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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
Missouri Trust & Investment Co1,500$36.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Continuum Advisory, LLC1,472$35.4K0.00%+912+162.9%Added
Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC1,400$33.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc1,272$30.6K0.00%+1,272New
Cheviot Value Management, LLC1,175$29.8K0.00%+1,175New
Goodman Advisory Group, LLC1,135$27.3K0.01%+1,135New
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust1,100$26.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co1,090$26.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Painted Porch Advisors LLC1,064$25.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP1,008$25.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Webster Bank, N. A.1,000$24.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gables Capital Management Inc.1,000$24.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Stonebridge Financial Group, LLC1,000$24.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd1,000$24.1K0.01%+1,000New
Pacifica Partners Inc.1,000$24.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
SWAN Capital LLC951$22.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC900$21.7K0.00%−100−10.0%Reduced
Creekmur Asset Management LLC860$20.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Dunhill Financial, LLC850$20.5K0.01%+850New
Bank of New Hampshire800$19.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank & Trust Co736$17.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC681$16.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Transce3nd, LLC660$15.9K0.01%−177−21.1%Reduced
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.655$15.8K0.00%+655New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC614$14.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriflex Group, Inc.600$14.4K0.01%−68−10.2%Reduced
Asset Dedication, LLC500$12.0K0.00%−940−65.3%Reduced
Costello Asset Management, INC500$12.0K0.00%+500New
Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc485$12.0K0.01%+485New
Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC441$10.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pension & Wealth Management Advisors, Inc.400$9.62K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Huntington National Bank–$9.53K0.00%––
Innovative Advisory Group, LLC391$9.41K0.01%−1,850−82.6%Reduced
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.370$8.90K0.00%+370New
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.346$8.32K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Birchbrook, Inc.284$6.83K0.00%+284New
Principal Securities, Inc.309$6.22K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG210$5.05K0.00%−40,157−99.5%Reduced
Key Financial Inc46$1.11K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sofos Investments, Inc.30$7220.00%+30New
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC5$1210.00%00.0%Unchanged
Proequities, Inc.0$00.00%−6,893−100.0%Sold out
Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC0$00.00%−131,673−100.0%Sold out
Weiss Asset Management LP0$00.00%−114,132−100.0%Sold out
Fiduciary Family Office, LLC0$00.00%−102,506−100.0%Sold out
Susquehanna International Group, LLP0$00.00%−74,995−100.0%Sold out
Citadel Advisors LLC0$00.00%−39,669−100.0%Sold out
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−39,450−100.0%Sold out
Westwood Holdings Group Inc.0$00.00%−25,499−100.0%Sold out
Drive Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−24,550−100.0%Sold out
Simon Quick Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−23,452−100.0%Sold out
First Hawaiian Bank0$00.00%−22,778−100.0%Sold out
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)0$00.00%−20,909−100.0%Sold out
Arrow Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−14,820−100.0%Sold out
Savant Capital, LLC0$00.00%−12,531−100.0%Sold out
Independent Advisor Alliance0$00.00%−12,388−100.0%Sold out
Howard Financial Services, Ltd.0$00.00%−10,090−100.0%Sold out
Wexford Capital LP0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
Federated Hermes, Inc.0$00.00%−6,000−100.0%Sold out
Nelson, Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group, LLC0$00.00%−5,700−100.0%Sold out
FNY Investment Advisers, LLC0$00.00%−5,490−100.0%Sold out
Lee Danner & Bass Inc0$00.00%−4,400−100.0%Sold out
Robinson Value Management, Ltd.0$00.00%−3,000−100.0%Sold out
Jones Financial Companies LLLP0$00.00%−1,925−100.0%Sold out
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−1,800−100.0%Sold out
Fedenia Advisers LLC0$00.00%−1,285−100.0%Sold out
Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services, LLC0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out
Plante Moran Financial Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−805−100.0%Sold out
Caitlin John, LLC0$00.00%−600−100.0%Sold out
PSI Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−172−100.0%Sold out
Tucker Asset Management LLC0$00.00%−156−100.0%Sold out
Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC0$00.00%−110−100.0%Sold out
WR Wealth Planners, LLC––––Not filed
Sugarloaf Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Legacy Investment Solutions, LLC––––Not filed
Hilltop National Bank––––Not filed
Global Retirement Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group––––Not filed