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

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF's (AAAU) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $1.3 million in Q1 2026, up 178.99% year-on-year from $470596.0 in Q1 2025, and up 24.11% quarter-over-quarter from $1.1 million in Q4 2025.

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

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF has disclosed Operating Expenses across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $1.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $1.3 million, up 178.99% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $3.8 million (up 143.97% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.9 million, up 117.21% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $1.3 million for Q1 2026 at Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $286215.0 (2023), against an average of $447792.4.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 20.17% in 2023 and jumped 178.99% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF's Operating Expenses stood at $185263.0 in 2022, then surged by 41.34% to $261844.0 in 2023, then soared by 59.08% to $416535.0 in 2024, then jumped by 153.96% to $1.1 million in 2025, then advanced by 24.11% to $1.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.3 million (Q1 2026), $1.1 million (Q4 2025), and $758528.0 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

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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
Sep 30, 2023 268,238.00
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
Sep 30, 2021 172,760.00
Jun 30, 2021 158,782.00