Who owns Sprott Physical Gold Trust?
Institutional ownership of PHYS from SEC Form 13F filings across 367 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
367
13F holders
$2.87B
value, 2026 filers
21.8%
of shares outstanding (103.9M sh)
33
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of PHYS's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 9.3M | $280.2M | 0.0% | 1.9% | +2.4% |
| 2 | Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | 6.2M | $188,042 | 0.4% | 1.3% | +102.2% |
| 3 | CENTRAL TRUST Co | 5.9M | $177.8M | 3.2% | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 4 | Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | 5.9M | $177.2M | 0.5% | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 5 | MORGAN STANLEY | 5.2M | $158.2M | 0.0% | 1.1% | -5.3% |
| 6 | Heritage Wealth Advisors | 4.7M | $142.0M | 4.9% | 1% | -1.8% |
| 7 | Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.NEW | 4.5M | $134.6M | 11.9% | 0.9% | new |
| 8 | CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | 2.5M | $76.5M | 0.1% | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 9 | LPL Financial LLC | 2.3M | $69.9M | 0.0% | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 10 | Bleakley Financial Group, LLC | 2.2M | $67.4M | 0.9% | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 11 | Ascentis Wealth Management, LLC | 2.2M | $6.0M | 0.9% | 0.5% | +3538.5% |
| 12 | Kestra Advisory Services, LLC | 2.0M | $59.8M | 0.2% | 0.4% | +47.0% |
| 13 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 2.0M | $59.6M | 0.0% | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 14 | ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 1.7M | $51.6M | 0.0% | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 15 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 1.7M | $50.7M | 0.0% | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 16 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 1.7M | $50.0M | 0.0% | 0.3% | -4.0% |
| 17 | SouthState Bank Corp | 1.7M | $49.8M | 2.1% | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 18 | Weiss Asset Management LP | 1.6M | $48.6M | 0.5% | 0.3% | +232.9% |
| 19 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 1.5M | $46.0M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +12.5% |
| 20 | HighTower Advisors, LLC | 1.4M | $42.1M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +8.6% |
| 21 | COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC | 1.4M | $41.8M | 0.1% | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 22 | NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO | 1.4M | $40.8M | 0.0% | 0.3% | +69.1% |
| 23 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 1.1M | $34.3M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +39.3% |
| 24 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.1M | $33.6M | 0.0% | 0.2% | +282.9% |
| 25 | Intesa Sanpaolo Wealth Management | 1.1M | $32.5M | 6.5% | 0.2% | +114.0% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.