Performance analysis of AAAU (Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, AAAU has had an average annual return of +27.50%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, AAAU has had an average annual return of +17.51%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Since Aug 15, 2018, AAAU has had an average annual return of +16.80%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.85% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.36% | +64.07% | +26.92% | +12.96% | -0.50% | -4.01% | +25.01% | +18.18% | +9.20% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +12.48% | +8.48% | -11.04% | -1.49% | -1.51% | -11.70% | +1.77% | -5.36% | |||||
| 2025 | +6.77% | +1.95% | +9.39% | +5.44% | -0.05% | +0.41% | -0.58% | +4.95% | +11.79% | +3.57% | +5.41% | +2.25% | +64.07% |
| 2024 | -1.42% | +0.45% | +8.67% | +3.11% | +1.59% | -0.13% | +5.37% | +2.13% | +5.13% | +4.34% | -3.15% | -1.39% | +26.92% |
| 2023 | +5.75% | -5.28% | +7.89% | +0.92% | -1.34% | -2.21% | +2.26% | -1.23% | -4.76% | +7.40% | +2.54% | +1.34% | +12.96% |
| 2022 | -1.63% | +6.18% | +1.27% | -2.06% | -3.19% | -1.62% | -2.51% | -2.97% | -2.80% | -1.81% | +8.42% | +3.02% | -0.50% |
| 2021 | -3.12% | -6.32% | -1.16% | +3.59% | +7.64% | -7.10% | +2.61% | +0% | -3.32% | +1.55% | -0.68% | +3.24% | -4.01% |
| 2020 | +4.49% | -0.63% | -0.07% | +7.12% | +2.55% | +2.96% | +10.74% | -0.41% | -4.13% | -0.48% | -5.45% | +7.07% | +25.01% |
| 2019 | +2.88% | -0.53% | -1.59% | -0.63% | +1.72% | +8.04% | +0% | +7.88% | -3.23% | +2.45% | -3.11% | +3.70% | +18.18% |
| 2018 | +2.21% | -0.67% | +2.10% | +0.33% | +5% | +9.20% |
Drawdown analysis of AAAU (Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the AAAU was -26.29%, occurring on Jul 16, 2026. This drawdown has not yet recovered.
The current AAAU drawdown is -24.32%.
Since Aug 15, 2018 AAAU has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -26.29% | Jan 29, 2026 | 115 | Jul 16, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -21.63% | Aug 6, 2020 | 538 | Sep 26, 2022 | 315 | Dec 27, 2023 | 853 |
| -12.43% | Mar 9, 2020 | 8 | Mar 19, 2020 | 15 | Apr 9, 2020 | 23 |
| -10.06% | Oct 20, 2025 | 11 | Nov 4, 2025 | 33 | Dec 22, 2025 | 44 |
| -8.12% | Oct 30, 2024 | 12 | Nov 15, 2024 | 49 | Jan 30, 2025 | 61 |
| -7.11% | Apr 21, 2025 | 17 | May 14, 2025 | 21 | Jun 13, 2025 | 38 |
| -6.51% | Sep 4, 2019 | 60 | Nov 27, 2019 | 25 | Jan 6, 2020 | 85 |
| -5.73% | May 20, 2024 | 13 | Jun 7, 2024 | 25 | Jul 16, 2024 | 38 |
| -5.20% | Feb 19, 2019 | 51 | May 2, 2019 | 29 | Jun 13, 2019 | 80 |
| -5.01% | Feb 24, 2020 | 4 | Feb 28, 2020 | 4 | Mar 5, 2020 | 8 |
| -4.85% | Dec 26, 2025 | 3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 7 | Jan 12, 2026 | 10 |
| -4.78% | Jun 13, 2025 | 31 | Jul 30, 2025 | 22 | Aug 29, 2025 | 53 |
| -4.66% | Mar 31, 2025 | 5 | Apr 7, 2025 | 3 | Apr 10, 2025 | 8 |
| -4.36% | Jul 16, 2024 | 7 | Jul 25, 2024 | 12 | Aug 12, 2024 | 19 |
| -4.30% | Dec 27, 2023 | 33 | Feb 14, 2024 | 11 | Mar 1, 2024 | 44 |
| -4.28% | May 20, 2020 | 11 | Jun 5, 2020 | 12 | Jun 23, 2020 | 23 |
| -4.16% | Apr 16, 2024 | 10 | Apr 30, 2024 | 13 | May 17, 2024 | 23 |
| -3.22% | Feb 24, 2025 | 4 | Feb 28, 2025 | 9 | Mar 13, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.88% | Jun 25, 2019 | 4 | Jul 1, 2019 | 11 | Jul 17, 2019 | 15 |
| -2.84% | Oct 26, 2018 | 12 | Nov 13, 2018 | 14 | Dec 4, 2018 | 26 |
| -2.66% | Apr 23, 2020 | 5 | Apr 30, 2020 | 11 | May 15, 2020 | 16 |
| -2.49% | Apr 14, 2020 | 3 | Apr 17, 2020 | 4 | Apr 23, 2020 | 7 |
| -2.40% | Sep 26, 2024 | 9 | Oct 9, 2024 | 5 | Oct 16, 2024 | 14 |
| -2.29% | Jul 18, 2019 | 9 | Jul 31, 2019 | 3 | Aug 5, 2019 | 12 |
| -2.15% | Aug 27, 2018 | 22 | Sep 27, 2018 | 10 | Oct 11, 2018 | 32 |