Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)
Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) posted Operating Expenses of $47.4 million for Q1 2026, up 16.14% sequentially from $40.8 million in Q4 2025, and up 107.81% YoY from $22.8 million in Q1 2025.
Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ishares Gold Trust has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at $47.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 107.81% year-over-year to $47.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $148.6 million (up 85.8% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $124.0 million, up 69.01% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses improved to $47.4 million in Q1 2026 per IAU's latest filing, from $40.8 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $47.4 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $16.0 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $22.6 million and a median of $18.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Operating Expenses dropped 11.07% in 2022, then surged 107.81% in 2026.
- Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $16.0 million in 2022, then rose by 0.35% to $16.1 million in 2023, then gained by 28.9% to $20.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 97.1% to $40.8 million in 2025, then rose by 16.14% to $47.4 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $47.4 million, $40.8 million, and $31.8 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 43.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 47.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.82 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 31.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 28.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.71 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.07 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.48 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.01 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.06 Mn |