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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, Q3 2025

Institutional positions in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF as of Sep 30, 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
207
+23 vs. Q2 2025
Shares held
18.2M
+2.47M (+15.7%) vs. Q2 2025
Total value
$694.7M
+$180.5M (+35.1%) vs. Q2 2025
New holders
40
73 more added
Sold out
17
55 more reduced

3 institutions that held it in Q2 2025 haven't filed for Q3 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q2 2025: 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 holdersQ3 2025: 207 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 heldQ3 2025: $694.7M
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, Q3 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF; share changes are against Q2 2025.

Institutions holding AAAU in Q3 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC1,987,971$75.8M6.96%+340,013+20.6%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,045,129$38.6M0.05%+329,049+46.0%Added
LPL Financial LLC887,384$33.8M0.01%+116,869+15.2%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC854,085$32.6M2.24%+169,905+24.8%Added
NEOS Investment Management LLC787,415$30.0M0.22%+682,749+652.3%Added
Raymond James Financial Inc729,373$27.8M0.01%+52,873+7.8%Added
Quadrature Capital Ltd579,214$22.1M0.26%−341,276−37.1%Reduced
Royal Bank of Canada547,036$20.9M0.00%−24,002−4.2%Reduced
Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd.519,600$19.8M0.06%+61,000+13.3%Added
Exchange Traded Concepts, LLC512,580$19.5M0.19%−87,558−14.6%Reduced
Augustine Asset Management Inc379,119$14.5M2.91%−5,801−1.5%Reduced
Sonoma Allocations LLC326,695$13.9M5.05%+326,695New
Cetera Investment Advisers360,316$13.7M0.02%+136,990+61.3%Added
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.307,638$11.7M0.03%+13,998+4.8%Added
Alerus Financial NA306,049$11.7M0.59%−45,690−13.0%Reduced
Osborne Partners Capital Management, LLC290,051$11.1M0.56%−10,158−3.4%Reduced
Colton Groome Financial Advisors, LLC276,578$10.5M3.23%+24,655+9.8%Added
Stifel Financial Corp272,566$10.4M0.01%−15,337−5.3%Reduced
China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd.232,000$8.84M0.73%00.0%Unchanged
HighTower Advisors, LLC225,231$8.59M0.01%−24,682−9.9%Reduced
Retirement Guys Formula LLC201,842$7.69M2.71%−6,606−3.2%Reduced
Marks Group Wealth Management, Inc198,131$7.55M0.70%+83,991+73.6%Added
Prospera Financial Services Inc195,097$7.44M0.13%−3,960−2.0%Reduced
Moulton Wealth Management, Inc184,797$7.04M5.12%+2,858+1.6%Added
Courage Capital Management LLC184,254$7.02M9.28%00.0%Unchanged
Oarsman Capital, Inc.181,729$6.93M0.97%−683−0.4%Reduced
Tandem Financial, LLC163,270$6.22M2.32%+163,270New
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC162,078$6.18M0.01%−174,249−51.8%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC157,318$6.00M0.00%+77,372+96.8%Added
Winch Advisory Services, LLC148,630$5.67M1.27%+826+0.6%Added
Geneos Wealth Management Inc.146,317$5.58M0.14%−9,173−5.9%Reduced
Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC140,100$5.34M0.11%+65,231+87.1%Added
GoalVest Advisory LLC137,749$5.25M1.11%+70,129+103.7%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC135,400$5.16M0.01%+43,900+48.0%Added
Susquehanna International Group, LLP130,131$4.96M0.01%+100,912+345.4%Added
Envestnet Asset Management Inc124,684$4.75M0.00%+20,374+19.5%Added
Cerity Partners LLC113,499$4.33M0.01%+150.0%Added
We Are One Seven, LLC113,157$4.31M0.10%+101,258+851.0%Added
Summit Financial, LLC112,221$4.28M0.07%+112,221New
Fortis Group Advisors, LLC106,022$4.19M0.72%−1,158−1.1%Reduced
Vivaldi Capital Management, LLC109,524$4.18M0.59%−29,083−21.0%Reduced
