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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYSNYSE

SectorFinancials

IndustryAsset Management

Beta (adjusted)0.47

Intrinsic Value

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

Market Price $31.44Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Data confidenceNot applicable

Market Cap $14.9B

Enterprise Value $14.9B

Shares Outstanding 457.3M 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

PHYS remains a transparent, exchange-traded vehicle for direct gold exposure rather than an operating-company investment. Its merits are the large physical position, fully allocated and unencumbered London Good Delivery bars, Royal Canadian Mint custody, and a reported 0.39% management expense ratio. Offsetting considerations are complete dependence on gold prices, possible market-price discounts to net asset value, the absence of regular cash income, and a physical-redemption minimum that is impractical for most retail holders.

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 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

Gold prices reverse after a strong prior advance while investor flows weaken. The unit price declines with bullion and may also approach or breach the issuer-reported historical discount floor, compounding losses relative to gold's net asset value.

Base CaseCentral scenario

PHYS continues to track the value of its physical gold, less expenses and normal premium-or-discount movements. The structure remains intact, but returns depend primarily on gold rather than earnings or distributions.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

Gold remains supported by central-bank purchases, de-dollarization concerns, inflation or currency-debasement fears, and continued investor inflows. PHYS preserves its allocated-bullion structure, its expense ratio remains stable, and its units trade near net asset value.

Key Investment Merits

The Trust holds fully allocated and unencumbered London Good Delivery gold bars, with the Royal Canadian Mint identified as custodian.
Eligible unitholders may redeem monthly for physical bullion, providing a structural link to the underlying metal.
The Trust reported 3,671,782 ounces of gold as of July 31, 2026.
The issuer reported a 0.39% management expense ratio.

Key Investment Risks

Returns are driven principally by gold prices; the Trust does not operate a business that generates diversified earnings or cash flow.
Because PHYS is a closed-end trust, its units can trade at a premium or discount to net asset value.
The Trust made no cash or property distribution during 2025, so investors should not rely on current income.
Physical redemption requires enough units for approximately one 400-ounce London Good Delivery bar, limiting practical redemption access for smaller investors.
The issuer identifies its physical trusts as passive foreign investment companies for U.S. tax purposes, creating potential tax-reporting complexity.

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

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