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Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
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248 hedge funds and large institutions have $998M invested in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 70 increasing their positions, 90 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

358% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.31M | Put options by funds: $1.16M

132% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 19

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 227 → 248 (+21)

0.6% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.85% → 34.45% (+0.6%)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 90

42% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.72B → $998M (-$723M)

Holders
248
Holders Change
+21
Holders Change %
+9.25%
% of All Funds
3.05%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.15%
New
44
Increased
70
Reduced
90
Closed
19
Calls
$5.31M
Puts
$1.16M
Net Calls
+$4.15M
Net Calls Change
+$3.54M

Top Buyers

1
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
+$27M
2
VF
Virtu Financial
New York
+$24.3M
3
PCP
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
+$20.7M
4
NIM
NEOS Investment Management
Connecticut
+$19.8M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$9.63M

Top Sellers

1
JSC
J. Stern & Co
United Kingdom
-$902M
2
ETC
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
-$8.97M
3
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$5.35M
4
OPCM
Osborne Partners Capital Management
California
-$5.25M
5
Cetera Investment Advisers
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
-$4.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WCM
51
WealthTrak Capital Management
Virginia
$3.87M -$839K -17,458 -17%
SAMC
52
Spectrum Asset Management (California)
California
$3.57M +$309K +6,418 +9%
MA
53
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$3.55M -$62.2K -1,294 -2%
FIA
54
Foundations Investment Advisors
Arizona
$3.51M -$2.08M -43,229 -36%
MWM
55
Moulton Wealth Management
Washington
$3.47M +$3.61M +75,094 New
OIA
56
OneDigital Investment Advisors
Kansas
$3.43M -$195K -4,066 -5%
Envestnet Asset Management
57
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.4M -$2.68M -55,746 -43%
FTUS
58
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
$3.39M +$3.53M +73,401 New
RP
59
Riverwater Partners
Wisconsin
$3.31M +$546K +11,365 +19%
JF
60
Jump Financial
Illinois
$3.24M +$3.37M +70,052 New
Renaissance Technologies
61
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$3.23M -$438K -9,100 -12%
CAAS
62
Capital Asset Advisory Services
Michigan
$3.21M -$51.8K -1,078 -2%
IMC Chicago
63
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$3.2M +$3.33M +69,256 New
CWMGP
64
Capstone Wealth Management Group (Pennsylvania)
Pennsylvania
$3.19M +$1.06M +22,097 +47%
GPW
65
Gentry Private Wealth
Kansas
$3.03M +$56.3K +1,170 +2%
ANBT
66
American National Bank & Trust
Texas
$3.03M +$1.93M +40,115 +158%
EFS
67
Essex Financial Services
Connecticut
$2.92M -$8.89K -185 -0.3%
Rockefeller Capital Management
68
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$2.9M -$317K -6,587 -9%
Mariner
69
Mariner
Kansas
$2.87M -$427K -8,890 -13%
NA
70
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$2.83M +$10.5K +219 +0.4%
PAG
71
Paladin Advisory Group
Iowa
$2.79M -$63.5K -1,321 -2%
Creative Planning
72
Creative Planning
Kansas
$2.56M -$8.8K -183 -0.3%
Focus Partners Wealth
73
Focus Partners Wealth
Massachusetts
$2.49M +$23.1K +481 +0.9%
WA
74
WESPAC Advisors
California
$2.4M -$563K -11,708 -18%
RGF
75
Retirement Guys Formula
Ohio
$2.16M -$1.72M -35,788 -43%
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AAAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

248 of the 8,125 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $998M — down 42% from $1.72B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new AAAU positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 70 added to existing stakes and 90 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Quadrature Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $27M. The largest seller was J. Stern & Co, exiting entirely with an estimated $902M sold.

  • 248 institutional investors held Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares (AAAU) as of Q1 2026, up from 227 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $998M of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares stock for Q1 2026, down 42% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares positions in Q1 2026 and 19 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares buyer in Q1 2026 was Quadrature Capital, an estimated $27M added.
  • The largest Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares seller in Q1 2026 was J. Stern & Co, an estimated $902M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.