Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU) reported Operating Expenses of $1.3 million for Q1 2026, up 178.99% on a YoY basis from $470596.0 in Q1 2025, and up 24.11% sequentially from $1.1 million in Q4 2025.

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU) has 8 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $1.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 178.99% year-over-year to $1.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.8 million (up 143.97% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.9 million, up 117.21% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $1.3 million in Q1 2026, from $1.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $1.3 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $185263.0 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $459014.6 and a median of $299476.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 20.17% in 2023 and jumped 178.99% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing AAAU's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $185263.0 in 2022, then jumped by 41.34% to $261844.0 in 2023, then surged by 59.08% to $416535.0 in 2024, then soared by 153.96% to $1.1 million in 2025, then gained by 24.11% to $1.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AAAU's Operating Expenses at $1.3 million in Q1 2026, $1.1 million in Q4 2025, and $758528.0 in Q3 2025.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.06 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 758,528.00
Jun 30, 2025 656,801.00
Mar 31, 2025 470,596.00
Dec 31, 2024 416,535.00
Sep 30, 2024 351,991.00
Jun 30, 2024 312,737.00
Mar 31, 2024 274,036.00
Dec 31, 2023 261,844.00
Jun 30, 2023 286,215.00
Mar 31, 2023 218,841.00
Dec 31, 2022 185,263.00
Sep 30, 2022 225,175.00
Jun 30, 2022 280,783.00
Mar 31, 2022 274,136.00
Dec 31, 2021 188,415.00
Dec 31, 2020 224,900.00
Sep 30, 2020 212,831.00
Jun 30, 2020 131,057.00