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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
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
Quilter Plc448,093$11.4M0.21%−11,638−2.5%Reduced
Hengehold Capital Management LLC456,451$11.6M1.05%+414,288+982.6%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc482,843$12.2M0.23%+160,832+49.9%Added
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC488,158$12.4M0.28%−53,546−9.9%Reduced
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC490,593$12.4M10.35%00.0%Unchanged
Cohen & Steers, Inc.502,155$12.7M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
National Bank of Canada518,149$12.9M0.01%+18,633+3.7%Added
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc540,386$13.7M4.48%+30,014+5.9%Added
Avantax Advisory Services, Inc.545,100$13.8M0.08%+132,995+32.3%Added
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC543,915$14.1M1.28%−9,365−1.7%Reduced
TCP Asset Management, LLC572,423$14.5M2.88%−34,062−5.6%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC597,781$15.2M0.16%+43,296+7.8%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.600,115$15.2M0.03%+40,271+7.2%Added
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC614,790$15.6M0.31%−800−0.1%Reduced
Concorde Financial Corp620,923$15.7M9.31%−222,374−26.4%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp625,040$15.8M0.02%+4,351+0.7%Added
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.631,977$16.0M11.04%−22,293−3.4%Reduced
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC672,339$17.0M1.01%+6,909+1.0%Added
3EDGE Asset Management, LP688,425$17.2M1.07%+15,674+2.3%Added
Baird Financial Group, Inc.792,223$20.1M0.04%+19,349+2.5%Added
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC866,257$22.0M5.00%+6,046+0.7%Added
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc866,612$22.0M6.24%−5,917−0.7%Reduced
Toroso Investments, LLC867,575$22.0M0.14%+277,648+47.1%Added
Scotia Capital Inc.868,624$22.2M0.10%+110,525+14.6%Added
Bank of America Corp909,453$23.1M0.00%−28,559−3.0%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.927,690$23.5M0.04%−281,992−23.3%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co969,658$24.6M0.02%+26,246+2.8%Added
HighTower Advisors, LLC971,062$24.6M0.03%+71,279+7.9%Added
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC972,985$24.7M13.26%+655+0.1%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC1,007,806$25.5M5.97%−12,806−1.3%Reduced
Wealthcare Capital Management LLC1,077,957$27.3M2.89%−621,232−36.6%Reduced
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,098,542$27.8M21.52%−58,352−5.0%Reduced
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC1,162,641$29.7M0.05%−9,743−0.8%Reduced
Private Advisor Group, LLC1,192,904$30.2M0.16%−114,794−8.8%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers1,199,310$30.4M0.05%+44,234+3.8%Added
Bank of Montreal881,244$30.4M0.02%+68,986+8.5%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC1,418,276$36.0M0.18%+420,430+42.1%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$36.7M26.05%00.0%Unchanged
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,453,624$36.8M0.05%−78,635−5.1%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,602,941$40.6M0.01%+86,437+5.7%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,617,170$41.0M0.01%−65,141−3.9%Reduced
Jane Street Group, LLC1,618,276$41.0M0.07%+642,224+65.8%Added
LPL Financial LLC1,661,906$42.1M0.01%+201,616+13.8%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc1,689,784$42.8M0.01%−387,859−18.7%Reduced
South State Corp.1,871,490$47.4M2.07%−13,585−0.7%Reduced
Sprott Inc.1,942,429$49.2M2.46%−45,807−2.3%Reduced
Matauro, LLC2,020,000$51.2M9.61%−121,018−5.7%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd2,249,508$56.8M0.47%+296,330+15.2%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors2,453,340$62.2M0.14%+22,778+0.9%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.2,505,048$63.5M0.19%+137,871+5.8%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC2,519,041$63.9M1.62%−253,333−9.1%Reduced
IMC-Chicago, LLC3,204,243$81.2M2.03%+3,095,611+2,849.6%Added
Central Trust Co4,261,148$108.0M2.49%−382,825−8.2%Reduced
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,310,858$109.3M12.45%+84,300+2.0%Added
Evanson Asset Management, LLC4,843,086$122.8M7.88%−183,503−3.7%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,345,362$134.6M0.59%+41,316+0.8%Added
Morgan Stanley5,524,818$140.1M0.01%−202,989−3.5%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada8,253,181$209.2M0.04%+335,203+4.2%Added
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.15,809,185$400.8M9.99%+11,987,630+313.7%Added
Marex Group plc0$00.00%−608,830−100.0%Sold out
HRT Financial LP0$00.00%−116,005−100.0%Sold out
Surience Private Wealth LLC0$00.00%−101,540−100.0%Sold out
TownSquare Capital, LLC0$00.00%−78,702−100.0%Sold out
Permanens Capital L.P.0$00.00%−70,327−100.0%Sold out
LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−66,037−100.0%Sold out
Intrua Financial, LLC0$00.00%−63,399−100.0%Sold out
Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc.0$00.00%−31,337−100.0%Sold out
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC0$00.00%−29,214−100.0%Sold out
GWN Securities Inc.0$00.00%−29,240−100.0%Sold out
One Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−21,500−100.0%Sold out
NDWM LLC0$00.00%−19,065−100.0%Sold out
Financial Counselors Inc0$00.00%−16,778−100.0%Sold out
Alliance Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−15,410−100.0%Sold out
Vawter Financial, Ltd.0$00.00%−15,000−100.0%Sold out
Virtue Capital Management, LLC0$00.00%−14,940−100.0%Sold out
Thompson Davis & Co., Inc.0$00.00%−14,700−100.0%Sold out
Fisher Asset Management, LLC0$00.00%−12,211−100.0%Sold out
Generation Capital Management LLC0$00.00%−10,640−100.0%Sold out
WS Portfolio Advisory, LLC0$00.00%−10,521−100.0%Sold out
Visionary Horizons, LLC0$00.00%−10,300−100.0%Sold out
Pure Financial Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−9,823−100.0%Sold out
Colony Group, LLC0$00.00%−8,331−100.0%Sold out
Washington Trust Co0$00.00%−3,490−100.0%Sold out
First Horizon Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−1,768−100.0%Sold out
Continuum Advisory, LLC0$00.00%−1,472−100.0%Sold out
Goodman Advisory Group, LLC0$00.00%−1,135−100.0%Sold out
Graybill Bartz & Assoc Ltd0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out
Stonebridge Financial Group, LLC0$00.00%−1,000−100.0%Sold out
GHP Investment Advisors, Inc.0$00.00%−655−100.0%Sold out
Asset Dedication, LLC0$00.00%−500−100.0%Sold out
Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC0$00.00%−441−100.0%Sold out
VanWeelden Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC––––Not filed
Stillwater Wealth Management Group––––Not filed
Rappaport Reiches Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Glenmede Trust Co NA––––Not filed
Sofos Investments, Inc.––––Not filed