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, Q1 2026
Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Mar 31, 2026. 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
- 683
- +47 vs. Q4 2025
- Shares held
- 136.6M
- −3.68M (−2.6%) vs. Q4 2025
- Total value
- $4.84B
- +$190.8M (+4.1%) vs. Q4 2025
- New holders
- 89
- 201 more added
- Sold out
- 42
- 213 more reduced
6 institutions that held it in Q4 2025 haven't filed for Q1 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.
Compare with Q4 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, Q1 2026
Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q4 2025.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. | 272,809 | $9.67M | 0.43% | −15,903−5.5% | Reduced |
| Phraction Management LLC | 266,467 | $9.44M | 2.45% | +31,000+13.2% | Added |
| Courage Capital Management LLC | 264,500 | $9.37M | 13.27% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Mercer Global Advisors Inc | 256,480 | $9.09M | 0.01% | +126,382+97.1% | Added |
| Hubbell Strickland Wealth Management, LLC | 250,717 | $8.89M | 3.54% | −3,976−1.6% | Reduced |
| Botty Investors LLC | 249,200 | $8.83M | 2.10% | +1,000+0.4% | Added |
| PFG Investments, LLC | 245,609 | $8.70M | 0.41% | −13,255−5.1% | Reduced |
| Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC | 245,143 | $8.69M | 0.14% | +37,455+18.0% | Added |
| Blair William & Co | 241,655 | $8.56M | 0.02% | −8,510−3.4% | Reduced |
| Dakota Wealth Management | 237,065 | $8.40M | 0.18% | +36,437+18.2% | Added |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC | 234,115 | $8.30M | 0.10% | −26,828−10.3% | Reduced |
| Alpha Advisors, LLC | 233,705 | $8.28M | 6.54% | +5,878+2.6% | Added |
| Camelot Technology Advisors, Inc. | 233,603 | $8.28M | 6.08% | +3,718+1.6% | Added |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 230,444 | $8.17M | 0.04% | −36,090−13.5% | Reduced |
| Elevate Capital Advisors, LLC | 227,397 | $8.06M | 5.21% | +20,731+10.0% | Added |
| Brookstone Capital Management | 227,167 | $8.05M | 0.09% | −4,395−1.9% | Reduced |
| Oberndorf William E | 224,439 | $7.95M | 14.91% | −186,932−45.4% | Reduced |
| Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC | 222,113 | $7.87M | 0.06% | −61,209−21.6% | Reduced |
| The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 221,199 | $7.84M | 0.00% | −5,559−2.5% | Reduced |
| Latigo Investments, LLC | 214,134 | $7.59M | 3.78% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Eaton Financial Holdings Company, LLC | 213,600 | $7.57M | 2.48% | +8,786+4.3% | Added |
| Warwick Investment Management, Inc. | 209,390 | $7.42M | 1.08% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Oppenheimer & Co Inc | 209,072 | $7.41M | 0.09% | −7,211−3.3% | Reduced |
| Palumbo Wealth Management LLC | 203,862 | $7.22M | 1.76% | −444−0.2% | Reduced |
| Basecamp Wealth Advisors LLC | 201,458 | $7.14M | 1.48% | −1,899−0.9% | Reduced |
| Creative Planning | 200,976 | $7.12M | 0.00% | −15,712−7.3% | Reduced |
| AQR Capital Management LLC | 200,056 | $7.09M | 0.00% | +154+0.1% | Added |
| Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC | 200,000 | $7.09M | 2.32% | −50,000−20.0% | Reduced |
| Macroview Investment Management LLC | 199,402 | $7.07M | 4.93% | −4,195−2.1% | Reduced |
| Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. | 196,727 | $6.97M | 3.97% | +1,714+0.9% | Added |
| Camden Capital, LLC | 196,585 | $6.97M | 0.46% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Sentinus, LLC | 196,438 | $6.96M | 0.63% | −3,324−1.7% | Reduced |
| Chicago Capital, LLC | 186,978 | $6.63M | 0.18% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC | 182,244 | $6.46M | 0.25% | −20,860−10.3% | Reduced |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. | 180,476 | $6.40M | 0.15% | −17,573−8.9% | Reduced |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC | 176,322 | $6.25M | 0.43% | −6,956−3.8% | Reduced |
| Brown Brothers Harriman & Co | 172,924 | $6.13M | 0.03% | −53,760−23.7% | Reduced |
| Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC | 171,122 | $6.06M | 0.22% | +171,122 | New |
| Abacus Planning Group, Inc. | 170,885 | $6.06M | 0.82% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Empire Financial Management Company, LLC | 165,507 | $5.87M | 1.33% | +4,281+2.7% | Added |
| Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC | 165,312 | $5.86M | 0.81% | −95,187−36.5% | Reduced |
| Evergreen Capital Management LLC | 164,882 | $5.84M | 0.13% | −78,010−32.1% | Reduced |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. | 163,007 | $5.78M | 0.07% | −1,730−1.1% | Reduced |
| Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC | 153,741 | $5.45M | 1.64% | −479−0.3% | Reduced |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC | 150,028 | $5.32M | 0.05% | +131+0.1% | Added |
