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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
Nations Financial Group Inc,12,454$299.6K0.02%−508−3.9%Reduced
Wealth Alliance Advisory Group, LLC12,364$297.5K0.06%+275+2.3%Added
Fisher Asset Management, LLC12,211$293.8K0.00%+12,211New
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC12,170$292.0K0.02%−425−3.4%Reduced
Apriem Advisors12,113$291.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Heritage Trust Co11,987$288.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Menlo Advisors LLC12,000$288.0K0.14%00.0%Unchanged
Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC11,908$286.5K0.02%+11,908New
David Loasby11,580$281.6K0.03%+11,580New
Forza Wealth Management, LLC11,613$279.4K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
IFG Advisory, LLC11,608$279.3K0.02%+459+4.1%Added
LexAurum Advisors, LLC11,600$279.1K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Prelude Capital Management, LLC11,522$277.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC11,375$273.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.11,350$273.1K0.00%+11,350New
Tru Independence Asset Management 2, LLC11,202$269.5K0.20%+11,202New
Mutual Advisors, LLC10,656$268.0K0.01%+10,656New
Fairway Wealth LLC11,111$267.3K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
International Assets Investment Management, LLC11,076$266.5K0.02%−35,573−76.3%Reduced
Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC11,000$264.7K0.05%+1,015+10.2%Added
Mendota Financial Group, LLC11,000$264.7K0.29%+1,000+10.0%Added
Tradition Wealth Management, LLC10,870$261.5K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
AQR Capital Management LLC10,800$259.8K0.00%+10,800New
Generation Capital Management LLC10,640$256.0K0.23%+10,640New
Willis Johnson & Associates, Inc.10,584$254.7K0.02%−272−2.5%Reduced
WS Portfolio Advisory, LLC10,521$253.1K1.50%+10,521New
Inspire Advisors, LLC10,494$252.5K0.03%+55+0.5%Added
Mather Group, LLC.10,449$251.4K0.00%+8,843+550.6%Added
RPS Advisory Solutions LLC10,392$250.0K0.18%+10,392New
Investment Partners Asset Management, Inc.10,383$249.8K0.20%−1,044−9.1%Reduced
Dorsey & Whitney Trust CO LLC10,380$249.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Visionary Horizons, LLC10,300$247.8K0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Capital City Trust Co10,250$246.6K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Stonebridge Capital Advisors LLC10,250$246.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Secure Asset Management, LLC10,200$245.4K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Carnegie Lake Advisors LLC10,200$245.0K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Glenmede Trust Co NA10,000$240.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Investors Asset Management of Georgia Inc10,000$240.6K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Tiemann Investment Advisors, LLC10,000$240.6K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Clientfirst Wealth Management, LLC10,000$240.6K0.27%00.0%Unchanged
Brown Advisory Inc10,000$240.6K0.00%+10,000New
Littlejohn Financial Services, Inc.10,000$240.6K0.19%+10,000New
Pure Financial Advisors, Inc.9,823$236.3K0.00%+9,823New
Zacks Investment Management9,815$236.1K0.00%+9,815New
Graypoint LLC9,772$235.1K0.01%−7,750−44.2%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC9,727$234.0K0.01%−1,700−14.9%Reduced
Wealth Dimensions Group, Ltd.9,500$228.6K0.05%+9,500New
Orleans Capital Management Corp9,300$223.8K0.13%+9,300New
Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC9,117$219.4K0.10%+9,117New
Atlas Capital Advisors LLC9,000$216.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Almanack Investment Partners, LLC.9,000$216.5K0.04%+9,000New
Sentinus, LLC8,973$215.9K0.06%+8,973New
Sonora Investment Management Group, LLC8,935$215.0K0.02%+8,935New
Cidel Asset Management Inc8,915$214.9K0.01%+8,915New
Diligent Investors, LLC8,910$214.4K0.05%+8,910New
Hilltop Holdings Inc.8,878$213.6K0.01%+8,878New
Pacific Center for Financial Services8,750$210.5K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Cushing Capital Partners, LLC8,745$210.4K0.19%+8,745New
Pecaut & Co.8,700$209.3K0.07%+8,700New
Asset Advisors Investment Management, LLC8,600$206.9K0.02%+8,600New
Ballew Advisors, Inc8,220$204.0K0.14%+8,220New
Snowden Capital Advisors LLC8,455$203.4K0.01%+8,455New
Colony Group, LLC8,331$200.4K0.00%+8,331New
New Republic Capital, LLC8,323$200.3K0.09%+8,323New
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.7,935$190.9K0.02%+1,975+33.1%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC7,488$180.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Evergreen Private Wealth LLC7,301$175.7K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Darwin Advisors, LLC7,967$160.5K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
CoreCap Advisors, LLC6,614$159.1K0.01%+186+2.9%Added
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc7,796$157.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bryn Mawr Trust Co6,500$156.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Smithfield Trust Co6,172$148.0K0.01%+3,672+146.9%Added
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC6,090$146.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Red Tortoise LLC5,600$134.7K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC5,226$125.7K0.10%+5,226New
Arlington Trust Co LLC5,206$125.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC5,157$124.5K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Advisors5,000$120.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Co4,682$112.6K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA4,500$108.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
JNBA Financial Advisors4,296$103.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Evermay Wealth Management LLC3,906$94.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Flagship Wealth Advisors, LLC3,776$90.9K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc3,550$85.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Washington Trust Co3,490$84.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC3,250$78.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Evelyn Partners Investment Management (Europe) Ltd3,250$78.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC3,200$77.0K0.02%+3,200New
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.3,109$74.8K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.2,225$53.0K0.00%+2,223+111,150.0%Added
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC2,186$52.1K0.01%+186+9.3%Added
DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc.2,135$51.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Duncker Streett & Co Inc1,965$47.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.1,768$42.5K0.00%+1,768New
Morton Brown Family Wealth, LLC1,754$42.2K0.01%+1,754New
HM Payson & Co1,654$39.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Center for Financial Planning, Inc.1,641$39.5K0.01%+1,641New
Concord Wealth Partners1,600$38.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
North Capital, Inc.1,536$37.0K0.03%+1,536New
Creative Financial Designs Inc1,500$36.1K0.00%−1,000−40.0%Reduced