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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
Park Avenue Securities LLC––––Not filed
Columbia Advisory Partners LLC––––Not filed
Howe & Rusling Inc––––Not filed
Crown Wealth Group, LLC––––Not filed
Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc––––Not filed
Simplicity Wealth,LLC––––Not filed
Pathstone Holdings, LLC––––Not filed
Cedrus Wealth Group LLC––––Not filed
Sowell Financial Services LLC––––Not filed
Silver Oak Securities, Inc––––Not filed
Insight Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Galvin, Gaustad & Stein, LLC––––Not filed
Avidian Wealth Solutions, LLC––––Not filed
Fisher Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
AdvisorNet Financial, Inc––––Not filed
Merit Financial Group, LLC––––Not filed
Whalerock Point Partners, LLC––––Not filed
Magnus Financial Group LLC––––Not filed
Latitude Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Miracle Mile Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Pettinga Financial Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Kavar Capital Partners Group, LLC––––Not filed
Wedbush Securities Inc––––Not filed
True North Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
First Manhattan Co––––Not filed
Arkadios Wealth Advisors––––Not filed
Canal Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Unique Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
Integrated Advisors Network LLC––––Not filed
Summit Trail Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Ingalls & Snyder LLC––––Not filed
BCS Wealth Management––––Not filed
Surience Private Wealth LLC––––Not filed
SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.––––Not filed
IPG Investment Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Millennium Capital Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Intrua Financial, LLC––––Not filed
Ameriprise Financial Inc––––Not filed
Bank of New York Mellon Corp––––Not filed
RPS Advisory Solutions LLC––––Not filed
Sound View Wealth Advisors Group, LLC––––Not filed
One Capital Management, LLC––––Not filed
SIG North Trading, ULC––––Not filed
Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C.––––Not filed
CM Wealth Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Community Bank, N.A.––––Not filed
Brown Advisory Inc––––Not filed
J2 Capital Management Inc––––Not filed
RIA Advisory Group LLC––––Not filed
Nvest Financial, LLC––––Not filed
Lumbard & Kellner, LLC––––Not filed
Semper Augustus Investments Group LLCSuperinvestorSemper Augustus––––Not filed
Meridian Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
BSW Wealth Partners––––Not filed
Equitable Holdings, Inc.––––Not filed
Badgley Phelps Wealth Managers, LLC––––Not filed
Kiker Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
We Are One Seven, LLC––––Not filed
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth, LLC––––Not filed
Tocqueville Asset Management L.P.––––Not filed
S.A. Mason LLC––––Not filed
Peak Financial Management, Inc.––––Not filed
Highland Investment Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Cobblestone Asset Management LLC––––Not filed
Savant Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC––––Not filed
Littlejohn Financial Services, Inc.––––Not filed
Straight Path Wealth Management––––Not filed
Bokf, NA––––Not filed
Euro Pacific Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Sankala Group LLC––––Not filed
OneAscent Financial Services LLC––––Not filed
Barometer Capital Management Inc.––––Not filed
Orgel Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Wiley Bros.-Aintree Capital, LLC––––Not filed
Citadel Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Welch & Forbes LLC––––Not filed
Independent Financial Group, LLC––––Not filed
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.––––Not filed
Convergence Financial, LLC––––Not filed
MKT Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Nadler Financial Group, Inc.––––Not filed
Fifth Third Bancorp––––Not filed
Tectonic Advisors LLC––––Not filed
Lineweaver Wealth Advisors, LLC––––Not filed
Rice Partnership, LLC––––Not filed
Perigon Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Beacon Financial Group––––Not filed
LFA - Lugano Financial Advisors SA––––Not filed
Manhattan West Asset Management, LLC––––Not filed
Armstrong Advisory Group, Inc––––Not filed
Founders Financial Securities LLC––––Not filed
Arcadia Wealth Management, LLC––––Not filed
Compass Capital Corp––––Not filed
Apollon Financial, LLC––––Not filed
Independent Advisor Alliance––––Not filed
SpringVest Wealth Management LLC––––Not filed