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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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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
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC53,499$1.77M0.34%00.0%Unchanged
McAdam, LLC55,023$1.82M0.08%+17,379+46.2%Added
Colony Group, LLC55,565$1.83M0.00%+46,384+505.2%Added
BCS Wealth Management55,738$1.84M0.19%+27,744+99.1%Added
Goldman Sachs Group Inc55,842$1.84M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
G&S Capital LLC55,901$1.85M0.65%+907+1.6%Added
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC56,518$1.87M0.07%+16,909+42.7%Added
Quantinno Capital Management LP56,840$1.88M0.00%+628+1.1%Added
Larson Financial Group LLC57,676$1.90M0.06%+2,737+5.0%Added
City National Bank of Florida57,802$1.91M1.25%+3,413+6.3%Added
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC58,084$1.92M0.12%−1,715−2.9%Reduced
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP59,153$1.95M0.05%−347−0.6%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC59,181$1.95M0.00%−14,033−19.2%Reduced
FLP Wealth Management, LLC59,474$1.96M4.65%00.0%Unchanged
Rossby Financial, LCC59,650$1.97M0.62%00.0%Unchanged
Brookwood Investment Group LLC59,805$1.97M0.24%+19,237+47.4%Added
Banque Pictet & Cie SA60,182$1.99M0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Claret Asset Management Corp60,280$1.99M0.23%−1,120−1.8%Reduced
Avenir Corp60,310$1.99M0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Ameriprise Financial Inc63,034$2.08M0.00%+14,987+31.2%Added
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC63,035$2.08M0.07%00.0%Unchanged
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC64,692$2.14M0.02%+4,112+6.8%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC64,808$2.14M0.03%+4,205+6.9%Added
Hedges Asset Management LLC65,000$2.15M1.51%00.0%Unchanged
First Manhattan Co65,599$2.17M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
CWM, LLC65,951$2.18M0.01%−4,127−5.9%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC67,656$2.23M0.04%+621+0.9%Added
UBS Group AG70,329$2.32M0.00%+70,329New
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc70,515$2.33M0.36%+1,356+2.0%Added
ORG Wealth Partners, LLC70,799$2.34M0.55%+1,466+2.1%Added
Harbour Investments, Inc.71,435$2.36M0.05%+12,411+21.0%Added
HC Advisors, LLC71,503$2.36M1.63%+625+0.9%Added
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.72,900$2.41M0.00%−1,000−1.4%Reduced
IHT Wealth Management, LLC73,166$2.42M0.06%+5,323+7.8%Added
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC73,374$2.42M1.01%−691−0.9%Reduced
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP75,219$2.48M0.67%−1,528−2.0%Reduced
North Star Investment Management Corp.76,409$2.52M0.16%00.0%Unchanged
Vise Technologies, Inc.76,798$2.54M0.05%+63,731+487.7%Added
Intrua Financial, LLC78,409$2.59M0.28%+12,865+19.6%Added
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.79,003$2.61M0.91%−1,047−1.3%Reduced
Silver Oak Securities, Inc78,602$2.61M0.18%+29,503+60.1%Added
Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC79,584$2.63M0.08%+183+0.2%Added
Sonoma Private Wealth LLC81,276$2.68M3.24%+3,513+4.5%Added
Moors & Cabot, Inc.81,515$2.69M0.12%−17,086−17.3%Reduced
Nwam LLC70,211$2.70M0.15%+144+0.2%Added
AE Wealth Management LLC82,673$2.73M0.02%+16,997+25.9%Added
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.84,318$2.77M0.07%+7,109+9.2%Added
Connective Portfolio Management, LLC85,000$2.81M5.06%+20,000+30.8%Added
Cerity Partners LLC84,882$2.81M0.00%−423,440−83.3%Reduced
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC85,092$2.81M0.10%−31,972−27.3%Reduced
Montis Financial, LLC86,336$2.85M0.56%−1,215−1.4%Reduced
Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY)86,466$2.86M2.65%−410.0%Reduced
St. James Investment Company, LLC86,740$2.86M0.46%−1,450−1.6%Reduced
Spirepoint Private Client, LLC86,865$2.87M0.27%+15,040+20.9%Added
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC88,930$2.94M0.20%00.0%Unchanged
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.89,700$2.96M0.06%−19,861−18.1%Reduced
Hollencrest Capital Management90,692$2.99M0.10%−1,530−1.7%Reduced
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC90,773$3.00M0.22%+6,172+7.3%Added
Enclave Advisors LLC91,527$3.02M0.43%+91,527New
GWM Advisors LLC91,968$3.04M0.01%−196−0.2%Reduced
E&G Advisors, LP92,379$3.05M0.68%−513−0.6%Reduced
Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC93,203$3.08M0.19%−5,910−6.0%Reduced
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC93,875$3.10M0.04%+43,443+86.1%Added
RPS Advisory Solutions LLC94,197$3.11M1.47%+35,267+59.8%Added
A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc.95,294$3.15M2.04%−2,524−2.6%Reduced
Guardian Partners Inc.85,000$3.16M0.25%+85,000New
Bailard, Inc.97,668$3.22M0.07%−500−0.5%Reduced
Apella Capital, LLC98,684$3.26M0.06%−1,191−1.2%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.99,054$3.27M0.02%+69,233+232.2%Added
Change Path, LLC107,813$3.56M0.09%−15,330−12.4%Reduced
Grand Central Investment Group108,962$3.60M2.61%+108,962New
New Harbor Financial Group, LLC110,345$3.64M0.67%+16,073+17.0%Added
Fiduciary Trust Co110,378$3.64M0.04%+14,727+15.4%Added
CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC111,509$3.68M0.01%+8,033+7.8%Added
Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC112,579$3.72M0.61%+7,598+7.2%Added
Truist Financial Corp114,561$3.78M0.01%−9,835−7.9%Reduced
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC114,862$3.79M0.39%00.0%Unchanged
Davenport & Co LLC118,555$3.91M0.02%−1,433−1.2%Reduced
Belpointe Asset Management LLC119,405$3.94M0.14%+14,576+13.9%Added
Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group120,896$3.99M2.82%+15,930+15.2%Added
Cedrus Wealth Group LLC124,466$4.11M3.79%+124,466New
AlphaCore Capital LLC127,737$4.22M0.09%+66,900+110.0%Added
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA129,406$4.27M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc130,098$4.30M0.01%+1,690+1.3%Added
Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc.130,341$4.30M0.07%−262−0.2%Reduced
Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co130,522$4.31M0.21%+200+0.2%Added
ORG Partners LLC130,776$4.32M0.76%−48,479−27.0%Reduced
Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC132,304$4.37M2.95%−14,244−9.7%Reduced
Entruity Wealth, LLC142,845$4.72M3.36%−17,173−10.7%Reduced
Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC143,494$4.74M1.88%+8,990+6.7%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.146,400$4.83M0.01%−4,651−3.1%Reduced
NovaPoint Capital, LLC147,330$4.86M1.25%+446+0.3%Added
Clearstead Advisors, LLC149,897$4.95M0.06%+20,394+15.7%Added
Valued Retirements, Inc.150,650$4.97M4.86%+16,750+12.5%Added
Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors152,244$5.03M0.60%+2,639+1.8%Added
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC154,220$5.09M1.67%−5,620−3.5%Reduced
Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc.156,673$5.17M4.34%+156,673New
Empire Financial Management Company, LLC161,226$5.32M1.16%−26,538−14.1%Reduced
Amitell Capital Pte Ltd162,638$5.37M6.00%−1,920−1.2%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD.164,737$5.44M0.06%+5,545+3.5%Added