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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

Sprott Physical Gold Trust is a commodity contracts brokers and dealers company, listed on NYSE (PHYS).1 It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.1

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$5.9BNet income, fiscal 20252

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  • TickerPHYS on NYSE1
  • IndustryCommodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers1
  • HeadquartersToronto, Canada1
  • Business addressSte. 2700, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, 200 Bay Street, Toronto, A6 M5J 2J13

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2025

37.2%Return on equity2

Financial statements

Gross profit4567892$6.0B in 2025
-$2.0B0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2018: -$46.3M-$46.3M20182019: $371.3M$371.3M20192020: $763.9M$763.9M2020+106%2021: -$178.0M-$178.0M20212022: -$59.6M-$59.6M2022−66%2023: $748.7M$748.7M20232024: $1.8B$1.8B2024+135%2025: $6.0B$6.0B2025+241%
Net income4567892$5.9B in 2025
-$2.0B0$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2018: -$56.2M-$56.2M20182019: $360.2M$360.2M20192020: $747.1M$747.1M2020+107%2021: -$198.0M-$198.0M20212022: -$82.5M-$82.5M2022−58%2023: $723.5M$723.5M20232024: $1.7B$1.7B2024+139%2025: $5.9B$5.9B2025+244%

Every line of the income statement as filed: the last 2 fiscal years, latest first.2

Period ending2025-12-312024-12-31
Net realized gains (losses) on redemptions and sales of gold bullion (note 6)$147.6M$57.1M
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on gold bullion (note 6)$5.8B$1.7B
Other income$1.6M$1.0M
GrossProfit$6.0B$1.8B
Management fees (note 8)$43.2M$26.8M
Sales tax$2.7M$1.7M
Bullion storage fees$1.5M$1.6M
Listing and regulatory filing fees$1.4M$507.0K
Unitholder reporting costs$482.0K$243.0K
Legal fees$269.0K$112.0K
Administrative fees$259.0K$239.0K
Audit fees$132.0K$113.0K
Independent Review Committee fees$8.0K$8.0K
Custodial fees$5.0K$3.0K
Trustee fees$4.0K$4.0K
Net foreign exchange losses (gains)-$4.0K$3.0K
ExpenseByNature$49.9M$31.3M
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss)$5.9B$1.7B
Weighted average number of Units457.3M shares405.2M shares
Increase (decrease) in total equity from operations per Unit$13$4

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What it owns

What Sprott Physical Gold Trust reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$26.9M2 Dec 31, 2025$8.9M2 Dec 31, 2024+201.6%

Filings

40 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 35 other. The latest 20:

  1. Aug 13, 20266-K CURRENT REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT EDGAR
  2. May 12, 20266-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  3. Mar 13, 202640-F ANNUAL REPORTS EDGAR
  4. Nov 7, 20256-K CURRENT REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT EDGAR
  5. Oct 30, 2025SUPPL VOLUNTARY SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL EDGAR
  6. Oct 28, 2025F-X FOR APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS EDGAR
  7. Oct 28, 2025F-X FOR APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS EDGAR
  8. Oct 28, 2025F-10 REGISTRATION STATEMENT EDGAR
  9. Aug 15, 20256-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  10. Jun 13, 20256-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  11. May 15, 20256-K EDGAR
  12. Apr 11, 2025SUPPL VOLUNTARY SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL EDGAR
  13. Mar 20, 202540-F ANNUAL REPORT FILED BY CERTAIN CANADIAN ISSUERS EDGAR
  14. Dec 9, 20246-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  15. Dec 9, 2024SUPPL VOLUNTARY SUPPLEMENTAL EDGAR
  16. Nov 15, 20246-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  17. Sep 9, 20246-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  18. Sep 9, 2024SUPPL VOLUNTARY SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL EDGAR
  19. Sep 6, 2024F-X FOR APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS EDGAR
  20. Sep 6, 2024F-X FOR APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS EDGAR

The 40 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 100. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

FundSharesValueShare of the fundChange
Royal Bank Of Canada9,287,092$280.2M0.0%+222,049
CENTRAL TRUST Co5,891,785$177.8M3.2%+349,130
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec5,889,428$177.2M0.5%+68,101
Morgan Stanley5,242,209$158.2M0.0%−295,553
Heritage Wealth Advisors4,706,640$142.0M4.9%−87,815
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.4,460,932$134.6M11.9%New
Evanson Financial, LLC3,598,792$108.6M5.3%New
Jupiter Asset Management Ltd3,426,260$103.8M0.5%+155,987
IMC-Chicago, LLC3,250,316$98.1M0.9%+801,098
Captrust Financial Advisors2,536,730$76.5M0.1%+4,790
LPL Financial LLC2,315,840$69.9M0.0%−45,758
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC2,234,144$67.4M0.9%+14,328
Matauro, LLC2,119,854$64.0M8.5%+54,436
Sprott Inc.2,054,043$62.0M2.1%−55,445
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC1,980,953$59.8M0.2%+633,760
Raymond James Financial Inc1,976,995$59.6M0.0%−30,135
Envestnet Asset Management Inc1,711,864$51.6M0.0%−91,524
Wells Fargo & Company/mn1,680,632$50.7M0.0%−91,773
Cetera Investment Advisers1,658,246$50.0M0.0%−68,543
SouthState Bank Corp1,651,138$49.8M2.1%−84,299
Weiss Asset Management LP1,611,647$48.6M0.7%+1,127,546
Goldman Sachs Group Inc1,525,066$46.0M0.0%+169,317
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC1,510,702$45.6M0.2%−45,612
Forest Hill Capital, LLC1,448,500$43.7M33.6%No change
WIT Partners Advisory Pte. Ltd.1,401,170$42.3M19.8%+459,950

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How Sprott Physical Gold Trust is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARSprott Physical Gold Trust1
  • CIK0001477049
  • Employer ID (EIN)98-139979410
  • Incorporated inOntario, Canada10
  • Industry code (SIC)6221 Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Crypto Assets, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business addressSte. 2700, South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza, 200 Bay Street, Toronto, A6 M5J 2J11
  • Phone416-362-71721
  • Shares outstanding475,484,857 as of Dec 31, 20252
  • On EDGAR sinceDec 9, 20091
  • Filings301 in all: 6-K (101), 425 (69), SUPPL (23), F-10/A (21), F-X (20), 40-F (16), F-10 (10), F-1/A (7)1
    All 22 form types

    CORRESP (5), 6-K/A (4), SC 13D/A (4), UPLOAD (4), 424B1 (3), EFFECT (3), F-1 (3), F-1MEF (2), 20-F (1), 8-A12B (1), CERTPAC (1), FWP (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13G (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (40-F) Mar 13, 2026

Securities registered for trading

ClassSymbolExchange
UnitsPHYSNYSE Arca

From the cover page of the 40-F filed Mar 13, 2026 (Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act).10