Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU)

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, 13F holders and financials. Listed on CBOE, classified by the SEC as commodity contracts brokers & dealers.

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Short interest

settlement 2026-09-30

1.0

Days to cover

unchanged vs prior

49.0%

Short share of volume

2026-10-09

995

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-09-04

As of 2026-10-09.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 24 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in AAAU is 247,720 shares, down 946,675 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 210,447 shares (15 May 2025) to 1,699,213 shares (30 September 2025). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range. At the reported average volume of 1.7M shares a day that is 1.0 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-09-30	247,720	-37.8%	1,671,641	1.00
2026-09-15	397,927	-66.7%	1,566,448	1.00
2026-08-31	1,194,395	+38.3%	1,666,233	1.00
2026-08-14	863,709	+48.4%	1,131,134	1.00
2026-07-31	582,097	+30.0%	1,088,672	1.00
2026-07-15	447,839	+74.2%	1,115,573	1.00
2026-06-30	257,140	-50.3%	1,936,189	1.00
2026-06-15	517,696	-35.8%	2,286,409	1.00
2026-05-29	806,067	-15.8%	1,746,626	1.00
2026-05-15	957,708	+54.4%	1,032,006	1.00
2026-04-30	620,134	+3.3%	1,414,319	1.00
2026-04-15	600,628	-5.7%	2,317,259	1.00
2026-03-31	636,781	-44.4%	4,340,316	1.00
2026-03-13	1,145,487	+47.0%	2,946,979	1.00
2026-02-27	779,309	+3.1%	2,199,085	1.00
2026-02-13	755,496	-11.0%	5,438,982	1.00
2026-01-30	848,957	+30.3%	11,272,865	1.00
2026-01-15	651,752	+27.2%	1,920,923	1.00
2025-12-31	512,533	-14.8%	1,832,626	1.00
2025-12-15	601,678	+23.2%	1,789,737	1.00
2025-11-28	488,291	+75.0%	2,851,969	1.00
2025-11-14	279,084	-13.3%	1,776,996	1.00
2025-10-31	321,818	-68.3%	5,419,952	1.00
2025-10-15	1,015,199	-40.3%	3,037,258	1.00

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 9 October 2026, the short share of AAAU volume is 49.0%, up 10.7 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 36.7% (4 September 2026) to 78.0% (17 September 2026). The latest reading is 3.9 points below the 30-session average of 52.8%, on 141K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-10-09	69K	141K	49.0%	607
2026-10-08	133K	266K	50.1%	1,404
2026-10-07	132K	214K	61.9%	0
2026-10-06	91K	218K	42.0%	335
2026-10-05	135K	353K	38.2%	295
2026-10-02	110K	288K	38.3%	1,000
2026-10-01	218K	450K	48.5%	0
2026-09-30	108K	228K	47.5%	59
2026-09-29	158K	286K	55.2%	6
2026-09-28	336K	904K	37.2%	1,947
2026-09-25	156K	258K	60.6%	1
2026-09-24	149K	358K	41.6%	118
2026-09-23	180K	375K	48.1%	92
2026-09-22	184K	396K	46.5%	32
2026-09-21	192K	332K	57.9%	780
2026-09-18	92K	142K	64.5%	1
2026-09-17	323K	414K	78.0%	200
2026-09-16	194K	373K	51.9%	100
2026-09-15	149K	297K	50.1%	0
2026-09-14	211K	329K	63.9%	771
2026-09-11	135K	255K	53.0%	24
2026-09-10	166K	299K	55.4%	0
2026-09-09	128K	337K	38.1%	0
2026-09-08	218K	405K	53.8%	348
2026-09-04	189K	516K	36.7%	4,000
2026-09-03	367K	674K	54.4%	2,575
2026-09-02	244K	505K	48.4%	1,250
2026-09-01	576K	845K	68.1%	50
2026-08-31	721K	960K	75.1%	0
2026-08-28	413K	579K	71.3%	610

