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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 2025

Institutional positions in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF as of Mar 31, 2025. 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
161
+20 vs. Q4 2024
Shares held
14.9M
+3.03M (+25.5%) vs. Q4 2024
Total value
$460.7M
+$151.4M (+49.0%) vs. Q4 2024
New holders
36
57 more added
Sold out
16
36 more reduced

5 institutions that held it in Q4 2024 haven't filed for Q1 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q4 2024: 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 2025: 161 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 2025: $460.7M
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 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF; share changes are against Q4 2024.

Institutions holding AAAU in Q1 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC1,718,827$53.1M5.90%+326,009+23.4%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.848,766$26.2M0.06%+682,128+409.3%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC728,500$22.5M0.03%+484,620+198.7%Added
LPL Financial LLC701,144$21.7M0.01%+268,905+62.2%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc653,563$20.2M0.01%+17,369+2.7%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC693,740$20.0M1.55%+2,634+0.4%Added
Royal Bank of Canada580,286$17.9M0.00%−19,765−3.3%Reduced
Augustine Asset Management Inc375,226$11.6M3.39%+8,370+2.3%Added
Alerus Financial NA351,739$10.9M0.87%−33,945−8.8%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.353,600$10.8M0.04%+120,100+51.4%Added
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC332,255$10.3M0.01%−36,572−9.9%Reduced
Osborne Partners Capital Management, LLC324,487$10.0M0.58%−1,499−0.5%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.321,994$9.94M0.03%+103,569+47.4%Added
Fermata Advisors, LLC313,171$9.67M1.75%+313,171New
Cetera Investment Advisers293,736$9.07M0.02%+7,540+2.6%Added
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC262,674$8.11M0.14%+259,227+7,520.4%Added
Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC239,998$7.81M3.03%+239,998New
HighTower Advisors, LLC250,766$7.74M0.01%+106,264+73.5%Added
Moulton Wealth Management, Inc229,423$7.08M5.40%+41,106+21.8%Added
Cutter & CO Brokerage, Inc.223,828$6.91M1.64%−1,028−0.5%Reduced
Retirement Guys Formula LLC217,082$6.70M3.33%+200,795+1,232.9%Added
Stifel Financial Corp193,317$5.97M0.01%+13,159+7.3%Added
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.188,000$5.81M0.54%+40,000+27.0%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC184,254$5.69M11.62%00.0%Unchanged
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.179,570$5.55M0.19%−5,723−3.1%Reduced
Oarsman Capital, Inc.171,986$5.31M0.95%+4,817+2.9%Added
Visionary Wealth Advisors153,251$4.73M0.28%+809+0.5%Added
Winch Advisory Services, LLC149,630$4.62M1.22%+720.0%Added
Citadel Advisors LLC135,144$4.17M0.00%+106,819+377.1%Added
Fortis Group Advisors, LLC130,205$4.02M0.78%+130,205New
Optima Capital LLC115,001$3.55M2.26%+83,186+261.5%Added
WealthTrak Capital Management LLC113,161$3.49M3.01%−1,839−1.6%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC113,136$3.49M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Envestnet Asset Management Inc108,855$3.36M0.00%+2,349+2.2%Added
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc102,897$3.18M0.31%+1,259+1.2%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC97,202$3.00M0.08%−9,286−8.7%Reduced
Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC97,046$3.00M0.15%−9,401−8.8%Reduced
Capstone Wealth Management Group, LLC93,731$2.89M1.65%+93,731New
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.89,820$2.77M0.01%−4,053−4.3%Reduced
Cambridge Advisors Inc.89,256$2.76M0.60%+643+0.7%Added
CLG LLC82,150$2.54M0.88%−75,828−48.0%Reduced
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.77,637$2.40M0.03%+16,182+26.3%Added
