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Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust

CEFNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryAsset Management

Beta (adjusted)0.56

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $41.74Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $7.3B

Enterprise Value $7.3B

Shares Outstanding 194.6M diluted

Next Earnings Date13 Nov 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Sprott Physical Gold & Silver Trust (CEF) offers a highly secure, liquid, and tax-efficient vehicle for holding physical precious metals. By holding fully allocated, unencumbered gold and silver bullion custodied at the Royal Canadian Mint, the Trust eliminates the counterparty and storage risks associated with direct physical ownership or synthetic ETFs. Trading at a persistent discount to its Net Asset Value (NAV), CEF provides an attractive entry point for investors seeking a disciplined 2/3 gold and 1/3 silver allocation, with the added benefit of monthly physical redemption features and favorable U.S. capital gains tax treatment compared to traditional collectibles.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$35.0020%

A prolonged period of high real interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar dampens investor appetite for non-yielding assets, leading to a broad sell-off in precious metals. Silver underperforms due to a global industrial slowdown. Reduced liquidity and retail outflows cause the Trust's discount to NAV to widen toward historical lows of -8% to -10%.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$48.0050%

Gold and silver prices remain supported by steady investment demand and moderate inflation. The Trust continues to trade at a stable discount to NAV of approximately 3% to 5%, tracking the underlying spot prices of gold and silver closely. The management expense ratio remains low at 0.46%, and the monthly physical redemption mechanism continues to act as a structural floor preventing extreme discount widening.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$55.0030%

Precious metals enter a secular bull market driven by accelerating global central bank diversification, persistent geopolitical tensions, and systemic currency debasement concerns. Silver's industrial demand (solar, electronics) outstrips supply, leading to a sharp catch-up trade that compresses the gold-to-silver ratio. Increased investor demand drives the Trust's market price to trade at a premium to NAV, while the ATM program successfully expands the trust's asset base.

Scenarios reflect our research view at the research date.

Key Investment Merits

Fully allocated and unencumbered physical bullion holdings custodied at the Royal Canadian Mint, minimizing counterparty and bankruptcy risks.
Favorable tax treatment for non-corporate U.S. investors (taxed at capital gains rates of 15%/20% instead of the 28% collectibles rate, subject to QEF election).
Monthly physical redemption feature provides a unique structural mechanism that helps align the market price closer to the underlying NAV.
Liquid and convenient exchange-traded alternative to the high transaction costs, security concerns, and storage fees of direct physical metal ownership.

Key Investment Risks

Direct exposure to the high volatility of spot gold and silver prices, which do not generate yield or cash flow.
Persistent trading at a discount to Net Asset Value (NAV), which can widen during periods of market stress or low liquidity.
Fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, as certain trust expenses are paid in Canadian dollars while assets are denominated in U.S. dollars.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

A structural change in the tax status of PFICs or QEF elections that eliminates the capital gains tax advantage for U.S. investors.
A severe breach of security or custody protocols at the Royal Canadian Mint affecting the trust's physical bullion.
The discount to NAV permanently widening beyond 12% due to a breakdown in the monthly redemption mechanism.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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