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Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

AAAU
Exchange
CBOE
Industry
Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
SEC CIK
0001708646

No open-market purchases or sales by Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 244 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $882.4M in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q1 2024

Institutional positions in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF as of Mar 31, 2024. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
100
+1 vs. Q4 2023
Shares held
12.1M
+169.8K (+1.4%) vs. Q4 2023
Total value
$264.1M
+$19.9M (+8.2%) vs. Q4 2023
New holders
16
28 more added
Sold out
15
36 more reduced

1 institution that held it in Q4 2023 haven't filed for Q1 2024 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2023: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting AAAU on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ1 2024: 100 institutions
Q1 2021: 35 institutionsQ2 2021: 38 institutionsQ3 2021: 36 institutionsQ4 2021: 47 institutionsQ1 2022: 63 institutionsQ2 2022: 63 institutionsQ3 2022: 60 institutionsQ4 2022: 64 institutionsQ1 2023: 79 institutionsQ2 2023: 89 institutionsQ3 2023: 81 institutionsQ4 2023: 100 institutionsQ1 2024: 100 institutionsQ2 2024: 105 institutionsQ3 2024: 124 institutionsQ4 2024: 146 institutionsQ1 2025: 161 institutionsQ2 2025: 187 institutionsQ3 2025: 207 institutionsQ4 2025: 230 institutionsQ1 2026: 251 institutionsQ2 2026: 244 institutions
Value heldQ1 2024: $264.1M
Q1 2021: $81.2MQ2 2021: $91.2MQ3 2021: $102.8MQ4 2021: $108.0MQ1 2022: $313.7MQ2 2022: $259.7MQ3 2022: $110.8MQ4 2022: $121.3MQ1 2023: $150.9MQ2 2023: $241.0MQ3 2023: $184.2MQ4 2023: $244.2MQ1 2024: $264.1MQ2 2024: $264.3MQ3 2024: $301.8MQ4 2024: $321.5MQ1 2025: $460.7MQ2 2025: $520.3MQ3 2025: $694.7MQ4 2025: $818.1MQ1 2026: $998.2MQ2 2026: $882.4M
Institutions holding AAAU and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026244$882.4M
Q1 2026251$998.2M
Q4 2025230$818.1M
Q3 2025207$694.7M
Q2 2025187$520.3M
Q1 2025161$460.7M
Q4 2024146$321.5M
Q3 2024124$301.8M
Q2 2024105$264.3M
Q1 2024100$264.1M
Q4 2023100$244.2M
Q3 202381$184.2M
Q2 202389$241.0M
Q1 202379$150.9M
Q4 202264$121.3M
Q3 202260$110.8M
Q2 202263$259.7M
Q1 202263$313.7M
Q4 202147$108.0M
Q3 202136$102.8M
Q2 202138$91.2M
Q1 202135$81.2M

Institutions, Q1 2024

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF; share changes are against Q4 2023.

