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Sprott Physical Gold Trust

PHYS NYSE

The Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) was created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical gold bullion

31.48USD
+0.09 (+0.29%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Dividend yield
0.00%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
30.7%
High Risk
Beta
0.23
vs the market
52-week range
29.6240.93
01 Performance

How PHYS has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Subpar performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−53.4 pts
0%20%40% PHYS +0.3% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, PHYS returned +0.3% with dividends reinvested — −53.4 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
30.7%High Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±31% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−26.8%
0%-15%−26.8%

Deepest fall −26.8% on Jun 24, 2026 — 146 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 75% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%PHYS+0.3% · σ 31%

Over 1 year, PHYS delivered less return with more risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
PHYS tends to move+2.3%

A beta of 0.23 means PHYS has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 0.13 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Downtrend
31.48
  • 12-day average31.56 −0.3%
  • 26-day average31.99 −1.6%
  • 50-day average32.28 −2.5%
  • 200-day average32.53 −3.2%

The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is below the 200-day, a sign of a falling longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought36.8

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Themes

Where PHYS shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold PHYS. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

05 Profile

About Sprott Physical Gold Trust

The Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) was created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical gold bullion

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
Ticker
PHYS
Exchange
NYSE
ISIN
CA85207H1047
CUSIP
85207H104
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Commodities (Gold)
Industry
Gold (Physical)
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameSprott Physical Gold Trust
TickerPHYS
ISINCA85207H1047
CUSIP85207H104
ExchangeNYSE
CategoryCommodities (Gold)
Sub CategoryGold (Physical)
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateFeb 25, 2010
Benchmark-

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD31.48
52W Low / High 29.62 / 40.93
1Y Total Return0.29%
Subpar
1Y Volatility30.41%
High Risk
Beta0.23
12M Dividends0.000
Last Dividend Date-
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield0.00%

Dataas of Oct 13, 2026

AUM-
Discount/Premium-
NAV-
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg-
Nbr of Holdings-
Risk Rank-
Net Expense-
Options available-
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