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.
| Quarter | Holders | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 655 | $4.40B |
| Q1 2026 | 683 | $4.84B |
| Q4 2025 | 642 | $4.66B |
| Q3 2025 | 584 | $3.98B |
| Q2 2025 | 559 | $3.57B |
| Q1 2025 | 541 | $3.02B |
| Q4 2024 | 495 | $2.48B |
| Q3 2024 | 467 | $2.52B |
| Q2 2024 | 434 | $2.12B |
| Q1 2024 | 411 | $2.04B |
| Q4 2023 | 404 | $1.85B |
| Q3 2023 | 391 | $1.75B |
| Q2 2023 | 384 | $1.66B |
| Q1 2023 | 390 | $1.80B |
| Q4 2022 | 386 | $1.58B |
| Q3 2022 | 365 | $1.42B |
| Q2 2022 | 381 | $1.58B |
| Q1 2022 | 378 | $1.70B |
| Q4 2021 | 355 | $1.45B |
| Q3 2021 | 328 | $1.37B |
| Q2 2021 | 320 | $1.30B |
| Q1 2021 | 312 | $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.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplicity Wealth,LLC | 79,036 | $2.34M | 0.14% | +27,528+53.4% | Added |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 79,401 | $2.35M | 0.07% | +31,731+66.6% | Added |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 80,050 | $2.37M | 0.84% | −541−0.7% | Reduced |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 84,601 | $2.51M | 0.18% | −19,450−18.7% | Reduced |
| Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY) | 86,507 | $2.56M | 2.36% | −3,018−3.4% | Reduced |
| Montis Financial, LLC | 87,551 | $2.59M | 0.60% | −400−0.5% | Reduced |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. | 88,000 | $2.61M | 0.29% | −1,220−1.4% | Reduced |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 88,190 | $2.61M | 0.41% | +725+0.8% | Added |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 88,930 | $2.63M | 0.19% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 92,164 | $2.73M | 0.01% | +835+0.9% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 92,222 | $2.73M | 0.10% | +7,307+8.6% | Added |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 92,892 | $2.75M | 0.64% | +12,481+15.5% | Added |
| New Harbor Financial Group, LLC | 94,272 | $2.79M | 0.57% | +6,948+8.0% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 95,651 | $2.83M | 0.03% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 97,818 | $2.90M | 1.97% | −2,949−2.9% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 98,168 | $2.91M | 0.06% | −196,570−66.7% | Reduced |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 98,601 | $2.92M | 0.13% | −8,624−8.0% | Reduced |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 99,113 | $2.94M | 0.19% | +3,083+3.2% | Added |
| Two Sigma Securities, LLC | 102,189 | $3.03M | 0.45% | +84,691+484.0% | Added |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 103,476 | $3.06M | 0.01% | +14,401+16.2% | Added |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC | 104,829 | $3.11M | 0.12% | +8,025+8.3% | Added |
| Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group | 104,966 | $3.11M | 2.35% | +27,101+34.8% | Added |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 104,981 | $3.11M | 0.57% | +3,468+3.4% | Added |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 109,561 | $3.25M | 0.07% | −7,586−6.5% | Reduced |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 110,003 | $3.26M | 0.06% | −3,094,240−96.6% | Reduced |
| Apella Capital, LLC | 99,875 | $3.29M | 0.07% | +7,821+8.5% | Added |
| BIP Wealth, LLC | 112,905 | $3.34M | 0.17% | +9,035+8.7% | Added |
| Farringdon Capital, Ltd. | 114,360 | $3.39M | 0.86% | +57,471+101.0% | Added |
| Valued Retirements, Inc. | 133,900 | $3.39M | 3.83% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 114,862 | $3.40M | 0.36% | −381−0.3% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 117,064 | $3.47M | 0.13% | +24,610+26.6% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 119,988 | $3.55M | 0.02% | +2,253+1.9% | Added |
| Change Path, LLC | 123,143 | $3.65M | 0.09% | +12,662+11.5% | Added |
| Truist Financial Corp | 124,396 | $3.68M | 0.00% | −8,199−6.2% | Reduced |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 128,408 | $3.80M | 0.01% | +2,215+1.8% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 129,406 | $3.83M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 129,503 | $3.84M | 0.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co | 130,322 | $3.86M | 0.20% | +21,923+20.2% | Added |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. | 130,603 | $3.87M | 0.06% | −316−0.2% | Reduced |
| Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC | 134,504 | $3.98M | 1.72% | −912−0.7% | Reduced |
| Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC | 146,548 | $4.34M | 3.11% | −768−0.5% | Reduced |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 146,884 | $4.35M | 1.06% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 147,217 | $4.36M | 0.09% | +26,060+21.5% | Added |
| Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors | 149,605 | $4.43M | 0.52% | +3,922+2.7% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 151,051 | $4.47M | 0.01% | +16,093+11.9% | Added |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 159,192 | $4.72M | 0.06% | −913−0.6% | Reduced |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC | 159,840 | $4.73M | 1.53% | +5,080+3.3% | Added |