Global Retirement Partners, LLC109,524$4.18M0.09%−4,337−3.8%Reduced
WealthTrak Capital Management LLC105,232$4.01M3.30%−531−0.5%Reduced
Mariner, LLC92,077$3.51M0.00%−7,002−7.1%Reduced
Cambridge Advisors Inc.89,582$3.41M0.67%+120+0.1%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC88,687$3.38M0.05%+83,132+1,496.5%Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co87,072$3.32M0.00%+13,105+17.7%Added
KC Investment Advisors, LLC81,895$3.32M0.91%+43,467+113.1%Added
Axxcess Wealth Management, LLC84,016$3.20M0.07%+919+1.1%Added
Capital Asset Advisory Services LLC83,908$3.20M0.14%+1,062+1.3%Added
Mutual Advisors, LLC76,335$3.10M0.07%+27,942+57.7%Added
Nikulski Financial, Inc.79,711$3.04M0.76%+3,244+4.2%Added
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC78,045$2.98M0.01%+8,170+11.7%Added
Resources Investment Advisors, LLC.77,958$2.97M0.03%+4,740+6.5%Added
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.72,920$2.78M0.01%00.0%Unchanged
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC72,879$2.78M0.04%+1,105+1.5%Added
Spectrum Asset Management, Inc. (NB/CA)71,332$2.72M0.96%−280.0%Reduced
Haven Private, LLC66,723$2.54M1.12%+4,768+7.7%Added
Colony Group, LLC64,207$2.45M0.00%−6,272−8.9%Reduced
Essex Financial Services, Inc.63,848$2.43M0.15%−250.0%Reduced
Paladin Advisory Group, LLC62,913$2.40M1.87%+2,751+4.6%Added
Riverwater Partners LLC53,597$2.04M0.85%+3,459+6.9%Added
Creative Planning52,781$2.01M0.00%−4,003−7.0%Reduced
Optima Capital LLC52,252$1.99M0.97%−59,640−53.3%Reduced
MML Investors Services, LLC50,352$1.92M0.01%−3,601−6.7%Reduced
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC50,079$1.91M0.02%+39,486+372.8%Added
Regal Investment Advisors LLC46,580$1.78M0.12%−1,749−3.6%Reduced
NewEdge Wealth, LLC44,998$1.77M0.03%−151−0.3%Reduced
WESPAC Advisors, LLC44,334$1.69M0.99%+44,334New
Apollon Wealth Management, LLC43,409$1.65M0.03%+20.0%Added
Gentry Private Wealth, LLC42,007$1.60M1.12%+18,059+75.4%Added
Silverlake Wealth Management LLC41,664$1.59M0.39%−15,246−26.8%Reduced
Oppenheimer & Co Inc39,923$1.52M0.02%−3,494−8.0%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC39,632$1.51M0.02%−5,081−11.4%Reduced
Sax Wealth Advisors, LLC39,127$1.49M0.08%+39,127New
Sage Rhino Capital LLC37,038$1.41M0.27%+12,756+52.5%Added
Guidance Point Advisors, LLC36,496$1.39M0.34%−3,256−8.2%Reduced
Magnus Financial Group LLC35,532$1.35M0.11%+35,532New
Equitable Holdings, Inc.32,581$1.24M0.01%+5,921+22.2%Added
Janney Montgomery Scott LLC32,275$1.23M0.00%+1,505+4.9%Added
Exit Wealth Advisors, LLC.31,334$1.19M0.80%+31,334New
Generation Capital Management LLC31,050$1.18M0.86%+31,050New
Matauro, LLC29,078$1.11M0.18%+480+1.7%Added
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC28,822$1.10M0.07%−42,057−59.3%Reduced
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC27,700$1.06M0.03%+5,600+25.3%Added
Private Advisor Group, LLC27,409$1.04M0.01%+8,605+45.8%Added
Forefront Wealth Management Inc.26,867$1.02M0.75%+2,153+8.7%Added
Neuberger Berman Group LLC26,500$1.01M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Morgan Stanley24,647$939.5K0.00%+3,439+16.2%Added
Visionary Wealth Advisors22,733$866.6K0.04%+1,925+9.3%Added
Prostatis Group LLC21,221$808.9K0.20%−1,936−8.4%Reduced
J. Stern & Co. LLP21,210$808.5K0.06%−21,205−50.0%Reduced
Secured Retirement Advisors, LLC20,874$795.7K0.44%−2,822−11.9%Reduced
GSB Wealth Management, LLC20,114$766.7K0.17%+370+1.9%Added
True North Advisors, LLC20,020$763.2K0.12%00.0%Unchanged
Founders Financial Securities LLC19,745$752.7K0.05%−5,822−22.8%Reduced
StoneX Group Inc.19,722$751.8K0.03%−4,112−17.3%Reduced
Vista Investment Partners II, LLC18,800$716.7K0.33%+18,800New
Simplicity Wealth,LLC18,440$702.9K0.04%+18,440New
Strait & Sound Wealth Management LLC18,006$686.4K0.26%+268+1.5%Added