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC75,988$2.35M0.04%−8,327−9.9%Reduced
Nikulski Financial, Inc.74,527$2.30M0.70%+1,590+2.2%Added
Generation Capital Management LLC73,442$2.27M2.04%+73,442New
Colony Group, LLC73,296$2.26M0.01%+73,296New
Founders Financial Securities LLC66,947$2.22M0.19%+66,947New
Essex Financial Services, Inc.70,403$2.17M0.16%−450−0.6%Reduced
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC66,949$2.07M0.01%+19,738+41.8%Added
Haven Private, LLC66,921$2.07M1.17%+2,817+4.4%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC66,028$2.04M0.16%−25,244−27.7%Reduced
Fundamentun, LLC62,661$1.93M0.10%+62,661New
C2P Capital Advisory Group, LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors61,526$1.90M0.15%+61,526New
Paladin Advisory Group, LLC60,793$1.88M1.50%−2,132−3.4%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC58,101$1.79M0.05%+4,919+9.2%Added
MML Investors Services, LLC51,935$1.60M0.01%+1,160+2.3%Added
Regal Investment Advisors LLC49,730$1.54M0.12%−9,522−16.1%Reduced
Creative Planning48,639$1.50M0.00%+9,513+24.3%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co48,382$1.49M0.00%+18,947+64.4%Added
Mutual Advisors, LLC45,145$1.47M0.04%−847−1.8%Reduced
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC43,181$1.33M0.03%+24,274+128.4%Added
J. Stern & Co. LLP42,415$1.31M0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Guidance Point Advisors, LLC42,377$1.31M0.37%+42,377New
Stratos Wealth Advisors, LLC36,646$1.13M0.06%−71,607−66.1%Reduced
Riverwater Partners LLC33,915$1.05M0.54%+5,087+17.6%Added
Matauro, LLC29,534$912.0K0.19%+7,557+34.4%Added
Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC28,823$890.1K0.57%−4,377−13.2%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC28,200$870.8K0.03%+19,600+227.9%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC28,110$868.0K0.33%+20+0.1%Added
Capital Market Strategies LLC27,758$857.2K0.57%−677−2.4%Reduced
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC27,520$850.0K0.00%+475+1.8%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC27,000$833.8K0.00%−1,500−5.3%Reduced
UBS Group AG25,175$777.4K0.00%+23,266+1,218.8%Added
WESPAC Advisors, LLC24,901$768.9K0.63%+24,901New
Cooper Capital Advisors LLC23,714$732.3K0.78%+23,714New
Aveo Capital Partners, LLC20,702$689.8K0.11%−8,374−28.8%Reduced
Equitable Holdings, Inc.21,599$667.0K0.01%+21,599New
SLT Holdings LLC21,444$662.2K0.62%+350+1.7%Added
GSB Wealth Management, LLC19,744$609.7K0.16%+900+4.8%Added
Prostatis Group LLC19,434$600.1K0.19%−1,528−7.3%Reduced
CWA Asset Management Group, LLC19,219$593.5K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC19,055$588.4K0.01%+19,055New
JTC Employer Solutions Trusteee Ltd17,823$550.0K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Bell Bank17,268$533.2K0.03%00.0%Unchanged
Kanawha Capital Management LLC16,850$520.3K0.04%00.0%Unchanged
Texas Yale Capital Corp.15,684$484.3K0.02%00.0%Unchanged
Simplicity Wealth,LLC15,611$482.1K0.04%+15,611New
GeoWealth Management, LLC15,480$478.0K0.02%−10,390−40.2%Reduced
Morgan Stanley14,465$446.7K0.00%+4,597+46.6%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC13,805$426.3K0.00%+3,792+37.9%Added
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC13,538$418.1K0.01%−1,460−9.7%Reduced
D.A. Davidson & Co.13,128$405.4K0.00%−20,882−61.4%Reduced
Horizon Bancorp Inc12,889$398.0K0.22%00.0%Unchanged
Blue Zone Wealth Advisors, LLC12,850$396.8K0.11%00.0%Unchanged
Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC12,539$387.2K0.18%+12,539New
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.12,200$376.7K0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Brookwood Investment Group LLC11,971$369.7K0.06%+11,971New
We Are One Seven, LLC11,795$364.2K0.01%−1,971−14.3%Reduced
LCNB Corp11,702$361.4K0.13%00.0%Unchanged
Vontobel Holding Ltd.11,481$354.5K0.00%−3,519−23.5%Reduced