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As of Oct 14, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. AAAU GLD \n Expense ratio 0.18% 0.40% \n Net assets, as of Oct 13, 2026 $2.7bn $141.3bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22121.1% \u22121.3% \n What it tracks Gol","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, AAAU against GLD, data as of Oct 14, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/aaau-vs-gld","a":{"ticker":"AAAU","name":"Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares","issuer":"Goldman Sachs","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-14","verdict":"AAAU holds gold and returned \u22121.1% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/aaau","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.1%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.18%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Troy ounces of gold (10-Q, Jun 30, 2026)","value":"596,175","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"10-Q, Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221224.0%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2.7bn","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 13, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"b":{"ticker":"GLD","name":"SPDR Gold Shares","issuer":"State Street","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-14","verdict":"GLD holds gold and returned \u22121.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gld","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.3%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.40%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u221224.2%","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$141.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 13, 2026"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"The price of gold, measured by IAU, which also holds gold","as_of":"2026-10-14","source":"ETFIQ, from its filings"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/aaau-vs-gld"}