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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
Quadrature Capital Ltd579,214$22.1M0.26%−341,276−37.1%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc729,373$27.8M0.01%+52,873+7.8%Added
NEOS Investment Management LLC787,415$30.0M0.22%+682,749+652.3%Added
Proficio Capital Partners LLC854,085$32.6M2.24%+169,905+24.8%Added
LPL Financial LLC887,384$33.8M0.01%+116,869+15.2%Added
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.1,045,129$38.6M0.05%+329,049+46.0%Added
Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC1,987,971$75.8M6.96%+340,013+20.6%Added
CLG LLC0$00.00%−87,962−100.0%Sold out
Fermata Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−38,050−100.0%Sold out
Simplex Trading, LLC0$00.00%−17,974−100.0%Sold out
Bell Bank0$00.00%−17,268−100.0%Sold out
L.M. Kohn & Company0$00.00%−17,137−100.0%Sold out
Drive Wealth Management, LLC0$00.00%−16,000−100.0%Sold out
Vontobel Holding Ltd.0$00.00%−10,000−100.0%Sold out
Two Sigma Securities, LLC0$00.00%−7,729−100.0%Sold out
Northern Trust Corp0$00.00%−6,435−100.0%Sold out
Cantor Fitzgerald, L. P.0$00.00%−6,400−100.0%Sold out
Ameriflex Group, Inc.0$00.00%−5,861−100.0%Sold out
Headlands Technologies LLC0$00.00%−4,472−100.0%Sold out
Park Square Financial Group, LLC0$00.00%−1,575−100.0%Sold out
Mount Yale Investment Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−316−100.0%Sold out
Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, LLC0$00.00%−208−100.0%Sold out
Copia Wealth Management0$00.00%−182−100.0%Sold out
Legacy Wealth Managment, LLC0$00.00%−1−100.0%Sold out
Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group––––Not filed
Capital Market Strategies LLC––––Not filed
Legacy Investment Solutions, LLC––––Not filed