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Royal Bank of Canada’s Sprott Physical Gold PHYS Stock Holding History

Royal Bank of Canada’s Portfolio PHYS Stock Details PHYS Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q1 		$321M Sell
9,065,043
-451,010
-5% -$16.7M 0.06% 303
2025
Q4 		$314M Buy
9,516,053
+724,321
+8% +$22.9M 0.05% 304
2025
Q3 		$260M Buy
8,791,732
+538,551
+7% +$14.3M 0.04% 355
2025
Q2 		$209M Buy
8,253,181
+335,203
+4% +$8.42M 0.04% 387
2025
Q1 		$191M Buy
7,917,978
+1,225,695
+18% +$27.2M 0.04% 363
2024
Q4 		$135M Buy
6,692,283
+37,144
+0.6% +$764K 0.03% 471
2024
Q3 		$136M Buy
6,655,139
+383,949
+6% +$7.39M 0.03% 465
2024
Q2 		$113M Buy
6,271,190
+481,648
+8% +$8.74M 0.03% 485
2024
Q1 		$100M Buy
5,789,542
+184,226
+3% +$2.95M 0.02% 524
2023
Q4 		$89.3M Sell
5,605,316
-350,828
-6% -$5.39M 0.02% 568
2023
Q3 		$85.3M Buy
5,956,144
+355,208
+6% +$5.33M 0.02% 509
2023
Q2 		$83.6M Buy
5,600,936
+413,449
+8% +$6.39M 0.02% 535
2023
Q1 		$80.2M Buy
5,187,487
+1,654,878
+47% +$24.3M 0.02% 518
2022
Q4 		$49.8M Sell
3,532,609
-3,713,725
-51% -$49.6M 0.01% 686
2022
Q3 		$92.8M Sell
7,246,334
-796,397
-10% -$10.7M 0.03% 449
2022
Q2 		$114M Buy
8,042,731
+1,922,726
+31% +$28.3M 0.03% 401
2022
Q1 		$94.1M Buy
6,120,005
+1,413,756
+30% +$21M 0.02% 520
2021
Q4 		$67.6M Sell
4,706,249
-147,249
-3% -$2.08M 0.02% 679
2021
Q3 		$67M Buy
4,853,498
+64,752
+1% +$916K 0.02% 632
2021
Q2 		$67.2M Buy
4,788,746
+250,109
+6% +$3.6M 0.02% 613
2021
Q1 		$60.9M Buy
4,538,637
+874,479
+24% +$12.4M 0.02% 613
2020
Q4 		$55.3M Sell
3,664,158
-776,882
-17% -$11.5M 0.02% 667
2020
Q3 		$66.8M Buy
4,441,040
+1,741,406
+65% +$26.6M 0.02% 507
2020
Q2 		$38.6M Buy
2,699,634
+879,804
+48% +$12.1M 0.02% 681
2020
Q1 		$23.9M Buy
1,819,830
+309,840
+21% +$3.94M 0.01% 815
2019
Q4 		$18.4M Buy
1,509,990
+487,534
+48% +$5.8M 0.01% 1213
2019
Q3 		$12.1M Buy
1,022,456
+98,653
+11% +$1.17M ﹤0.01% 1426
2019
Q2 		$10.5M Buy
923,803
+288,444
+45% +$3.02M ﹤0.01% 1533
2019
Q1 		$6.64M Buy
635,359
+74,395
+13% +$784K ﹤0.01% 1806
2018
Q4 		$5.78M Sell
560,964
-436,602
-44% -$4.31M ﹤0.01% 1877
2018
Q3 		$9.53M Sell
997,566
-7,461
-0.7% -$72.9K ﹤0.01% 1646
2018
Q2 		$10.2M Sell
1,005,027
-55,974
-5% -$594K ﹤0.01% 1513
2018
Q1 		$11.4M Buy
1,061,001
+30,590
+3% +$331K 0.01% 1446
2017
Q4 		$10.9M Buy
1,030,411
+114,061
+12% +$1.19M ﹤0.01% 1549
2017
Q3 		$9.57M Buy
916,350
+45,837
+5% +$478K ﹤0.01% 1569
2017
Q2 		$8.82M Buy
870,513
+26,303
+3% +$270K ﹤0.01% 1584
2017
Q1 		$8.63M Sell
844,210
-143,873
-15% -$1.44M ﹤0.01% 1566
2016
Q4 		$9.28M Buy
988,083
+70,507
+8% +$707K 0.01% 1560
2016
Q3 		$10.1M Buy
917,576
+101,889
+12% +$1.13M 0.01% 1472
2016
Q2 		$8.96M Buy
815,687
+23,430
+3% +$245K 0.01% 1530
2016
Q1 		$8.02M Sell
792,257
-84,950
-10% -$828K 0.01% 1527
2015
Q4 		$7.66M Sell
877,207
-302,710
-26% -$2.75M 0.01% 1606
2015
Q3 		$10.8M Buy
1,179,917
+201,225
+21% +$1.86M 0.01% 1111
2015
Q2 		$9.45M Buy
978,692
+546,400
+126% +$5.38M 0.01% 1241
2015
Q1 		$4.23M Sell
432,292
-608,320
-58% -$6.14M ﹤0.01% 1711
2014
Q4 		$10.2M Sell
1,040,612
-438,339
-30% -$4.35M 0.01% 1216
2014
Q3 		$14.7M Buy
1,478,951
+549,714
+59% +$5.83M 0.01% 983
2014
Q2 		$10.2M Sell
929,237
-363,336
-28% -$3.89M 0.01% 1213
2014
Q1 		$13.8M Sell
1,292,573
-609,667
-32% -$6.56M 0.01% 960
2013
Q4 		$18.9M Buy
1,902,240
+903,112
+90% +$9.52M 0.01% 827
2013
Q3 		$11M Sell
999,128
-264,616
-21% -$2.93M 0.01% 1086
2013
Q2 		$12.9M Buy
+1,263,744
New +$14.9M 0.01% 909

