Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) reported Operating Expenses of $47.4 million for Q1 2026, up 107.81% on a YoY basis from $22.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 16.14% sequentially from $40.8 million in Q4 2025.

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $47.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 107.81% year-over-year to $47.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $148.6 million (up 85.8% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $124.0 million, up 69.01% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses improved to $47.4 million in Q1 2026, from $40.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $47.4 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $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.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses decreased 11.07% in 2022 and soared 107.81% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing IAU's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $16.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 0.35% to $16.1 million in 2023, then grew by 28.9% to $20.7 million in 2024, then jumped by 97.1% to $40.8 million in 2025, then climbed by 16.14% to $47.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows IAU's Operating Expenses at $47.4 million in Q1 2026, $40.8 million in Q4 2025, and $31.8 million in Q3 2025.

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Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Jun 30, 2021 18.17 Mn