Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026)

Sprott Physical Gold Trust's (PHYS) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $17.4 million in Q1 2026, up 86.13% year-on-year from $9.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 5.44% quarter-over-quarter from $16.5 million in Q4 2025.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) Operating Expenses (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sprott Physical Gold Trust has disclosed Operating Expenses across 16 years of filings, most recently posting $17.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $17.4 million, up 86.13% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $58.0 million (up 70.34% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $49.9 million, up 59.75% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $17.4 million for Q1 2026 at Sprott Physical Gold Trust, up from $16.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $17.4 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $5.4 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $6.6 million (2024), against an average of $8.6 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 3.7% in 2022 and soared 86.13% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Sprott Physical Gold Trust's Operating Expenses stood at $5.8 million in 2022, then rose by 9.48% to $6.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 41.67% to $9.0 million in 2024, then surged by 82.73% to $16.5 million in 2025, then grew by 5.44% to $17.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $17.4 million (Q1 2026), $16.5 million (Q4 2025), and $12.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 16.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 12.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 11.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 9.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 9.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 6.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 6.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 6.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 5.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 5.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 5.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 5.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.09 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.63 Mn