Sprott Physical Gold Trust PHYS Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSE:PHYS) has 661 institutional investors that have filed 13F reports for the period ending March 2026.

• Their combined ownership stood at 28.2% of outstanding shares in March 2026, down from 30.5% in December 2025.
• They increased total shares held in Sprott Physical Gold Trust by 7.21% from last quarter, and the number of investors in PHYS increased 23.09% annually.
• Of these 661 holders, 293 added to their stakes in Sprott Physical Gold Trust, 203 trimmed positions, and 165 made no changes.
• Institutional investors collectively held 135.92Mn shares in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of March 2026, up by 9.14Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 1.54Mn shares year over year.
• As of March 31, 2026, Royal Bank Of Canada held the largest stake in Sprott Physical Gold Trust with 9.07Mn shares, accounting for 1.88% of total shares outstanding.
• Top purchasers of PHYS stock for the quarter ending March 2026 included IMC-Chicago, LLC (2.04Mn), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (1.24Mn), CENTRAL TRUST Co (1.15Mn), WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC (1.11Mn), JANE STREET GROUP, LLC (1.05Mn).
• Top sellers of PHYS stock for the quarter ending March 2026 included SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP (546.14K), NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO (469.31K), Royal Bank Of Canada (451.01K), Heritage Wealth Advisors (344.12K), Tidal Investments LLC (308.09K).
• Business Quant data shows the 10 biggest positions in Sprott Physical Gold Trust as of March 2026 are held by Royal Bank Of Canada (9.07Mn), Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec (5.82Mn), CENTRAL TRUST Co (5.54Mn), Morgan Stanley (5.54Mn), Heritage Wealth Advisors (4.79Mn), Evanson Asset Management, LLC (3.84Mn), JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD (3.27Mn), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. (3.08Mn), CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS (2.53Mn), IMC-Chicago, LLC (2.45Mn).