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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, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Dec 31, 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
642
+68 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
140.6M
+6.63M (+4.9%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$4.66B
+$687.5M (+17.3%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
98
181 more added
Sold out
30
188 more reduced

10 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 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 holdersQ4 2025: 642 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 heldQ4 2025: $4.66B
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, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Royal Bank of Canada9,516,053$314.2M0.06%+724,321+8.2%Added
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.6,058,832$200.1M3.97%−3,493,570−36.6%Reduced
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,589,846$184.6M0.71%+125,087+2.3%Added
Morgan Stanley5,374,013$177.4M0.01%−340,442−6.0%Reduced
Heritage Wealth Advisors5,138,572$169.7M6.48%+5,138,572New
Central Trust Co4,388,329$144.9M2.84%−260,852−5.6%Reduced
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,318,119$142.6M13.18%+56,549+1.3%Added
Evanson Asset Management, LLC4,080,010$134.7M7.37%−458,182−10.1%Reduced
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd3,457,370$114.2M0.91%+311,515+9.9%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.3,035,301$100.2M0.26%+407,271+15.5%Added
Captrust Financial Advisors2,544,917$84.0M0.16%+84,018+3.4%Added
LPL Financial LLC2,320,705$76.6M0.02%+389,187+20.1%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC2,281,247$75.3M1.31%−87,743−3.7%Reduced
Sprott Inc.2,211,413$73.0M2.62%−54,399−2.4%Reduced
Matauro, LLC2,060,572$68.0M10.24%−3,774−0.2%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc1,793,169$59.2M0.02%+137,527+8.3%Added
South State Corp.1,792,640$59.2M2.65%−43,694−2.4%Reduced
Wells Fargo & Company1,759,517$58.1M0.01%+4,197+0.2%Added
Cetera Investment Advisers1,635,094$54.0M0.06%−151,868−8.5%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,513,889$50.0M0.01%−98,244−6.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC1,509,808$49.9M0.07%−40,294−2.6%Reduced
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,476,212$48.7M0.34%+18,499+1.3%Added
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$47.8M24.45%00.0%Unchanged
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC1,171,451$40.2M0.05%−27,179−2.3%Reduced
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC954,096$36.7M15.70%−22,435−2.3%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC1,101,440$36.4M0.04%+43,434+4.1%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,076,604$35.5M0.05%+81,555+8.2%Added
Auxano Advisors, LLC1,019,611$33.7M6.65%+43,509+4.5%Added
Basepoint Wealth LLC1,001,803$33.1M20.10%−58,434−5.5%Reduced
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co979,421$32.3M0.02%−7,520−0.8%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC964,590$31.9M0.13%−20,645−2.1%Reduced
3EDGE Asset Management, LP953,100$31.7M1.64%+953,100New
Scotia Capital Inc.936,052$31.5M0.13%+64,276+7.4%Added
Bank of Montreal932,464$30.8M0.01%+44,999+5.1%Added
Bank of America Corp878,006$29.0M0.00%−20,205−2.2%Reduced
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC857,223$28.3M5.85%−1,393−0.2%Reduced
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc854,848$28.2M6.47%−10,258−1.2%Reduced
Stifel Financial Corp816,029$26.9M0.02%+87,637+12.0%Added
Toroso Investments, LLC762,568$25.2M0.11%+112,186+17.2%Added
CIBC World Markets Inc.705,406$23.3M0.04%+57,201+8.8%Added
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC696,431$23.0M1.24%+28,702+4.3%Added
Marex Group plc662,106$21.9M0.24%+31,676+5.0%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC631,233$20.8M0.10%−329,615−34.3%Reduced
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC614,790$20.3M0.38%00.0%Unchanged
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.592,961$19.6M11.90%−17,705−2.9%Reduced
