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.
| 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, Q4 2025
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q3 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 260,943 | $8.62M | 0.10% | +24,828+10.5% | Added |
| Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC | 260,499 | $8.60M | 1.18% | −7,365−2.7% | Reduced |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 258,864 | $8.55M | 0.40% | −172−0.1% | Reduced |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 254,693 | $8.41M | 3.38% | −3,618−1.4% | Reduced |
| Money Concepts Capital Corp | 251,289 | $8.30M | 0.47% | −252−0.1% | Reduced |
| Blair William & Co | 250,165 | $8.26M | 0.02% | −7,191−2.8% | Reduced |
| Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC | 250,000 | $8.26M | 2.89% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Botty Investors LLC | 248,200 | $8.20M | 1.94% | +75,000+43.3% | Added |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 242,892 | $8.02M | 0.18% | −2,645−1.1% | Reduced |
| Quilter Plc | 236,134 | $7.80M | 0.13% | −203,579−46.3% | Reduced |
| Phraction Management LLC | 235,467 | $7.78M | 2.09% | +13,040+5.9% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 231,562 | $7.65M | 0.09% | +44,447+23.8% | Added |
| Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc. | 229,885 | $7.59M | 5.71% | +7,504+3.4% | Added |
| Alpha Advisors, LLC | 227,827 | $7.52M | 5.80% | +1,899+0.8% | Added |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 226,758 | $7.49M | 0.00% | +8,520+3.9% | Added |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 226,684 | $7.49M | 0.04% | +20,631+10.0% | Added |
| Creative Planning | 216,688 | $7.16M | 0.01% | +10,620+5.2% | Added |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 216,283 | $7.14M | 0.10% | −2,508−1.1% | Reduced |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $7.07M | 3.48% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sowell Financial Services LLC | 210,302 | $6.94M | 0.26% | −69,970−25.0% | Reduced |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $6.91M | 1.07% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 207,688 | $6.86M | 0.11% | +15,630+8.1% | Added |
| Elevate Capital Advisors, LLC | 206,666 | $6.82M | 4.51% | +3,555+1.8% | Added |
| WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd. | 213,687 | $6.81M | 2.36% | −62,500−22.6% | Reduced |
| Eaton Financial Holdings Company, LLC | 204,814 | $6.76M | 1.82% | +204,814 | New |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 204,306 | $6.75M | 1.66% | +5,890+3.0% | Added |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 203,597 | $6.72M | 4.63% | −1,017−0.5% | Reduced |
| Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC | 203,357 | $6.71M | 1.43% | +203,357 | New |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 203,104 | $6.71M | 0.25% | −114,798−36.1% | Reduced |
| Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management | 202,000 | $6.67M | 1.38% | +202,000 | New |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 200,628 | $6.62M | 0.12% | +53,411+36.3% | Added |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 199,902 | $6.60M | 0.00% | +10,309+5.4% | Added |
| Sentinus, LLC | 199,762 | $6.60M | 0.63% | +199,762 | New |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 199,180 | $6.58M | 0.46% | +156,080+362.1% | Added |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 198,648 | $6.56M | 0.01% | +30,906+18.4% | Added |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 198,049 | $6.54M | 0.16% | −11,052−5.3% | Reduced |
| Camden Capital, LLC | 196,585 | $6.49M | 0.41% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. | 195,013 | $6.44M | 4.04% | +195,013 | New |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 186,978 | $6.17M | 0.15% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 183,278 | $6.05M | 0.40% | +13,214+7.8% | Added |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $5.64M | 0.75% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Huntington National Bank | – | $5.58M | 0.03% | – | – |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 164,737 | $5.44M | 0.06% | +5,545+3.5% | Added |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 162,638 | $5.37M | 6.00% | −1,920−1.2% | Reduced |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 161,226 | $5.32M | 1.16% | −26,538−14.1% | Reduced |
| Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. | 156,673 | $5.17M | 4.34% | +156,673 | New |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC | 154,220 | $5.09M | 1.67% | −5,620−3.5% | Reduced |
| Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors | 152,244 | $5.03M | 0.60% | +2,639+1.8% | Added |
