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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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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, Q3 2025

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Sep 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
584
+34 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
134.2M
−5.61M (−4.0%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$3.98B
+$426.8M (+12.0%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
56
197 more added
Sold out
22
138 more reduced

9 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 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 holdersQ3 2025: 584 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 heldQ3 2025: $3.98B
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC5$1490.00%00.0%Unchanged
Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC)23$6810.00%+23New
Sofos Investments, Inc.30$8890.00%+30New
Paladin Advisory Group, LLC45$1.33K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Key Financial Inc46$1.36K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Koesten, Hirschmann & Crabtree, INC.47$1.38K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC105$3.11K0.00%+105New
DecisionPoint Financial, LLC150$4.45K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Caitlin John, LLC200$5.92K0.00%+200New
Guerra Advisors Inc218$6.46K0.00%+218New
BFSG, LLC250$7.41K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Morton Brown Family Wealth, LLC259$7.67K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Birchbrook, Inc.284$8.41K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Consulate, Inc287$8.49K0.00%+287New
Highline Wealth Partners LLC350$10.4K0.00%+350New
Roxbury Financial LLC395$11.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Luminist Capital LLC400$11.9K0.01%+400New
Ronald Blue Trust, Inc.414$12.3K0.00%−6,148−93.7%Reduced
Delos Wealth Advisors, LLC436$12.9K0.01%+436New
Silicon Valley Capital Partners475$14.1K0.00%+475New
Kilter Group LLC482$14.3K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc485$14.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Costello Asset Management, INC500$14.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Webster Bank, N. A.585$17.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Chilton Capital Management LLC600$17.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management, LLC614$18.2K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd.692$20.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Bank & Trust Co736$21.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Bank of New Hampshire800$23.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Dunhill Financial, LLC850$25.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Creekmur Asset Management LLC859$25.4K0.00%−1−0.1%Reduced
Toth Financial Advisory Corp903$26.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
SWAN Capital LLC951$28.2K0.01%−500−34.5%Reduced
Manchester Capital Management LLC1,000$29.6K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Gables Capital Management Inc.1,000$29.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Pacifica Partners Inc.1,000$29.7K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP1,008$31.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Painted Porch Advisors LLC1,064$31.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Tradewinds Capital Management, LLC1,088$32.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Trust Co1,090$32.3K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC1,103$32.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Cheviot Value Management, LLC1,175$34.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
MTM Investment Management, LLC1,200$35.5K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank1,264$37.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC1,270$37.6K0.00%+1,270New
Caldwell Sutter Capital, Inc.1,300$38.5K0.02%+1,300New
Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC1,448$42.9K0.02%+35+2.5%Added
US Bancorp1,485$44.0K0.00%−162,072−99.1%Reduced
Creative Financial Designs Inc1,500$44.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust1,500$44.4K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Missouri Trust & Investment Co1,500$44.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Intelligent Financial Strategies1,518$45.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
North Capital, Inc.1,537$45.5K0.04%+1+0.1%Added
Concord Wealth Partners1,600$47.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Strategic Advocates LLC1,732$51.3K0.01%+1,732New
DiNuzzo Private Wealth, Inc.2,135$56.6K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Duncker Streett & Co Inc1,965$58.2K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
NBC Securities, Inc.2,225$65.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Franklin Resources Inc2,500$74.0K0.00%+2,500New
Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd2,520$74.6K0.01%+2,520New
JNBA Financial Advisors2,564$75.9K0.01%−1,353−34.5%Reduced
Flagship Wealth Advisors, LLC3,026$89.6K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
1620 Investment Advisors, Inc.3,109$92.1K0.06%00.0%Unchanged
BlackRock, Inc.3,178$94.1K0.00%−32,896−91.2%Reduced
Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC3,200$94.8K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Evelyn Partners Investment Management (Europe) Ltd3,250$96.3K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Salomon & Ludwin, LLC3,250$97.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Co3,624$107.3K0.01%−1,058−22.6%Reduced
Assetmark, Inc3,673$108.8K0.00%+1,388+60.7%Added
Medallion Wealth Advisors, LLC3,770$111.7K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
First Command Advisory Services, Inc.3,796$112.4K0.00%+984+35.0%Added
Sound Income Strategies, LLC3,769$114.5K0.01%+2,744+267.7%Added
Smartleaf Asset Management LLC3,937$115.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Evermay Wealth Management LLC3,906$115.7K0.01%−441−10.1%Reduced
Icon Wealth Advisors, LLC4,100$121.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Private Trust Co NA5,000$148.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Colonial Trust Advisors5,000$148.1K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Arlington Trust Co LLC5,206$154.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Nalls Sherbakoff Group, LLC5,226$154.8K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC5,537$164.0K0.06%+5,537New
Red Tortoise LLC5,600$165.9K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC6,090$180.4K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Bryn Mawr Trust Co6,500$192.5K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Centaurus Financial, Inc.6,714$199.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC6,756$200.0K0.01%−2,469−26.8%Reduced
Allen Capital Group, LLC6,787$201.0K0.02%−1,171−14.7%Reduced
Heritage Financial Services, LLC6,790$201.1K0.02%+6,790New
Fiduciary Alliance LLC6,895$204.2K0.01%+6,895New
Manchester Financial Inc6,950$205.9K0.04%+6,950New
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates, LLC6,955$206.0K0.08%+6,955New
Parallel Advisors, LLC6,988$207.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Keating Investment Counselors Inc7,010$207.6K0.06%+7,010New
Trust Point Inc.7,113$210.7K0.02%+7,113New
Surience Private Wealth LLC7,120$210.9K0.20%+7,120New
Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC7,157$212.0K0.03%+7,157New
Coastwise Capital Group, LLC7,200$213.3K0.15%+7,200New
Evergreen Private Wealth LLC7,301$216.3K0.09%00.0%Unchanged
Triton Wealth Management, PLLC7,190$218.8K0.08%+7,190New
Towneley Capital Management, Inc7,510$222.4K0.05%+7,510New
Pacific Wealth Management7,565$224.1K0.11%+7,565New