GraniteShares Gold Trust
For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 8, 2026.
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A company's report for each of its first three quarters. The financial statements are not audited. It shows how the business has moved since the last annual report, and what management says changed.
Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 8, 2026
BAR$40.00-0.8%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
What changed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-Q
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-04.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsCurrent report: 10-Q
Period ended 2026-03-31; filed 2026-05-08.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
Compared 27 previous paragraphs and 27 current paragraphs.
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A changed paragraph is not evidence that risk increased or decreased. An unchanged paragraph does not establish that risk stayed the same.
Added paragraphs (2)
Current report
The Trust’s net asset value increased from $1,492,121,494 on December 31, 2025 to $1,593,242,746 on March 31, 2025, a 6.8% increase. The increase in the Trust’s net asset value was due to a change in the price of gold, which increased 6.97% from $4,307.95 on December 31, 2025, to $4,608.35 on March 31, 2026. The Trust’s net asset value was negatively impacted by the decrease in the Trust’s number of shares outstanding which changed from 35,150,000 on December 31, 2025 to 35,100,000 on March 31, 2026, or 0.1%, as a net result of 8 creation orders and 9 redemption orders (50,000 shares orders).
Current report
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2026
Removed paragraphs (2)
Previous report
The Trust’s net asset value increased from $1,285,913,636 on September 30, 2025, to $1,492,121,494 on December 31, 2025, a 16.0% increase. The increase in the Trust’s net asset value was due to a 12.6% increase in gold price from $3,825.30 on September 30, 2025, to $4,307.95 on December 31, 2025, as well as an increase in the number of shares outstanding from 34,100,000 to 35,150,000 over this period. The 1,050,000 shares increase was a result of 21 creation orders (50,000 shares per creation and redemption). There was no redemption order over the period considered.
Previous report
Six Months Ended December 31, 2025
Reworded paragraphs (8)
Previous wording
The Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion, sell the Trust’s gold as necessary to pay the Trust’s expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor. The Trustee will not sell gold to pay the Sponsor’s Fee but will pay the Sponsor’s Fee through in-kind transfers of gold to the Sponsor. On December 31, 2024 the Trust did not have any cash balances.
Current wording
The Trustee will, at the direction of the Sponsor or in its own discretion, sell the Trust’s gold as necessary to pay the Trust’s expenses not otherwise assumed by the Sponsor. The Trustee will not sell gold to pay the Sponsor’s Fee but will pay the Sponsor’s Fee through in-kind transfers of gold to the Sponsor. At March 31, 2025 the Trust did not have any cash balances.
Previous wording
The 12.57% increase in the Trust’s net asset value per share, from $37.71 on September 30, 2025, to $42.45 on December 31, 2025, is directly related to the 12.6% increase in the price of gold.
Current wording
The 6.93% increase in the Trust’s net asset value per share, from $42.45 on December 31, 2025, to $45.39 on March 31, 2026, is related to the increase in the price of gold.
Previous wording
The Trust’s net asset value per share increased slightly less than the price of gold on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor’s fees, which were $626,724 for the quarter, or 0.044% of the Trust’s average weighted net assets of $1,423,879,427 during the quarter. The net asset value per share of $44.16 on December 24, 2025, was the highest during the quarter, compared with a low during the quarter of $38.17 on October 01, 2025.
Current wording
The Trust’s net asset value per share increased less than the price of gold on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor’s fees, which were $728,496 for the quarter, or 0.043% of the Trust’s average weighted net assets of $1,690,316,820 during the quarter. The net asset value per share of $53.25 on January 29, 2026 was the highest during the quarter, compared with a low during the quarter of $42.89 on January 02, 2026.
Previous wording
The net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, was $162,747,321, resulting primarily from an unrealized gain on investment in gold bullion of $163,047,183, a gain of $326,862 on metal sold to cover the Sponsor’s fees but decreased by the Sponsor’s fees of $626,724. Other than the Sponsor’s fees the Trust had no expenses during the quarter.
Current wording
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, was $101,342,616, resulting from an unrealized gain on investment in gold bullion of $89,760,616 increased by a gain of $12,310,496 on metal sold to cover the redemption orders and the Sponsor’s fees but reduced by the Sponsor’s fees of $728,496. Other than the Sponsor’s fees the Trust had no expenses during the quarter.
Previous wording
The Trust’s net asset value increased from $1,105,575,430 on June 30, 2025, to $1,492,121,494 on December 31, 2025, a 34.96% increase. The increase in the Trust’s net asset value was the result of (i) the positive change in gold price, which increased by 31.0% from $3,287.45 on June 30, 2025, to $4,307.95 on December 31, 2025, and (ii) an increase in the number of shares outstanding from 34,100,000 to 35,150,000. The 1,050,000 shares increase was the net result of 31 creation orders and 10 redemption orders (50,000 shares per creation and redemption order).
Current wording
The Trust’s net asset value increased from $1,105,575,430 on June 30, 2025, to $1,593,242,746 on March 31, 2026, a 44.11% increase. The increase in the Trust’s net asset value was mainly caused by a 40.18% increase in gold price from $3,287.45 on June 30, 2025, to $4,608.35 on March 31, 2026. The Trust’s net asset value was also positively impacted by an increase in the number of shares outstanding from 34,100,000 on June 30, 2025, to 35,100,000 on March 31, 2026, or +2.9%. The 1,000,000 shares increase was the net result of 39 creation orders and 19 redemption orders (50,000 shares per creation and redemption order).
Previous wording
The 30.9% increase in the Trust’s net asset value per share, from $32.42 on June 30, 2025, to $42.45 on December 31, 2025, is directly related to the 31.0% increase in the price of gold.
Current wording
The 40.01% increase in the Trust’s net asset value per share, from $32.42 on June 30, 2025, to $45.39 on March 31, 2026 is directly related to the 40.18% increase in the price of gold.
Previous wording
The Trust’s net asset value per share increased slightly less than the price of gold on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor’s fees, which were $1,135,094 for the period, or 0.088% of the Trust’s average weighted net assets of $1,289,512,405 during the six-month period. The net asset value per share of $44.16 on December 24, 2025, was the highest during the period, compared with a low during the period of $32.53 on July 31, 2025.
Current wording
The Trust’s net asset value per share increased less than the price of gold on a percentage basis due to the Sponsor’s fees, which were $1,863,590 for the period, or 0.131% of the Trust’s average weighted net assets of $1,421,163,490 during the nine-month period. The net asset value per share of $53.25 on January 29, 2026 was the highest during the period, compared with a low during the period of $32.53 on July 31, 2025.
Previous wording
The net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the 6 months period ending December 31, 2025, was $342,186,349, resulting from an unrealized gain on investment in gold bullion of $334,716,755, increased by a gain of $8,604,688 on metal sold to cover the redemption orders and the Sponsor’s fees but reduced by the Sponsor’s fees of $1,135,094. Other than the Sponsor’s fees the Trust had no expenses during the period.
Current wording
The net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the 9 months period ending March 31, 2026 was $443,528,965, resulting from an unrealized gain on investment in gold bullion of $424,477,371, increased by a gain of $20,915,184 on metal sold to cover the redemption orders and the Sponsor’s fees but reduced by the Sponsor’s fees of $1,863,590. Other than the Sponsor’s fees the Trust had no expenses during the quarter.