| Valued Retirements, Inc. | 150,650 | $4.97M | 4.86% | +16,750+12.5% | Added |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 149,897 | $4.95M | 0.06% | +20,394+15.7% | Added |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 147,330 | $4.86M | 1.25% | +446+0.3% | Added |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 146,400 | $4.83M | 0.01% | −4,651−3.1% | Reduced |
| Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC | 143,494 | $4.74M | 1.88% | +8,990+6.7% | Added |
| Entruity Wealth, LLC | 142,845 | $4.72M | 3.36% | −17,173−10.7% | Reduced |
| Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC | 132,304 | $4.37M | 2.95% | −14,244−9.7% | Reduced |
| ORG Partners LLC | 130,776 | $4.32M | 0.76% | −48,479−27.0% | Reduced |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co | 130,522 | $4.31M | 0.21% | +200+0.2% | Added |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. | 130,341 | $4.30M | 0.07% | −262−0.2% | Reduced |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 130,098 | $4.30M | 0.01% | +1,690+1.3% | Added |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | 129,406 | $4.27M | 0.00% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| AlphaCore Capital LLC | 127,737 | $4.22M | 0.09% | +66,900+110.0% | Added |
| Cedrus Wealth Group LLC | 124,466 | $4.11M | 3.79% | +124,466 | New |
| Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group | 120,896 | $3.99M | 2.82% | +15,930+15.2% | Added |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC | 119,405 | $3.94M | 0.14% | +14,576+13.9% | Added |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 118,555 | $3.91M | 0.02% | −1,433−1.2% | Reduced |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 114,862 | $3.79M | 0.39% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Truist Financial Corp | 114,561 | $3.78M | 0.01% | −9,835−7.9% | Reduced |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 112,579 | $3.72M | 0.61% | +7,598+7.2% | Added |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group, LLC | 111,509 | $3.68M | 0.01% | +8,033+7.8% | Added |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 110,378 | $3.64M | 0.04% | +14,727+15.4% | Added |
| New Harbor Financial Group, LLC | 110,345 | $3.64M | 0.67% | +16,073+17.0% | Added |
| Grand Central Investment Group | 108,962 | $3.60M | 2.61% | +108,962 | New |
| Change Path, LLC | 107,813 | $3.56M | 0.09% | −15,330−12.4% | Reduced |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 99,054 | $3.27M | 0.02% | +69,233+232.2% | Added |
| Apella Capital, LLC | 98,684 | $3.26M | 0.06% | −1,191−1.2% | Reduced |
| Bailard, Inc. | 97,668 | $3.22M | 0.07% | −500−0.5% | Reduced |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 85,000 | $3.16M | 0.25% | +85,000 | New |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 95,294 | $3.15M | 2.04% | −2,524−2.6% | Reduced |
| RPS Advisory Solutions LLC | 94,197 | $3.11M | 1.47% | +35,267+59.8% | Added |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | 93,875 | $3.10M | 0.04% | +43,443+86.1% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 93,203 | $3.08M | 0.19% | −5,910−6.0% | Reduced |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 92,379 | $3.05M | 0.68% | −513−0.6% | Reduced |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 91,968 | $3.04M | 0.01% | −196−0.2% | Reduced |
| Enclave Advisors LLC | 91,527 | $3.02M | 0.43% | +91,527 | New |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 90,773 | $3.00M | 0.22% | +6,172+7.3% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 90,692 | $2.99M | 0.10% | −1,530−1.7% | Reduced |
| Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc. | 89,700 | $2.96M | 0.06% | −19,861−18.1% | Reduced |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 88,930 | $2.94M | 0.20% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Spirepoint Private Client, LLC | 86,865 | $2.87M | 0.27% | +15,040+20.9% | Added |
| St. James Investment Company, LLC | 86,740 | $2.86M | 0.46% | −1,450−1.6% | Reduced |
| Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY) | 86,466 | $2.86M | 2.65% | −410.0% | Reduced |
| Montis Financial, LLC | 86,336 | $2.85M | 0.56% | −1,215−1.4% | Reduced |
| Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC | 85,092 | $2.81M | 0.10% | −31,972−27.3% | Reduced |
| Cerity Partners LLC | 84,882 | $2.81M | 0.00% | −423,440−83.3% | Reduced |
| Connective Portfolio Management, LLC | 85,000 | $2.81M | 5.06% | +20,000+30.8% | Added |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 84,318 | $2.77M | 0.07% | +7,109+9.2% | Added |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 82,673 | $2.73M | 0.02% | +16,997+25.9% | Added |
| Nwam LLC | 70,211 | $2.70M | 0.15% | +144+0.2% | Added |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 81,515 | $2.69M | 0.12% | −17,086−17.3% | Reduced |
| Sonoma Private Wealth LLC | 81,276 | $2.68M | 3.24% | +3,513+4.5% | Added |