Form 8-K - Current report

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2024

GOLDMAN SACHS PHYSICAL GOLD ETF

SPONSORED BY GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

001-38620

61-1848163

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

240 Greenwich Street, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10286

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 635-6314

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

AAAU

Cboe BZX Exchanage, Inc.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 1, 2024, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Sponsor”), sponsor of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF (the “Trust”), appointed Alyson Shupe, who is an officer of the Sponsor, to perform certain functions with respect to the Trust that, if the Trust had executive officers, would typically be performed by the Principal Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2024.

Alyson Shupe, 37, has served as a Managing Director and head of the Global Product Strategy Group for the Sponsor since 2023. In this role, Ms. Shupe is responsible for overseeing the development and prioritization of public markets products, including the launch of new products, as well as shaping and positioning the existing platform. Prior to this role, Ms. Shupe was head of Product Strategy for JP Morgan Asset Management’s US Advisor and Latin America client businesses, which she had led since 2018. Before joining the Product Strategy team in 2011, Ms. Shupe was an analyst in JP Morgan’s Global Private Bank. Ms. Shupe earned a BBA in Finance, a BBA in Business Economics and a BA in Spanish from Ohio University in 2008.

Ms. Shupe replaces Michael Crinieri to perform the functions with respect to the Trust that, if the Trust had executive officers, would typically be performed by the Principal Executive Officer, effective March 1, 2024.

- 2 -

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P.
Sponsor of Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF

By:		/s/ Joseph DiMaria
		Joseph DiMaria*
		Managing Director

Dated: March 1, 2024

*	The registrant is a trust and the person is signing in his capacity as a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., the sponsor of the registrant.

- 3 -

Document and Entity Information	Mar. 01, 2024
Cover [Abstract]
Security Exchange Name	CboeBZX
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001708646
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Mar. 01, 2024
Entity Registrant Name	GOLDMAN SACHS PHYSICAL GOLD ETF
Entity Incorporation State Country Code	NY
Entity File Number	001-38620
Entity Tax Identification Number	61-1848163
Entity Address, Address Line One	240 Greenwich Street
Entity Address, Address Line Two	8th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	New York
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	10286
City Area Code	(212)
Local Phone Number	635-6314
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre Commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Security 12b Title	Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF
Trading Symbol	AAAU
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false