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 4 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in AAAU is 995 shares, up 403 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 29 shares (31 August 2026) to 147,392 shares (18 June 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-09-04	995	$44.10	$44K
2026-09-03	592	$43.29	$26K
2026-09-02	1,881	$42.67	$80K
2026-09-01	5,582	$43.88	$245K
2026-08-31	29	$43.94	$1K
2026-08-27	2,677	$45.28	$121K
2026-08-26	4,150	$46.00	$191K
2026-08-25	294	$45.87	$13K
2026-08-24	235	$45.52	$11K
2026-08-20	1,046	$44.48	$47K
2026-08-19	8,547	$42.85	$366K
2026-08-18	281	$43.58	$12K
2026-08-17	4,758	$43.16	$205K
2026-08-14	7,183	$42.89	$308K
2026-08-13	41	$43.52	$2K
2026-08-04	966	$39.95	$39K
2026-08-03	83	$39.93	$3K
2026-07-30	1,043	$39.86	$42K
2026-07-22	1,765	$40.27	$71K
2026-07-17	129	$39.22	$5K
2026-07-16	92,860	$39.99	$3.7M
2026-07-10	1,048	$40.64	$43K
2026-07-09	1,361	$40.24	$55K
2026-07-08	150	$40.57	$6K
2026-07-02	1,452	$39.82	$58K
2026-06-26	238	$39.68	$9K
2026-06-25	15,375	$39.30	$604K
2026-06-22	180	$41.57	$7K
2026-06-18	147,392	$41.76	$6.2M
2026-06-17	85	$42.72	$4K

13F holders

Tracked managers holding AAAU at their latest 13F. JSON

3 of the 30 tracked managers held AAAU at their latest 13F, $6.4M in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $3.2M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 1 added shares and 2 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	80K	$3.2M	0.00%	-81K
Renaissance Technologies	2026-06-30	41K	$1.6M	0.00%	-29K
AQR Capital Management	2026-06-30	40K	$1.6M	0.00%	+34K

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

Financials

SEC XBRL, as filed. JSON

In FY 2025 it generated $0 of operating cash flow.

Total assets: $2.40B
Shares outstanding: 61,055,722

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Quarter	Period end	Revenue	Net income	Margin	Diluted EPS
Q2 FY 2026	2026-06-30	n/a	-$353.1M	n/a	-5.74
Q1 FY 2026	2026-03-31	n/a	$164.1M	n/a	2.66
Q4 FY 2025derived	2025-12-31	n/a	$260.7M	n/a	n/a
Q3 FY 2025	2025-09-30	n/a	$264.7M	n/a	5.39
Q2 FY 2025	2025-06-30	n/a	$70.1M	n/a	1.55
Q1 FY 2025	2025-03-31	n/a	$187.9M	n/a	5.00
Q4 FY 2024derived	2024-12-31	n/a	-$7.9M	n/a	n/a
Q3 FY 2024	2024-09-30	n/a	$94.5M	n/a	2.97

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Fiscal year	Ends	Revenue	Net income	Operating cash flow	Capex	Buybacks	Dividends
FY 2025	2025-12-31	n/a	$783.4M	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a
FY 2024	2024-12-31	n/a	$162.1M	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a
FY 2023	2023-12-31	n/a	$56.4M	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a
FY 2022	2022-12-31	n/a	-$10.9M	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a
FY 2021	2021-12-31	n/a	-$17.8M	$0	n/a	n/a	n/a

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are the cash the company paid to repurchase its common stock in the year, not the amount authorized. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-08-03 from the cover page.

What this page is

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU), SEC CIK 1708646, listed on CBOE, classified by the SEC as commodity contracts brokers & dealers. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-09-30.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-10-09.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-09-04.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Financials: SEC EDGAR 10-K and 10-Q filingsSource: SEC.Weekly; values are as filed in the 10-Q and 10-K. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 1708646Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions

How much of AAAU is sold short?

247,720 shares were held short at the 2026-09-30 settlement, 1.0 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is AAAU's daily short volume?

On 2026-10-09, 69,150 of the 141,139 AAAU shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 49.0% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does AAAU have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 995 AAAU shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-09-04. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are AAAU insiders buying or selling?

No Form 4 filings for AAAU are on record.

What did AAAU report last quarter?

In FY 2025 it generated $0 of operating cash flow.

Which tracked 13F managers own AAAU?

3 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held AAAU shares at their latest filing, $6.4M in all. The largest: Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (80K shares, $3.2M), Renaissance Technologies (41K shares, $1.6M), Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management (40K shares, $1.6M).

Data on this page is provided for informational purposes only and is not financial advice. See our editorial policy.

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

13F holders

Financials

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF in the regulatory record

Source and updates

How to read it

Other companies the SEC classifies as commodity contracts brokers & dealers

Datasets

Frequently Asked Questions