| Valued Retirements, Inc. | 149,587 | $5.30M | 5.18% | −1,063−0.7% | Reduced |
| Entruity Wealth, LLC | 144,915 | $5.14M | 3.49% | +2,070+1.4% | Added |
| Cauble & Harre Wealth Management, Inc. | 141,721 | $5.06M | 4.03% | −14,952−9.5% | Reduced |
| CI Private Wealth, LLC | 141,827 | $5.03M | 0.01% | −56,821−28.6% | Reduced |
| Golden State Equity Partners | 141,489 | $5.01M | 0.38% | +141,489 | New |
| NovaPoint Capital, LLC | 140,336 | $4.97M | 1.25% | −6,994−4.7% | Reduced |
| McIlrath & Eck, LLC | 137,968 | $4.89M | 0.36% | +137,968 | New |
| Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group | 134,538 | $4.77M | 3.25% | +13,642+11.3% | Added |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. | 130,077 | $4.61M | 0.08% | −264−0.2% | Reduced |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. | 128,416 | $4.55M | 0.01% | +128,416 | New |
| Bay Colony Advisory Group, Inc d/b/a Bay Colony Advisors | 128,035 | $4.54M | 0.55% | −24,209−15.9% | Reduced |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 127,720 | $4.53M | 0.01% | −18,680−12.8% | Reduced |
| Davenport & Co LLC | 123,857 | $4.39M | 0.02% | +5,302+4.5% | Added |
| XTX Topco Ltd | 122,179 | $4.33M | 0.08% | +97,910+403.4% | Added |
| Red Door Wealth Management, LLC | 114,862 | $4.07M | 0.42% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Quadrant Private Wealth Management, LLC | 114,222 | $4.05M | 0.63% | +1,643+1.5% | Added |
| D.A. Davidson & Co. | 113,876 | $4.04M | 0.02% | +14,822+15.0% | Added |
| Bruce G. Allen Investments, LLC | 113,065 | $4.01M | 2.62% | −19,239−14.5% | Reduced |
| Amitell Capital Pte Ltd | 112,334 | $3.98M | 6.38% | −50,304−30.9% | Reduced |
| Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co | 110,852 | $3.93M | 0.19% | −19,670−15.1% | Reduced |
| Stephens Inc | 110,099 | $3.90M | 0.05% | +75,174+215.2% | Added |
| Grand Central Investment Group | 109,812 | $3.89M | 2.88% | +850+0.8% | Added |
| Belpointe Asset Management LLC | 109,148 | $3.87M | 0.14% | −10,257−8.6% | Reduced |
| New Harbor Financial Group, LLC | 108,696 | $3.85M | 0.70% | −1,649−1.5% | Reduced |
| Fiduciary Trust Co | 103,625 | $3.67M | 0.04% | −6,753−6.1% | Reduced |
| Apella Capital, LLC | 96,777 | $3.56M | 0.05% | −1,907−1.9% | Reduced |
| Layline Advisors, LLC | 99,463 | $3.52M | 3.94% | +99,463 | New |
| Bailard, Inc. | 97,366 | $3.45M | 0.08% | −302−0.3% | Reduced |
| Sonoma Private Wealth LLC | 96,318 | $3.41M | 4.20% | +15,042+18.5% | Added |
| VectorGlobal IAG, Inc. | 96,017 | $3.40M | 0.88% | +96,017 | New |
| Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC | 94,308 | $3.34M | 0.24% | +3,535+3.9% | Added |
| Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC | 93,033 | $3.30M | 0.22% | +4,103+4.6% | Added |
| Connective Portfolio Management, LLC | 85,000 | $3.29M | 8.90% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| E&G Advisors, LP | 92,053 | $3.26M | 0.73% | −326−0.4% | Reduced |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC | 91,873 | $3.26M | 0.08% | +18,707+25.6% | Added |
| Proficio Capital Partners LLC | 89,840 | $3.18M | 0.17% | −109,340−54.9% | Reduced |
| J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. | 89,004 | $3.15M | 0.11% | +4,686+5.6% | Added |
| Hollencrest Capital Management | 88,780 | $3.15M | 0.12% | −1,912−2.1% | Reduced |
| AE Wealth Management LLC | 88,641 | $3.14M | 0.02% | +5,968+7.2% | Added |
| M. Kulyk & Associates, LLC | 88,094 | $3.12M | 0.58% | +88,094 | New |
| GWM Advisors LLC | 87,620 | $3.11M | 0.01% | −4,348−4.7% | Reduced |
| Cypress Capital Management LLC (WY) | 87,555 | $3.10M | 2.87% | +1,089+1.3% | Added |
| A. D. Beadell Investment Counsel, Inc. | 87,283 | $3.09M | 1.97% | −8,011−8.4% | Reduced |
| Spirepoint Private Client, LLC | 87,150 | $3.09M | 0.29% | +285+0.3% | Added |
| Guardian Partners Inc. | 85,261 | $3.02M | 0.25% | +261+0.3% | Added |
| Guardian Wealth Advisors, LLC | 84,589 | $3.00M | 0.19% | −8,614−9.2% | Reduced |
| Montis Financial, LLC | 84,429 | $2.99M | 0.62% | −1,907−2.2% | Reduced |
| Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC | 82,584 | $2.93M | 0.11% | +61,124+284.8% | Added |
| Harbour Investments, Inc. | 80,732 | $2.86M | 0.04% | +9,297+13.0% | Added |
| Freestone Capital Holdings, LLC | 79,916 | $2.83M | 0.09% | +332+0.4% | Added |
| Moors & Cabot, Inc. | 78,833 | $2.79M | 0.12% | −2,682−3.3% | Reduced |
| Change Path, LLC | 78,197 | $2.77M | 0.06% | −29,616−27.5% | Reduced |
| North Star Investment Management Corp. | 76,409 | $2.71M | 0.16% | 00.0% | Unchanged |
| Wealth Management Associates, Inc. | 76,351 | $2.71M | 0.93% | −2,652−3.4% | Reduced |
| HC Advisors, LLC | 75,529 | $2.68M | 1.79% | +4,026+5.6% | Added |