National Bank of Canada592,806$19.4M0.02%+30,290+5.4%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP583,129$19.3M0.03%+381,991+189.9%Added
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC568,643$18.8M0.39%+241,562+73.9%Added
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc565,616$18.7M5.54%+31,714+5.9%Added
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC543,915$18.0M1.30%00.0%Unchanged
Wealthcare Capital Management LLC542,246$17.9M1.78%−79,064−12.7%Reduced
TCP Asset Management, LLC539,205$17.8M3.00%−36,947−6.4%Reduced
Cohen & Steers, Inc.522,155$17.2M0.03%+20,000+4.0%Added
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC520,078$17.2M0.20%+10,221+2.0%Added
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.517,311$17.1M0.71%+239,175+86.0%Added
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC506,481$16.7M0.33%+955+0.2%Added
BIP Wealth, LLC491,350$16.2M0.57%+378,445+335.2%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc480,041$15.9M0.26%−44,859−8.5%Reduced
Baird Financial Group, Inc.466,425$15.4M0.02%−297,871−39.0%Reduced
Hengehold Capital Management LLC465,752$15.4M1.30%−11,823−2.5%Reduced
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC451,183$14.9M11.32%−10,957−2.4%Reduced
JP Wealth Management, Inc.429,770$14.2M10.03%+96,635+29.0%Added
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC426,979$14.1M0.08%+96,458+29.2%Added
Summit Financial, LLC419,308$13.8M0.20%+44,631+11.9%Added
Essential Partners LLC415,830$13.7M4.23%+11,963+3.0%Added
IMC-Chicago, LLC412,085$13.6M0.24%+302,082+274.6%Added
Oberndorf William E411,371$13.6M17.20%+189,207+85.2%Added
Essex Financial Services, Inc.402,254$13.3M0.76%−1,358−0.3%Reduced
Global Endowment Management, LP396,000$13.1M1.63%00.0%Unchanged
Harbour Wealth Management Group, Inc.394,729$13.0M10.19%+394,729New
Kera Capital Partners, Inc.356,193$13.0M1.60%+127,170+55.5%Added
Asset One Wealth Management LLC364,106$12.7M1.75%+364,106New
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.383,643$12.7M0.08%+57,380+17.6%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC382,269$12.6M0.14%+1,994+0.5%Added
Tiaa Trust, National Association374,029$12.4M0.03%+2,006+0.5%Added
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC367,978$12.2M0.94%+19,949+5.7%Added
Vident Advisory, LLC363,846$12.0M0.11%+24,747+7.3%Added
Guild Investment Management, Inc.363,845$12.0M8.91%−330−0.1%Reduced
Accordant Advisory Group Inc359,717$11.9M8.20%−14,801−4.0%Reduced
TrustWell Financial Advisors, LLC352,764$11.6M11.26%+352,764New
JPMorgan Chase & Co348,771$11.5M0.00%+5,867+1.7%Added
Ancora Advisors, LLC348,538$11.5M0.24%+2,737+0.8%Added
Fulcrum Wealth Advisors, LLC344,740$11.4M9.37%+344,740New
SMI Advisory Services, LLC323,644$11.3M1.95%−15,699−4.6%Reduced
Mariner, LLC342,270$11.3M0.01%−10,881−3.1%Reduced
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC338,489$11.2M0.16%+49,850+17.3%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC330,187$10.9M0.01%+10,723+3.4%Added
Philadelphia Trust Co329,403$10.9M0.75%−16,760−4.8%Reduced
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC321,988$10.6M1.69%+811+0.3%Added
Advisory Services Network, LLC312,269$10.3M0.15%−16,017−4.9%Reduced
MAI Capital Management302,791$10.0M0.06%+287,097+1,829.3%Added
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC297,549$9.83M1.05%+69,162+30.3%Added
Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC297,549$9.83M1.50%+69,162+30.3%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC295,501$9.76M0.02%−16,705−5.4%Reduced
Biltmore Family Office, LLC290,490$9.59M1.32%−2,500−0.9%Reduced
Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc.288,712$9.53M0.44%−8,781−3.0%Reduced
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC283,322$9.36M0.06%−72,372−20.3%Reduced
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc268,206$8.87M1.18%−18,290−6.4%Reduced
Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC266,534$8.80M0.05%−21,727−7.5%Reduced
Courage Capital Management LLC264,500$8.73M12.07%00.0%Unchanged