Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) shareholders
PHYSNYSECommodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
$29.29−0.81 (-2.69%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $13.93BP/E –Yield –
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
31.3%
149M of 475M shares
Institutional holders
651
50 new, 61 sold out
Net institutional buying
17M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
0 buys · 0 sales
Open-market trades only
Shares held by institutions
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of PHYS | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 9,287,092 | 1.95% | $280.19M | +222,049 | 0.04% |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 6,232,724 | 1.31% | $188.04M | +3,150,395 | 0.21% |
| CENTRAL TRUST Co | 5,891,785 | 1.24% | $177.76M | +349,130 | 3.21% |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5,889,428 | 1.24% | $177.18M | +68,101 | 0.54% |
| Morgan Stanley | 5,242,209 | 1.10% | $158.16M | −295,553 | 0.01% |
| Heritage Wealth Advisors | 4,706,640 | 0.99% | $142.00M | −87,815 | 4.87% |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. | 4,460,932 | 0.94% | $134.59M | New | 11.86% |
| Evanson Financial, LLC | 3,598,792 | 0.76% | $108.58M | New | 5.31% |
| Jupiter Asset Management Ltd | 3,426,260 | 0.72% | $103.80M | +155,987 | 0.52% |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 3,250,316 | 0.68% | $98.06M | +801,098 | 0.02% |
| Captrust Financial Advisors | 2,536,730 | 0.53% | $76.53M | +4,790 | 0.12% |
| LPL Financial LLC | 2,315,840 | 0.49% | $69.87M | −45,758 | 0.02% |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 2,234,144 | 0.47% | $67.40M | +14,328 | 0.86% |
| Matauro, LLC | 2,119,854 | 0.45% | $63.96M | +54,436 | 8.46% |
| Sprott Inc. | 2,054,043 | 0.43% | $61.97M | −55,445 | 1.96% |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 1,980,953 | 0.42% | $59.77M | +633,760 | 0.19% |
| Raymond James Financial Inc | 1,976,995 | 0.42% | $59.65M | −30,135 | 0.02% |
| Envestnet Asset Management Inc | 1,711,864 | 0.36% | $51.65M | −91,524 | 0.01% |
| Wells Fargo & Company/Mn | 1,680,632 | 0.35% | $50.67M | −91,773 | 0.01% |
| Cetera Investment Advisers | 1,658,246 | 0.35% | $50.03M | −68,543 | 0.05% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 651 | 149M | 31.3% | 50 / 199 | 190 / 61 | 23M | 6M |
| Q1 2026 | 677 | 136M | 28.7% | 87 / 201 | 213 / 41 | 15M | 19M |
| Q4 2025 | 638 | 141M | 29.6% | 97 / 179 | 190 / 30 | 17M | 11M |
| Q3 2025 | 581 | 135M | 28.4% | 56 / 194 | 140 / 22 | 10M | 24M |
| Q2 2025 | 557 | 149M | 31.3% | 56 / 172 | 177 / 32 | 32M | 9M |
| Q1 2025 | 539 | 126M | 26.5% | 83 / 159 | 143 / 31 | 12M | 9M |
| Q4 2024 | 493 | 123M | 25.8% | 66 / 155 | 119 / 28 | 16M | 11M |
| Q3 2024 | 466 | 120M | 25.2% | 57 / 131 | 122 / 21 | 10M | 8M |
| Q2 2024 | 433 | 117M | 24.7% | 57 / 126 | 106 / 29 | 11M | 25M |
| Q1 2024 | 410 | 132M | 27.8% | 44 / 103 | 115 / 30 | 24M | 10M |
| Q4 2023 | 403 | 123M | 25.8% | 44 / 107 | 108 / 26 | 12M | 12M |
| Q3 2023 | 389 | 123M | 25.8% | 29 / 93 | 127 / 20 | 15M | 4M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
11 funds held PHYS in Q2 2026, 35% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of PHYS | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETF | 1,046,369 | 0.22% | $31.57M | 20.75% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| SMI 3Fourteen REAL Asset Allocation ETF | 888,925 | 0.19% | $26.82M | 4.51% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund | 786,063 | 0.17% | $24.05M | 1.07% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Government Street Equity Fund | 80,000 | 0.02% | $2.41M | 2.22% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Government Street Opportunities Fund | 68,500 | 0.01% | $2.07M | 2.21% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Concorde Wealth Management Fund | 60,000 | 0.01% | $1.81M | 4.24% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs Tax-Advantaged Global Equity Portfolio | 25,795 | 0.01% | $887.86K | 0.01% | May 31, 2026 |
| Sound Mind Investing Dynamic Allocation Fund | 8,400 | 0.00% | $256.96K | 0.33% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Pinnacle Multi-Strategy Core Fund | 6,310 | 0.00% | $190.37K | 0.63% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Smi Multi-Strategy Fund | 3,120 | 0.00% | $95.44K | 0.17% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs Enhanced Dividend Global Equity Portfolio | 1,997 | 0.00% | $68.74K | 0.01% | May 31, 2026 |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
0.10%
0M shares short
Days to cover
1.0
At 3M shares a day
Change since last report
+11.0%
From 0M shares
Short volume, 20 days
29.9%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of Sprott Physical Gold Trust's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 85,336 shares on Aug 20, 2026 over the last 90 days.
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