Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF AAAU Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (CBOE:AAAU) is held by 245 institutional investors per 13F filings through March 2026.

• These investors held 34.7% of outstanding shares in March 2026, down from 45.0% in December 2025.
• They increased total shares held in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF by 12.94% from the prior quarter, while the number of investors in AAAU increased 51.23% year over year.
• Of these 245 funds, 113 grew their exposure to Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF, 88 cut back, and 44 maintained positions.
• In total, institutional investors held 21.45Mn shares in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF as of March 2026, up by 2.46Mn shares quarter on quarter, and up 5.65Mn shares year over year.
• As of March 31, 2026, Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC held the largest stake in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF with 2.07Mn shares, accounting for 3.34% of total shares outstanding.
• The most significant purchases of AAAU for the quarter ending March 2026 came from Quadrature Capital Ltd (561.79K), Virtu Financial LLC (504.59K), Proficio Capital Partners LLC (430.38K), NEOS Investment Management LLC (410.8K), LPL Financial LLC (188.92K).
• Leading sellers of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF shares for the quarter ending March 2026 were EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC (186.52K), World Investment Advisors (154.7K), Royal Bank Of Canada (111.32K), OSBORNE PARTNERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (109.18K), Cetera Investment Advisers (100.84K).
• Business Quant data shows the 10 biggest positions in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF as of March 2026 are held by Wellspring Financial Advisors, LLC (2.07Mn), NEOS Investment Management LLC (1.97Mn), LPL Financial LLC (1.18Mn), Proficio Capital Partners LLC (1.05Mn), Raymond James Financial Inc (875.04K), OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. (671.92K), Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. (636.6K), Quadrature Capital Ltd (561.79K), EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC (560.84K), Virtu Financial LLC (504.59K).