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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, Q2 2025

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Jun 30, 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
559
+24 vs. Q1 2025
Shares held
140.5M
+15.1M (+12.0%) vs. Q1 2025
Total value
$3.57B
+$552.2M (+18.3%) vs. Q1 2025
New holders
56
171 more added
Sold out
32
178 more reduced

6 institutions that held it in Q1 2025 haven't filed for Q2 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q1 2025: 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 holdersQ2 2025: 559 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 heldQ2 2025: $3.57B
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, Q2 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q1 2025.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q2 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC5$1270.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.30$7610.00%+30New
Paladin Advisory Group, LLC45$1.14K0.00%+45New
Key Financial Inc46$1.17K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Koesten, Hirschmann & Crabtree, INC.47$1.18K0.00%+47New
DecisionPoint Financial, LLC150$3.83K0.00%+150New
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group236$5.68K0.00%+236New
BFSG, LLC250$6.34K0.00%+250New
Morton Brown Family Wealth, LLC259$6.57K0.00%−1,495−85.2%Reduced
Birchbrook, Inc.284$7.20K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.359$9.10K0.00%−11−3.0%Reduced
Massmutual Trust Co FSB383$9.71K0.00%+383New
Innovative Advisory Group, LLC391$9.91K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Roxbury Financial LLC395$10.0K0.01%+395New
Huntington National Bank–$10.0K0.00%––
Pension & Wealth Management Advisors, Inc.400$10.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc485$11.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Kilter Group LLC482$12.2K0.01%+482New
Costello Asset Management, INC500$12.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Webster Bank, N. A.585$14.8K0.00%−415−41.5%Reduced
Chilton Capital Management LLC600$15.2K0.00%+600New
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC614$15.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.692$17.5K0.00%+692New
Bank & Trust Co736$18.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New Hampshire800$20.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Dunhill Financial, LLC850$21.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Creekmur Asset Management LLC860$21.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Toth Financial Advisory Corp903$22.9K0.00%+903New
Pacifica Partners Inc.1,000$25.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Gables Capital Management Inc.1,000$25.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Manchester Capital Management LLC1,000$25.4K0.00%+1,000New
Ameriflex Group, Inc.1,000$25.5K0.01%+400+66.7%Added
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP1,008$25.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Sound Income Strategies, LLC1,025$26.0K0.00%+125+13.9%Added
Painted Porch Advisors LLC1,064$27.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC1,088$27.6K0.01%+407+59.8%Added
Trust Co1,090$27.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC1,103$28.0K0.00%+1,103New
MTM Investment Management, LLC1,200$30.4K0.01%+1,200New
Cheviot Value Management, LLC1,175$30.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank1,264$32.0K0.01%+1,264New
Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC1,413$35.8K0.02%+13+0.9%Added
Legacy Investment Solutions, LLC1,413$35.8K0.02%+1,413New
SWAN Capital LLC1,451$36.8K0.02%+500+52.6%Added
Creative Financial Designs Inc1,500$38.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Missouri Trust & Investment Co1,500$38.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust1,500$38.0K0.00%+400+36.4%Added
Transce3nd, LLC1,515$38.4K0.02%+855+129.5%Added
Intelligent Financial Strategies1,518$38.5K0.02%+1,518New
North Capital, Inc.1,536$38.9K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Concord Wealth Partners1,600$40.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Center for Financial Planning, Inc.1,641$41.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
HM Payson & Co1,654$41.9K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Duncker Streett & Co Inc1,965$49.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc.2,135$54.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.2,225$56.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Assetmark, Inc2,285$57.9K0.00%+1,013+79.6%Added
First Command Advisory Services, Inc.2,812$71.3K0.00%+2,812New
Flagship Wealth Advisors, LLC3,026$76.7K0.03%−750−19.9%Reduced
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.3,109$78.8K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC3,200$81.1K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Evelyn Partners Investment Management (Europe) Ltd3,250$82.4K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC3,250$83.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC3,770$96.2K0.04%−1,387−26.9%Reduced
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC3,937$98.5K0.01%+1,751+80.1%Added
JNBA Financial Advisors3,917$99.3K0.01%−379−8.8%Reduced
Icon Wealth Advisors, LLC4,100$103.9K0.01%+4,100New
Evermay Wealth Management LLC4,347$110.2K0.01%+441+11.3%Added
Colonial Trust Co4,682$118.7K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Sunbelt Securities, Inc.5,960$120.0K0.01%−1,975−24.9%Reduced
Colonial Trust Advisors5,000$126.8K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA5,000$126.8K0.01%+500+11.1%Added
Arlington Trust Co LLC5,206$132.0K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC5,226$132.5K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Red Tortoise LLC5,600$142.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC6,090$154.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc6,300$159.7K0.01%+2,750+77.5%Added
Total Investment Management Inc6,491$164.5K0.02%+6,491New
Bryn Mawr Trust Co6,500$164.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.6,562$166.3K0.00%+6,216+1,796.5%Added
Centaurus Financial, Inc.6,714$170.0K0.01%+6,714New
CoreCap Advisors, LLC6,960$176.4K0.01%+346+5.2%Added
Parallel Advisors, LLC6,988$177.1K0.00%−500−6.7%Reduced
Evergreen Private Wealth LLC7,301$185.1K0.08%00.0%Unchanged
Principal Securities, Inc.7,438$188.6K0.00%+7,129+2,307.1%Added
Allen Capital Group, LLC7,958$201.7K0.02%+7,958New
Summit Financial Wealth Advisors, LLC8,000$202.8K0.04%+8,000New
Tranquilli Financial Advisor LLC8,000$202.8K0.13%+8,000New
Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC8,000$202.8K0.16%+8,000New
Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC8,000$202.8K0.08%+8,000New
Forum Financial Management, LP8,169$207.1K0.00%+8,169New
Ledyard National Bank8,187$207.5K0.02%+8,187New
Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC8,255$209.3K0.00%−28,711−77.7%Reduced
Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC8,283$210.0K0.02%+8,283New
Ballew Advisors, Inc8,220$210.0K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
New Republic Capital, LLC8,323$211.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Smithfield Trust Co8,347$211.0K0.01%+2,175+35.2%Added
HB Wealth Management, LLC8,337$211.3K0.00%+8,337New
Beacon Financial Advisory LLC8,398$212.9K0.06%+8,398New
Adviser Investments LLC8,500$215.5K0.00%+8,500New