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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
HC Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Davenport & Co LLC––––Not filed
GWM Advisors LLC––––Not filed
City National Bank of Florida––––Not filed
Wakefield Asset Management LLLP––––Not filed
Change Path, LLC––––Not filed
Moors & Cabot, Inc.––––Not filed
Jump Financial, LLC––––Not filed
Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc––––Not filed
North Star Investment Management Corp.––––Not filed
Wealth Management Associates, Inc.––––Not filed
SMI Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
TCG Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Matrix Private Capital Group LLC––––Not filed
Beaird Harris Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
MML Investors Services, LLC––––Not filed
Great Valley Advisor Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Black Diamond Financial, LLC––––Not filed
UBS Group AG––––Not filed
Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Quantum Financial Partners LLC––––Not filed
ORG Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
G&S Capital LLC––––Not filed
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC––––Not filed
Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC––––Not filed
St. James Investment Company, LLC––––Not filed
Cerity Partners LLC––––Not filed
Sage Mountain Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Keybank National Association––––Not filed
Flow Traders U.S. LLC––––Not filed
Hedges Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Avenir Corp––––Not filed
Banque Pictet & Cie SA––––Not filed
Rossby Financial, LCC––––Not filed
Holos Integrated Wealth LLC––––Not filed
Hurley Capital, LLC––––Not filed
VanWeelden Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Two Sigma Securities, LLC––––Not filed
Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Verity Asset Management, Inc.––––Not filed
FLP Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
CIBC Bancorp USA Inc.––––Not filed
Atomi Financial Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Claret Asset Management Corp––––Not filed
Larson Financial Group LLC––––Not filed
Warren Averett Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Blueprint Investment Partners LLC––––Not filed
Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Insight Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
EP Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
TruNorth Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
Baker Avenue Asset Management, LP––––Not filed
Rebalance, LLC––––Not filed
Ade, LLC––––Not filed
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Security National Bank––––Not filed
L2 Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Independent Family Office, LLC––––Not filed
Archetype Wealth Partners––––Not filed
Financial Advisory Service, Inc.––––Not filed
Waddell & Associates, LLC––––Not filed
GTS Securities LLC––––Not filed
Fort Point Capital Partners LLC––––Not filed
Commerce Bank––––Not filed
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
PKS Advisory Services, LLC––––Not filed
Nwam LLC––––Not filed
Financial Sense Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
Colony Group, LLC––––Not filed
Discipline Wealth Solutions, LLC––––Not filed
Lane Generational LLC––––Not filed
IFP Advisors, Inc––––Not filed
Cypress Wealth Services, LLC––––Not filed
LVM Capital Management Ltd––––Not filed
Brookwood Investment Group LLC––––Not filed
Cozad Asset Management Inc––––Not filed
Cresset Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Fielder Capital Group LLC––––Not filed
Rehmann Capital Advisory Group––––Not filed
M&T Bank Corp––––Not filed
Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Oxbow Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Keel Point, LLC––––Not filed
Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
VestGen Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
180 Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Islay Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Arnhold LLC––––Not filed
Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd.––––Not filed
Diesslin Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Wedmont Private Capital––––Not filed
Truist Financial Corp––––Not filed
Compass Financial Management LLC––––Not filed
BEAM Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Benjamin Edwards Inc––––Not filed
White Pine Capital LLC––––Not filed