{
 "ticker": "AAAU",
 "name": "Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares",
 "issuer": "Goldman Sachs",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/aaau",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/aaau",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/aaau.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-02",
 "verdict": "AAAU holds gold and returned +7.4% over the past year.",
 "category": {
  "id": "commodities",
  "name": "Commodities",
  "label": "Commodity ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/commodities/",
  "group": {
   "id": "commodities",
   "name": "Commodities"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "commodities-focused",
   "name": "Single commodity or commodity sector",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/commodities/focused/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-03",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
 },
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+7.4%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "AAAU, total return, 1 year: +7.4%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.18%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "AAAU, expense ratio: 0.18%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u221223.2%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "AAAU, below its high: \u221223.2%, as of Oct 2, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$2.7bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 1, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-02",
   "sentence": "AAAU, net assets: $2.7bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 1, 2026)."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_holds",
   "label": "What it holds",
   "value": "Gold",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Commodity fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Commodities \u00b7 Single commodity or commodity sector",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.18%",
   "source": "10-Q, Aug 7, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$40.88",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "listed_since",
   "label": "Listed since",
   "value": "Aug 15, 2018",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$2.7bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 1, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u221223.2%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+0.6%",
   "S&P 500": "+3.6%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u22123.0 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u22124.7 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u221211.3%",
   "S&P 500": "+17.9%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221229.2 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221239.7 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+7.4%",
   "S&P 500": "+16.2%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u22128.8 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221216.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+126.2%",
   "S&P 500": "+89.3%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "+36.9 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "+11.4 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since listing",
   "Total return": "+248.2%",
   "S&P 500": "+209.5%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "+38.7 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221292.9 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has AAAU performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 2, 2026, AAAU returned +7.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.2% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +126.2%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does AAAU cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is AAAU below its high?",
   "a": "23.2% below its high of Jan 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 2, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-10-03",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}