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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, 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
Stephens Inc34,925$1.03M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Commerce Bank35,036$1.04M0.01%+3,500+11.1%Added
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc35,122$1.04M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Optimum Investment Advisors35,700$1.06M0.42%00.0%Unchanged
VestGen Advisors, LLC35,700$1.06M0.04%+35,700New
Cresset Asset Management, LLC36,076$1.07M0.00%+1,100+3.1%Added
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.36,437$1.08M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Cozad Asset Management Inc37,347$1.11M0.09%+4,324+13.1%Added
McAdam, LLC37,644$1.12M0.05%−1,652−4.2%Reduced
White Pine Capital LLC38,533$1.14M0.33%−2,371−5.8%Reduced
Oxbow Advisors, LLC39,124$1.16M0.11%−386−1.0%Reduced
Lido Advisors, LLC39,267$1.16M0.00%+4,424+12.7%Added
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.39,500$1.17M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC39,609$1.17M0.05%+13,879+53.9%Added
Bokf, NA40,031$1.19M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Islay Capital Management, LLC40,161$1.19M0.68%00.0%Unchanged
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC40,197$1.19M0.23%+2,325+6.1%Added
L2 Asset Management, LLC40,288$1.19M0.17%+13,321+49.4%Added
Brookwood Investment Group LLC40,568$1.20M0.16%+3,434+9.2%Added
Keel Point, LLC40,587$1.20M0.07%+497+1.2%Added
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC40,841$1.21M0.45%00.0%Unchanged
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC47,772$1.23M0.15%−1,292−2.6%Reduced
Barometer Capital Management Inc.36,200$1.24M0.28%+8,900+32.6%Added
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC41,835$1.24M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group41,954$1.24M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Synergy Financial Management, LLC46,505$1.25M0.05%+30,993+199.8%Added
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC42,201$1.25M0.40%00.0%Unchanged
Fielder Capital Group LLC42,207$1.25M0.28%00.0%Unchanged
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC42,400$1.26M0.17%−5,100−10.7%Reduced
IPG Investment Advisors LLC42,568$1.26M0.22%−6,565−13.4%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC43,100$1.28M0.09%00.0%Unchanged
LVM Capital Management Ltd43,675$1.29M0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Benjamin Edwards Inc45,411$1.35M0.02%+3,006+7.1%Added
Lane Generational LLC45,858$1.36M1.13%−1,386−2.9%Reduced
Andina Capital Management, LLC45,962$1.36M0.77%00.0%Unchanged
Procyon Private Wealth Partners, LLC46,207$1.37M0.08%00.0%Unchanged
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC44,515$1.38M0.15%−2,867−6.1%Reduced
Precision Wealth Strategies, LLC46,635$1.38M0.45%+46,635New
Hurley Capital, LLC47,203$1.40M0.79%+6,305+15.4%Added
Ameriprise Financial Inc48,047$1.42M0.00%+15,960+49.7%Added
Ade, LLC48,567$1.44M0.73%+276+0.6%Added
Silver Oak Securities, Inc49,099$1.45M0.11%+11,622+31.0%Added
M&T Bank Corp49,310$1.46M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
XTX Topco Ltd49,694$1.47M0.08%+30,335+156.7%Added
Fort Point Capital Partners LLC50,000$1.48M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.50,345$1.49M0.10%+830+1.7%Added
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC50,432$1.49M0.03%+28,428+129.2%Added
Waddell & Associates, LLC50,434$1.49M0.13%−18,313−26.6%Reduced
Insight Advisors, LLC50,924$1.51M0.23%−3,020−5.6%Reduced
Security National Bank50,943$1.51M0.23%00.0%Unchanged
Archetype Wealth Partners51,283$1.52M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Family Office, LLC51,316$1.52M0.64%00.0%Unchanged
Arnhold LLC51,486$1.53M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
VanWeelden Wealth Management, LLC51,765$1.53M1.26%+51,765New
Rebalance, LLC52,268$1.55M0.09%+52,268New
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC52,565$1.56M0.02%+4,925+10.3%Added
Columbia Advisory Partners LLC53,475$1.58M1.10%−3,085−5.5%Reduced
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC53,499$1.58M0.31%00.0%Unchanged
City National Bank of Florida54,389$1.61M1.06%+2,881+5.6%Added
Larson Financial Group LLC54,939$1.63M0.06%−32,594−37.2%Reduced
G&S Capital LLC54,994$1.63M0.60%+3,631+7.1%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc55,842$1.65M0.00%+35,115+169.4%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP56,212$1.67M0.00%+56,212New
Flow Traders U.S. LLC56,824$1.68M0.07%−84,206−59.7%Reduced
RPS Advisory Solutions LLC58,930$1.75M0.86%+33,633+133.0%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.59,024$1.75M0.04%−334−0.6%Reduced
FLP Wealth Management, LLC59,474$1.76M4.96%00.0%Unchanged
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP59,500$1.76M0.04%+4,610+8.4%Added
Rossby Financial, LCC59,650$1.77M0.59%−100−0.2%Reduced
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC59,799$1.77M0.12%−336−0.6%Reduced
Banque Pictet & Cie SA60,182$1.78M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Avenir Corp60,310$1.79M0.19%00.0%Unchanged
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC60,580$1.79M0.02%+2,229+3.8%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC60,603$1.80M0.02%+4,270+7.6%Added
AlphaCore Capital LLC60,837$1.80M0.06%−60,000−49.7%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.60,988$1.81M0.08%−1,213−2.0%Reduced
Claret Asset Management Corp61,400$1.82M0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Wedmont Private Capital59,813$1.82M0.07%+59,813New
Verity Asset Management, Inc.61,597$1.82M0.60%−5,094−7.6%Reduced
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC63,035$1.87M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Connective Portfolio Management, LLC65,000$1.91M3.37%00.0%Unchanged
Hedges Asset Management LLC65,000$1.93M1.47%00.0%Unchanged
Intrua Financial, LLC65,544$1.94M0.23%+65,544New
First Manhattan Co65,599$1.94M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
AE Wealth Management LLC65,676$1.95M0.01%+10,970+20.1%Added
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC67,035$1.99M0.04%+5,197+8.4%Added
IHT Wealth Management, LLC67,843$2.01M0.05%+60.0%Added
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc69,159$2.05M0.33%−15,617−18.4%Reduced
ORG Wealth Partners, LLC69,333$2.05M0.44%+261+0.4%Added
CWM, LLC70,078$2.08M0.01%+27,355+64.0%Added
HC Advisors, LLC70,878$2.10M1.48%−328−0.5%Reduced
Spirepoint Private Client, LLC71,825$2.13M0.22%+71,825New
MML Investors Services, LLC73,214$2.17M0.01%−3,442−4.5%Reduced
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.73,900$2.19M0.00%+11,000+17.5%Added
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC74,065$2.19M0.97%00.0%Unchanged
North Star Investment Management Corp.76,409$2.26M0.15%−4,000−5.0%Reduced
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP76,747$2.27M0.62%+718+0.9%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.77,209$2.29M0.04%+7,824+11.3%Added
Sonoma Private Wealth LLC77,763$2.30M2.75%+7,496+10.7%Added
Nwam LLC70,067$2.33M0.13%−760−1.1%Reduced