Institutions holding AAAU in Q1 2024
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
FMR LLC61$1.34K0.00%+21+52.5%Added
Bank of America Corp62$1.36K0.00%−2,842−97.9%Reduced
CWM, LLC97$2.00K0.00%−565−85.3%Reduced
Principal Securities, Inc.111$2.44K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Grove Bank & Trust147$3.23K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Global Assets Advisory, LLC95,435$4.29K0.20%+95,435New
Hantz Financial Services, Inc.247$5.00K0.00%+247New
Signature Resources Capital Management, LLC300$6.13K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Spectrum Wealth Counsel, LLC597$13.1K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Wells Fargo & Company605$13.3K0.00%+605New
VitalStone Financial, LLC1,000$22.0K0.02%−500−33.3%Reduced
Rain Capital Management, LLC1,592$35.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Mercer Global Advisors Inc39,971$40.0K0.00%+39,971New
Truvestments Capital LLC1,862$40.9K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
UBS Group AG1,874$41.2K0.00%+1,874New
GeoWealth Management, LLC2,504$55.1K0.00%+1,524+155.5%Added
Comerica Bank3,535$77.7K0.00%+233+7.1%Added
Spire Wealth Management6,900$151.7K0.00%+20.0%Added
S.A. Mason LLC7,650$168.2K0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Midland Wealth Advisors LLC10,000$219.9K0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Vontobel Holding Ltd.10,000$219.9K0.00%+10,000New
Signature Securities Group Corporation10,868$239.0K0.07%00.0%Unchanged
SpiderRock Advisors, LLC11,361$243.0K0.01%+11,361New
Armor Investment Advisors, LLC11,270$247.8K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
GPS Wealth Strategies Group, LLC11,377$250.2K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc.12,155$267.3K0.07%+200+1.7%Added
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.12,200$268.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Sage Rhino Capital LLC12,285$270.1K0.06%+1,200+10.8%Added
Texas Yale Capital Corp.12,314$270.8K0.01%−8,750−41.5%Reduced
IFP Advisors, Inc12,950$284.8K0.01%−13,245−50.6%Reduced
JPMorgan Chase & Co13,243$291.2K0.00%+13,243New
Capital Market Strategies LLC13,327$293.1K0.22%+326+2.5%Added
Horizon Bancorp Inc13,383$294.0K0.14%−60.0%Reduced
Vigilare Wealth Management13,500$296.9K0.15%00.0%Unchanged
LCNB Corp14,523$319.4K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Advisory Services Network, LLC14,971$329.2K0.01%−80,925−84.4%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC16,048$352.9K0.01%−10.0%Reduced
Belpointe Asset Management LLC17,256$379.5K0.03%−6,414−27.1%Reduced
Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC17,256$379.5K0.16%−6,414−27.1%Reduced
Bell Bank17,268$379.7K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC17,342$382.0K0.00%−90,724−84.0%Reduced
JTC Employer Solutions Trusteee Ltd17,823$387.0K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Hilltop National Bank17,975$395.3K0.13%+17,975New
Truist Financial Corp18,814$413.7K0.00%−5,250−21.8%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC23,948$527.0K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley25,383$558.2K0.00%+551+2.2%Added
Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC26,351$579.5K0.49%+7,829+42.3%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC26,353$579.5K0.05%+26,353New
Neuberger Berman Group LLC28,000$615.7K0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC30,471$670.1K0.00%+16,399+116.5%Added
Riverwater Partners LLC31,177$685.6K0.50%−1,647−5.0%Reduced
EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC31,514$714.6K0.06%+31,514New
Flow Traders U.S. LLC34,163$751.0K0.04%+34,163New
MML Investors Services, LLC35,083$771.0K0.00%+4,690+15.4%Added
Cambridge Advisors Inc.35,326$776.8K0.18%−130.0%Reduced
Creative Planning37,562$826.0K0.00%−1,886−4.8%Reduced
J. Stern & Co. LLP42,415$932.7K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
HRT Financial LP50,655$1.11M0.01%+50,655New
IMC-Chicago, LLC52,647$1.15M0.04%+52,647New
Mutual Advisors, LLC54,166$1.19M0.04%−3,117−5.4%Reduced
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC63,516$1.45M0.16%−4,281−6.3%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.67,628$1.49M0.14%+3,676+5.7%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC68,406$1.50M0.00%+68,406New
Regal Investment Advisors LLC69,204$1.52M0.10%+458+0.7%Added
Stifel Financial Corp74,705$1.64M0.00%−343,848−82.2%Reduced
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.78,862$1.73M0.00%−12,781−13.9%Reduced
Moulton Wealth Management, Inc80,318$1.77M1.85%+1,614+2.1%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.85,036$1.87M0.01%−240−0.3%Reduced
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC92,502$2.03M0.05%−27,140−22.7%Reduced
Merriman Wealth Management, LLC94,994$2.09M0.09%−2,893−3.0%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.99,000$2.18M0.00%−26,500−21.1%Reduced
Paladin Advisory Group, LLC98,922$2.20M1.74%+2,460+2.6%Added
Virtu Financial LLC100,297$2.21M0.17%+35,880+55.7%Added
Global Retirement Partners, LLC105,066$2.31M0.09%+440+0.4%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC110,282$2.43M0.07%−16,298−12.9%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc110,414$2.43M0.00%−112,015−50.4%Reduced
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC114,334$2.51M0.15%−260−0.2%Reduced
Retirement Guys Formula LLC115,301$2.54M1.24%+8,755+8.2%Added
Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC110,407$2.54M0.15%+1,382+1.3%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.128,000$2.81M0.36%−10,000−7.2%Reduced
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc134,062$2.95M0.31%+1,406+1.1%Added
Winch Advisory Services, LLC148,662$3.27M1.00%+148,662New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.153,616$3.38M0.01%−15,685−9.3%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC176,678$3.89M0.00%+10,262+6.2%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC184,254$4.05M11.74%00.0%Unchanged
Raymond James & Associates190,597$4.19M0.00%−10,811−5.4%Reduced
Renaissance Technologies LLC193,300$4.25M0.01%+88,800+85.0%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.212,079$4.66M0.21%−9,042−4.1%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.219,372$4.82M0.01%−5,932−2.6%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers268,026$5.89M0.01%+197,101+277.9%Added
Osborne Partners Capital Management, LLC318,736$7.01M0.43%+18,760+6.3%Added
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group354,344$7.79M2.34%−199,227−36.0%Reduced
Augustine Asset Management Inc363,617$8.00M3.33%−4,039−1.1%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC413,379$9.09M0.02%−142,219−25.6%Reduced
Proficio Capital Partners LLC430,136$9.46M1.04%+70,000+19.4%Added
Alerus Financial NA528,228$11.6M0.88%−570.0%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada626,648$13.8M0.00%−53,385−7.9%Reduced
Bank of Montreal854,445$18.8M0.01%+799,849+1,465.0%Added
Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC1,239,435$27.3M4.31%+539,859+77.2%Added
Jane Street Group, LLC2,178,487$47.9M0.06%+2,055,683+1,674.0%Added