,589−9.5%Reduced
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.153,634$3.70M0.08%+38,990+34.0%Added
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.153,518$3.69M0.00%+45,689+42.4%Added
Entruity Wealth, LLC152,743$3.67M3.46%−4,620−2.9%Reduced
Elequin Capital LP148,682$3.58M0.67%+147,889+18,649.3%Added
NovaPoint Capital, LLC146,884$3.53M1.09%−20,806−12.4%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.143,380$3.45M0.18%−3,656−2.5%Reduced
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.140,178$3.37M0.17%+2,178+1.6%Added
CI Private Wealth, LLC140,056$3.37M0.01%+37,801+37.0%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.135,828$3.27M0.01%−850−0.6%Reduced
Independent Financial Group, LLC135,155$3.25M0.11%−378,592−73.7%Reduced
Cresset Asset Management, LLC134,839$3.24M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Flow Traders U.S. LLC134,502$3.24M0.14%−246,791−64.7%Reduced
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.131,211$3.16M0.03%−357−0.3%Reduced
Clearstead Advisors, LLC130,315$3.14M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Spire Wealth Management126,211$3.04M0.10%+13,618+12.1%Added
Tiaa Trust, National Association121,925$2.93M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc118,553$2.85M0.01%+100,217+546.6%Added
ORG Partners LLC117,610$2.84M0.70%−123,306−51.2%Reduced
HRT Financial LP116,005$2.79M0.02%+116,005New
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)115,029$2.77M3.31%−1,461−1.3%Reduced
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC114,862$2.76M0.41%00.0%Unchanged
Farringdon Capital, Ltd.113,691$2.74M1.38%−47,766−29.6%Reduced
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors113,634$2.71M0.41%+98,824+667.3%Added
Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC110,882$2.67M1.42%+110,882New
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co108,895$2.62M0.17%−5,800−5.1%Reduced
IMC-Chicago, LLC108,632$2.61M0.10%−1,917,131−94.6%Reduced
Claudia M.P. Batlle, CRP (R) LLC107,420$2.58M0.63%−1,000−0.9%Reduced
Valued Retirements, Inc.105,147$2.53M3.33%+46,798+80.2%Added
BIP Wealth, LLC104,482$2.51M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.102,199$2.46M2.05%−5,900−5.5%Reduced
Surience Private Wealth LLC101,540$2.44M4.26%+101,540New
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC101,100$2.43M0.25%+14,250+16.4%Added
XTX Topco Ltd100,573$2.42M0.12%+19,853+24.6%Added
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC99,513$2.39M0.60%+4,775+5.0%Added
Larson Financial Group LLC97,973$2.36M0.11%+230+0.2%Added
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC97,335$2.34M0.06%+97,335New
Truist Financial Corp96,924$2.33M0.00%+6,000+6.6%Added
Apella Capital, LLC96,450$2.28M0.08%+96,450New
Belpointe Asset Management LLC93,754$2.26M0.12%+93,754New
Davenport & Co LLC93,684$2.25M0.01%−326−0.3%Reduced
Black Point Wealth Management92,463$2.22M12.87%−230,661−71.4%Reduced
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC91,682$2.21M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Montis Financial, LLC90,551$2.18M0.64%−1,361−1.5%Reduced
Dakota Wealth Management89,249$2.15M0.05%−4,000−4.3%Reduced
Bard Financial Services, Inc.89,220$2.15M0.26%+89,220New
St. James Investment Company, LLC89,145$2.14M0.36%−1,165−1.3%Reduced
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC88,930$2.14M0.18%−1,088−1.2%Reduced
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC88,767$2.14M0.17%−1,656−1.8%Reduced
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc84,976$2.04M0.38%−116−0.1%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management84,915$2.04M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
New Harbor Financial Group, LLC84,344$2.03M0.54%−18,162−17.7%Reduced
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC84,029$2.02M1.22%−18,789−18.3%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC80,891$1.95M0.01%+5,738+7.6%Added
North Star Investment Management Corp.79,409$1.91M0.14%00.0%Unchanged
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC82,793$1.91M0.00%+10,884+15.1%Added
TownSquare Capital, LLC78,702$1.89M0.02%+30,101+61.9%Added
Hedges Asset Management LLC78,500$1.89M1.24%−8,000−9.2%Reduced
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.78,163$1.88M0.81%+100.0%Added
E&G Advisors, LP74,961$1.80M0.51%+1,230+1.7%Added
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP71,250$1.71M0.52%−10,149−12.5%Reduced
HC Advisors, LLC71,206$1.71M1.28%00.0%Unchanged
Permanens Capital L.P.70,327$1.69M0.31%+70,327New
Change Path, LLC69,704$1.68M0.05%+2,408+3.6%Added
Waddell & Associates, LLC69,607$1.67M0.20%−6,422−8.4%Reduced
IHT Wealth Management, LLC68,495$1.65M0.05%+5,235+8.3%Added
Independent Family Office, LLC68,391$1.65M0.87%00.0%Unchanged
Cerity Partners LLC68,379$1.65M0.00%+24,380+55.4%Added
Two Sigma Securities, LLC68,100$1.64M0.25%+68,100New
First Manhattan Co66,599$1.60M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC66,037$1.59M0.37%+45,000+213.9%Added
Sigma Planning Corp63,985$1.54M0.05%+425+0.7%Added
GWM Advisors LLC63,605$1.53M0.01%−2,155−3.3%Reduced
Intrua Financial, LLC63,399$1.53M0.24%+63,399New
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC63,035$1.52M0.06%00.0%Unchanged