We are live on ! Find out more
AAAU icon

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
AAAU

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
TYCC
126
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$739K – – –
1CP
127
17 Capital Partners
Arizona
$721K +$96.3K +2,003 +15%
EP
128
Essential Partners
California
$689K +$717K +14,915 New
FFS
129
Founders Financial Securities
Maryland
$659K -$302K -6,272 -31%
NS
130
NBC Securities
Alabama
$637K +$101K +2,097 +18%
CAM
131
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$619K – – –
BZWA
132
Blue Zone Wealth Advisors
California
$594K – – –
FCFC
133
First Commonwealth Financial Corp
Pennsylvania
$592K +$49.5K +1,029 +9%
SRA
134
Secured Retirement Advisors
Minnesota
$588K -$353K -7,349 -37%
CAMG
135
CWA Asset Management Group
Florida
$587K – – –
SH
136
SLT Holdings
Arizona
$573K -$229K -4,756 -28%
SWP
137
Sagespring Wealth Partners
Tennessee
$557K +$187K +3,885 +48%
TSS
138
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$554K +$576K +11,988 New
MGIA
139
Moneta Group Investment Advisors
Missouri
$544K -$199K -4,140 -26%
HB
140
Horizon Bancorp
Indiana
$544K -$11.9K -247 -2%
LFAS
141
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$543K +$6.63K +138 +1%
KCM
142
Kanawha Capital Management
Virginia
$531K – – –
SCA
143
Snowden Capital Advisors
New York
$505K +$125K +2,590 +31%
PHWM
144
Pine Harbor Wealth Management
Maryland
$499K +$267K +5,543 +105%
SWA
145
Stratos Wealth Advisors
Ohio
$498K +$6.06K +126 +1%
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
146
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$490K -$21.8K -453 -4%
WWM
147
Western Wealth Management
Colorado
$477K +$66.3K +1,379 +15%
IWC
148
Integrated Wealth Concepts
Massachusetts
$474K -$42.7K -888 -8%
CCMG
149
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
$465K – – –
PHS
150
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$462K -$106K -2,200 -18%
4 5
6
7 8

AAAU Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

248 of the 8,126 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.