Other funds holding PHYS

FDCDDQ
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec Levis, Quebec, Canada $27.8B AUM 31.66% 1-Year Est. Return
CTC
Central Trust Company Jefferson City, Missouri $5.08B AUM 25.65% 1-Year Est. Return
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.66T AUM 25.57% 1-Year Est. Return
HWA
Heritage Wealth Advisors Richmond, Virginia $2.56B AUM 19.48% 1-Year Est. Return
EAM
Evanson Asset Management Carmel, California $1.86B AUM 25.39% 1-Year Est. Return
JAM
Jupiter Asset Management London, United Kingdom $18.8B AUM 29.2% 1-Year Est. Return
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Fairfield, Iowa $43.3B AUM 29.3% 1-Year Est. Return
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors Raleigh, North Carolina $57.3B AUM 18.32% 1-Year Est. Return
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago Chicago, Illinois $278B AUM 44.93% 1-Year Est. Return
LPL Financial
LPL Financial San Diego, California $377B AUM 19.32% 1-Year Est. Return

Royal Bank of Canada's PHYS Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Royal Bank of Canada reduced its Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) stake by 4.7% in Q1 2026, selling an estimated $16.7M and leaving 9,065,043 shares worth $321M. The position accounts for 0.06% of the portfolio, ranked #303.

Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in PHYS in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since. 675 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold PHYS as of Q1 2026.

  • Royal Bank of Canada held 9,065,043 shares of Sprott Physical Gold worth $321M as of Q1 2026.
  • Royal Bank of Canada sold 451,010 Sprott Physical Gold shares in Q1 2026, an estimated $16.7M.
  • Sprott Physical Gold made up 0.06% of Royal Bank of Canada's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #303 holding.
  • Royal Bank of Canada first reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold in Q2 2013 and has held it in 52 quarters since.
  • 675 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Sprott Physical Gold as of Q1 2026.

Based on Royal Bank of Canada's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.