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Sprott Physical Gold

556 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.57B invested in Sprott Physical Gold in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 57 funds opening new positions, 171 increasing their positions, 177 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 57 | Existing positions closed: 32

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.03B → $3.57B (+$543M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 537556 (+19)

0.58% more ownership

Funds ownership: 29.59%30.17% (+0.58%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 171 | Existing positions reduced: 177

7% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4138 (-3)

Holders
556
Holders Change
+19
Holders Change %
+3.54%
% of All Funds
7.32%
Holding in Top 10
38
Holding in Top 10 Change
-3
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-7.32%
% of All Funds
0.5%
New
57
Increased
171
Reduced
177
Closed
32
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PAMP
1
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$401M +$301M +11,987,630 +314%
Royal Bank of Canada
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$209M +$8.42M +335,203 +4%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$140M -$5.1M -202,989 -4%
FDCDDQ
4
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$135M +$1.04M +41,316 +0.8%
EAM
5
Evanson Asset Management
California
$123M -$4.61M -183,503 -4%
PHS
6
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$109M +$2.12M +84,300 +2%
CTC
7
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$108M -$9.62M -382,825 -8%
IMC Chicago
8
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$81.2M +$77.8M +3,095,611 +2,850%
BFG
9
Bleakley Financial Group
New Jersey
$63.9M -$6.37M -253,333 -9%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
10
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$63.5M +$3.46M +137,871 +6%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
11
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$62.2M +$572K +22,778 +0.9%
JAM
12
Jupiter Asset Management
United Kingdom
$56.8M +$7.45M +296,330 +15%
M
13
MATAURO
New York
$51.2M -$3.04M -121,018 -6%
SI
14
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
$49.2M -$1.15M -45,807 -2%
SC
15
SouthState Corp
Florida
$47.4M -$341K -13,585 -0.7%
Raymond James Financial
16
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$42.8M -$9.75M -387,859 -19%
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$42.1M +$5.07M +201,616 +14%
Jane Street
18
Jane Street
New York
$41M +$16.1M +642,224 +66%
Envestnet Asset Management
19
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$41M -$1.64M -65,141 -4%
Wells Fargo
20
Wells Fargo
California
$40.6M +$2.17M +86,437 +6%
Commonwealth Equity Services
21
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$36.8M -$1.98M -78,635 -5%
FHC
22
Forest Hill Capital
Arkansas
$36.7M
KAS
23
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$36M +$10.6M +420,430 +42%
Bank of Montreal
24
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$30.4M +$1.73M +68,986 +8%
Cetera Investment Advisers
25
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$30.4M +$1.11M +44,234 +4%

PHYS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

556 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $3.57B — up 18% from $3.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 57 funds opened new PHYS positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 171 added to existing stakes and 177 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Polar Asset Management Partners, adding an estimated $301M. The largest seller was Wealthcare Capital Management, cutting an estimated $15.6M.

  • 556 institutional investors held Sprott Physical Gold (PHYS) as of Q2 2025, up from 537 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $3.57B of Sprott Physical Gold stock for Q2 2025, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 57 funds opened new Sprott Physical Gold positions in Q2 2025 and 32 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold buyer in Q2 2025 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $301M added.
  • The largest Sprott Physical Gold seller in Q2 2025 was Wealthcare Capital Management, an estimated $15.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.