| Entruity Wealth, LLC | 160,018 | $4.74M | 3.68% | +4,946+3.2% | Added |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $4.82M | 0.03% | – | – |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 164,558 | $4.87M | 3.60% | −131,401−44.4% | Reduced |
| Citadel Advisors LLC | 164,823 | $4.88M | 0.00% | +164,823 | New |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 167,742 | $4.97M | 0.01% | +28,706+20.6% | Added |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 170,064 | $5.04M | 0.34% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $5.06M | 0.70% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Botty Investors LLC | 173,200 | $5.13M | 1.41% | +2,500+1.5% | Added |
| ORG Partners LLC | 179,255 | $5.16M | 0.94% | −7,736−4.1% | Reduced |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 186,978 | $5.54M | 0.14% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 187,115 | $5.54M | 0.07% | +25,825+16.0% | Added |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 187,764 | $5.56M | 1.27% | +4,248+2.3% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 189,593 | $5.62M | 0.00% | +170,793+908.5% | Added |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 192,058 | $5.69M | 0.12% | +51,243+36.4% | Added |
| Camden Capital, LLC | 196,585 | $5.82M | 0.40% | +196,585 | New |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 198,416 | $5.88M | 1.88% | −33,725−14.5% | Reduced |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc | 199,303 | $5.90M | 2.80% | −10,228−4.9% | Reduced |
| Susquehanna International Group, LLP | 201,138 | $5.96M | 0.01% | +156,833+354.0% | Added |
| Elevate Capital Advisors, LLC | 203,111 | $6.02M | 4.19% | +5,903+3.0% | Added |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 204,614 | $6.06M | 4.55% | −243−0.1% | Reduced |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 206,053 | $6.10M | 0.04% | +188,850+1,097.8% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 206,068 | $6.10M | 0.00% | +730.0% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 209,101 | $6.19M | 0.16% | −12,070−5.5% | Reduced |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $6.20M | 1.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $6.34M | 3.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 218,238 | $6.46M | 0.00% | +2,832+1.3% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 218,791 | $6.48M | 0.08% | −161−0.1% | Reduced |
| Oberndorf William E | 222,164 | $6.58M | 8.87% | +61,090+37.9% | Added |
| Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc. | 222,381 | $6.59M | 5.29% | +8,459+4.0% | Added |
| Phraction Management LLC | 222,427 | $6.59M | 1.90% | +53,964+32.0% | Added |
| Alpha Advisors, LLC | 225,928 | $6.69M | 5.03% | +1,116+0.5% | Added |
| Blueprint Investment Partners LLC | 228,387 | $6.76M | 0.95% | +732+0.3% | Added |
| Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC | 228,387 | $6.76M | 1.46% | +732+0.3% | Added |
| Kera Capital Partners, Inc. | 229,023 | $6.78M | 1.02% | +1,857+0.8% | Added |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 236,115 | $7.12M | 0.10% | −950−0.4% | Reduced |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 245,537 | $7.27M | 0.17% | −9,005−3.5% | Reduced |
| Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC | 250,000 | $7.41M | 2.52% | −12,500−4.8% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 251,541 | $7.45M | 0.46% | −1,539−0.6% | Reduced |
| Barclays PLC | 252,761 | $7.49M | 0.00% | −13,500−5.1% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 257,356 | $7.62M | 0.02% | −1,000−0.4% | Reduced |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 258,311 | $7.65M | 3.15% | −1,667−0.6% | Reduced |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 259,036 | $7.67M | 0.40% | +1,225+0.5% | Added |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 264,500 | $7.83M | 10.35% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC | 267,864 | $7.93M | 1.14% | +58,385+27.9% | Added |
| WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd. | 276,187 | $7.96M | 2.95% | +276,187 | New |
| Chemung Canal Trust Co | 277,740 | $8.23M | 1.64% | −76,810−21.7% | Reduced |
| Leavell Investment Management, Inc. | 278,136 | $8.24M | 0.35% | +113,726+69.2% | Added |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 280,272 | $8.30M | 0.32% | −27,816−9.0% | Reduced |
| K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc | 286,496 | $8.48M | 1.21% | +12,298+4.5% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 288,261 | $8.54M | 0.05% | +6,374+2.3% | Added |
| Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC | 288,639 | $8.55M | 0.13% | +45,230+18.6% | Added |
| Biltmore Family Office, LLC | 292,990 | $8.68M | 1.23% | −2,000−0.7% | Reduced |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 297,493 | $8.81M | 0.43% | +5,042+1.7% | Added |