Sprott Physical Gold Trust PHYS Institutional Ownership

NYSE PHYS

$31.20 -0.25 (-0.79%)

At close: Sep 30, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Institutions by Trading Activity

649 Institutions

Increased 253 39.0%

Unchanged 208 32.0%

Reduced 188 29.0%

Ownership Statistics

13F · as of 30 Jun, 2026

Institutional Ownership

32.12%

▲+2.30 pp QoQ

Shares Held by Institutions

146.88Mn

of 457.31Mn outstanding

▲+12.71% QoQ

Shares Outstanding

457.31Mn

310.44Mn held outside 13F filers

Institutional Investors

649

filed 13F for Jun 2026

▼-29 vs prior quarter

Net Shares Added (QoQ)

+16.57Mn

accumulated since last quarter

Value of Holdings

$4.58Bn

reported market value

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Ownership Summary

Quarter ending 30 Jun, 2026

Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSE:PHYS) is held by 649 institutional investors per 13F filings through June 2026.

Their combined ownership stood at 32.1% of outstanding shares in June 2026, up from 29.8% in March 2026.
They increased total shares held in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 12.71% from last quarter, and the number of investors in PHYS increased 16.1% annually.
Of these 649 funds, 253 grew their exposure to Sprott Physical Gold Trust, 188 cut back, and 208 maintained positions.
In total, institutional investors held 146.88Mn shares in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of June 2026, up by 16.57Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 11.97Mn shares year over year.
Royal Bank Of Canada is the top holder of Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of June 30, 2026, with 9.29Mn shares representing 2.03% of outstanding stock.
The largest buyers of Sprott Physical Gold Trust for the quarter ending June 2026 were Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. (4.46Mn), Evanson Financial, LLC (3.6Mn), Ascentis Wealth Management, LLC (1.87Mn), Weiss Asset Management LP (1.13Mn), SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP (867.64K).
Top sellers of PHYS stock for the quarter ending June 2026 included JANE STREET GROUP, LLC (651.45K), WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC (449.34K), SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. (375.46K), Morgan Stanley (295.55K), Blueprint Investment Partners LLC (273.9K).
According to Business Quant data, leading holders of PHYS for June 2026 are Royal Bank Of Canada (9.29Mn), CENTRAL TRUST Co (5.89Mn), Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec (5.89Mn), Morgan Stanley (5.24Mn), Heritage Wealth Advisors (4.71Mn), Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. (4.46Mn), Evanson Financial, LLC (3.6Mn), JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD (3.43Mn), IMC-Chicago, LLC (3.25Mn), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (3.12Mn).

Form 13F Holdings

649 Institutional Holders

Report period 30 Jun, 2026

Total shares held 146.88Mn

Of outstanding 32.12%

#	Institution	CIK	Shares Held	% of Outstanding	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
1	Royal Bank Of Canada	0001000275	9,287,092	2.03%	▲222,049	+2.45%	$280.19Mn
2	CENTRAL TRUST Co	0000044365	5,891,785	1.29%	▲349,130	+6.30%	$177.76Mn
3	Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec	0002022297	5,889,428	1.29%	▲68,101	+1.17%	$177.18Mn
4	Morgan Stanley	0000895421	5,242,209	1.15%	▼295,553	-5.34%	$158.16Mn
5	Heritage Wealth Advisors	0001591122	4,706,640	1.03%	▼87,815	-1.83%	$142.00Mn
6	Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.	0001020317	4,460,932	0.98%	▲4,460,932	0.00%	$134.59Mn
7	Evanson Financial, LLC	0002140235	3,598,792	0.79%	▲3,598,792	0.00%	$108.58Mn
8	JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD	0001215838	3,426,260	0.75%	▲155,987	+4.77%	$103.80Mn
9	IMC-Chicago, LLC	0001452861	3,250,316	0.71%	▲801,098	+32.71%	$98.06Mn
10	Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.	0001419186	3,116,362	0.68%	▲34,033	+1.10%	$94.02K
11	CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS	0001512024	2,536,730	0.55%	▲4,790	+0.19%	$76.53Mn
12	LPL Financial LLC	0001403438	2,315,840	0.51%	▼45,758	-1.94%	$69.87Mn
13	Bleakley Financial Group, LLC	0001936953	2,234,144	0.49%	▲14,328	+0.65%	$67.40Mn
14	MATAURO, LLC	0002052964	2,119,854	0.46%	▲54,436	+2.64%	$63.96Mn
15	Sprott Inc.	0001512920	2,054,043	0.45%	▼55,445	-2.63%	$61.97Mn
16	Kestra Advisory Services, LLC	0001830819	1,980,953	0.43%	▲633,760	+47.04%	$59.77Mn
17	Raymond James Financial Inc	0000720005	1,976,995	0.43%	▼30,135	-1.50%	$59.65Mn
18	Ascentis Wealth Management, LLC	0002032602	1,934,574	0.42%	▲1,874,934	+3,143.75%	$1.97Mn
19	ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC	0001407543	1,711,864	0.37%	▼91,524	-5.08%	$51.65Mn
20	Wells Fargo & Company/Mn	0000072971	1,680,632	0.37%	▼91,773	-5.18%	$50.67Mn

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