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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS
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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 2026

Institutional positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of Sep 30, 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

Q3 2026 data is still coming in (13F filing deadline: Nov 16, 2026), so these numbers are incomplete.

Institutional holders
4
0 vs. Q2 2026
Shares held
97.0K
+15.0K (+18.3%) vs. Q2 2026
Total value
$3.03M
+$559.3K (+22.6%) vs. Q2 2026
New holders
0
1 more added
Sold out
0
0 more reduced

651 institutions that held it in Q2 2026 haven't filed for Q3 2026 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2026: 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 holders
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 held
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, Q3 2026

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Sprott Physical Gold Trust; share changes are against Q2 2026.

Institutions holding PHYS in Q3 2026
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Private Client Services, LLC87,252$2.73M0.73%+15,003+20.8%Added
Box Hill Private Wealth LLC7,750$242.3K0.18%00.0%Unchanged
Eastern Bank1,434$44.8K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Roxbury Financial LLC544$17.0K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Royal Bank of Canada––––Not filed
Central Trust Co––––Not filed
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec––––Not filed
Morgan Stanley––––Not filed
Heritage Wealth Advisors––––Not filed
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.––––Not filed
Evanson Financial, LLC––––Not filed
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd––––Not filed
IMC-Chicago, LLC––––Not filed
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Captrust Financial Advisors––––Not filed
LPL Financial LLC––––Not filed
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC––––Not filed
Matauro, LLC––––Not filed
Sprott Inc.––––Not filed
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
Raymond James Financial Inc––––Not filed
Envestnet Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Wells Fargo & Company––––Not filed
Cetera Investment Advisers––––Not filed
South State Corp.––––Not filed
Weiss Asset Management LP––––Not filed
Goldman Sachs Group Inc––––Not filed
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Forest Hill Capital, LLC––––Not filed
WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd.––––Not filed
HighTower Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC––––Not filed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co––––Not filed
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
JPMorgan Chase & Co––––Not filed
Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management––––Not filed
3EDGE Asset Management, LP––––Not filed
Capital Wealth Alliance, LLC––––Not filed
Auxano Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Susquehanna International Group, LLP––––Not filed
Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Van Den Berg Management I, Inc––––Not filed
Bank of America Corp––––Not filed
CIBC World Markets Inc.––––Not filed
Toroso Investments, LLC––––Not filed
Bank of Montreal––––Not filed
Stifel Financial Corp––––Not filed
TCP Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Basepoint Wealth LLC––––Not filed
Jane Street Group, LLC––––Not filed
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC––––Not filed
Leavell Investment Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Spears Abacus Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Marex Group plc––––Not filed
O'Brien Greene & Co. Inc––––Not filed
Private Advisor Group, LLC––––Not filed
Cyndeo Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC––––Not filed
Meixler Investment Management, Ltd.––––Not filed
Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC––––Not filed
National Bank of Canada––––Not filed
BIP Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.––––Not filed
Laird Norton Trust Company, LLC––––Not filed
K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc––––Not filed
Johnson Investment Counsel Inc––––Not filed
Sanctuary Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Prospera Financial Services Inc––––Not filed
Baird Financial Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Mountain Lake Investment Management LLC––––Not filed
Wealthcare Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Essential Partners LLC––––Not filed
Hengehold Capital Management LLC––––Not filed
Essex Financial Services, Inc.––––Not filed
Asset One Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed
Global Endowment Management, LP––––Not filed
Scotia Capital Inc.––––Not filed
Harbour Wealth Management Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Knoll Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Accordant Advisory Group Inc––––Not filed
Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC––––Not filed
Guild Investment Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Summit Financial, LLC––––Not filed
Ancora Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Kera Capital Partners, Inc.––––Not filed
Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC––––Not filed
Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
Pacific Sage Partners, LLC––––Not filed
MAI Capital Management––––Not filed
Advisory Services Network, LLC––––Not filed
TrustWell Financial Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
Philadelphia Trust Co––––Not filed
JP Wealth Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC––––Not filed
Phraction Management LLC––––Not filed
Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC––––Not filed