Truist Financial Corp Invests $603,000 in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF $AAAU

Truist Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (NYSEARCA:AAAU) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 15,818 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $603,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF in the second quarter valued at $30,082,000. Sonoma Allocations LLC acquired a new stake in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $12,454,000. Prospera Financial Services Inc purchased a new position in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $6,505,000. Tandem Financial LLC acquired a new position in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF during the third quarter worth about $6,224,000. Finally, Vivaldi Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF during the second quarter worth about $4,530,000.

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Trading Up 1.1%

AAAU stock opened at $50.20 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $40.20. Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF has a 12 month low of $27.99 and a 12 month high of $54.71.

Key Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF News

Here are the key news stories impacting Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: High-profile bets and growing expectations for Fed easing boost bullion demand — David Einhorn says the Fed will cut “substantially more” than currently priced and is taking large positions in gold, signaling institutional conviction that easier policy will support gold. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Macro narrative still favors a bull case — multiple outlets and strategists (UBS, VanEck) highlight longer-term upside tied to Fed easing, sovereign buying and miners’ strong cash flows, which supports flows into physical gold vehicles like AAAU. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: State-level demand initiatives may add incremental physical demand — Texas unveiling an official bullion program and gold bills could raise retail and institutional interest in allocated gold, indirectly supporting ETFs holding physical metal. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical setups are mixed — FXEmpire and other technical reports show gold testing key resistance (Fibonacci near ~$5,141–5,150 on spot pricing) with patterns that could fuel either a breakout or rejection depending on daily closes; this increases volatility but not direction certainty for AAAU. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-term momentum driven by macro data flow — multiple previews and technical notes warn that U.S. jobs/CPI prints will dictate near-term direction, so AAAU may track headline economic surprises rather than a steady trend until those prints settle. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Stronger-than-expected jobs data and talk of a Fed pause can sap gold’s appeal — recent coverage notes gold lost momentum after U.S. payrolls showed ~130k jobs and commentary about a potential long Fed pause, both of which can pressure non-yielding assets like gold and ETFs such as AAAU. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Profit-taking and speculative flows could trigger pullbacks — market participants and analysts warn that speculative positioning has produced routine profit-taking risk, increasing the chance of short-term dips in physical-gold ETFs. Article Title

About Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

The Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (AAAU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the LBMA Gold Price index. The fund tracks the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, using gold bars held in vaults located in the UK. AAAU was launched on Jul 26, 2018 and is issued by Goldman Sachs.