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iShares Gold Trust

iShares
CommoditiesUnknownOwns the shares
Low yearly feeOwns the shares directlyOther
TER ?
0.25%
Distribution
Unknown
Replication ?
Physical Full
Fund size ?
€0
Fund currency ?
USD
Launched
2005 (21-year track record)

What this fund is

iShares Gold Trust is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker IAU (ISIN US4642852044). It lets you buy a basket of holdings in a single trade, spreading your money across them rather than one company. In plain terms it is about tracking physical commodities like gold or oil, which often move differently from shares and are used to spread risk or hedge inflation, spread across its target market.

It is typically held as a diversifier — a slice that behaves differently from mainstream shares — rather than as a portfolio's main engine. Its ongoing charge (TER) is 0.25% a year — about €25 a year on a €10,000 holding, taken automatically from the fund. It holds the underlying investments directly (physical replication).

Its price has swung about 27.6% over the past year — a gauge of how much the value moves, not a judgement of quality. It launched in 2005. As with any investment, its value can go down as well as up, and past performance is not a guide to future results. (Fund data sourced from iShares.)

Performance

+23.9%
1-year return · USD · as of 2026-07-06
Price return — excludes distributions, so it looks lower than total return. ?

Returns over time

YTD-4.0%
1 year+23.9%
3 years+28.8%
5 years+17.8%

How bumpy has it been?

27.6%
Volatility (1y)
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-26.2%
Worst drop (3y)
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.
1.41
Return for the risk (3y)
Reward earned per unit of bumpiness (the Sharpe ratio) — higher is better.

Price history

77.90 USD latest price · end-of-day · 2026-07-06

25.765.1105Jul '21Jan '24Jul '26

Weekly closing prices · last 5 years · USD. End-of-day, not live. Past performance doesn’t predict the future.

What your money could grow into

Pick a monthly amount and a number of years to see how regular investing can add up over time. These are your own assumptions — an illustration, not a prediction.

Using iShares Gold Trust’s fee. The “assumed yearly return” is just an assumption you can change — not a prediction.

Try:Rough historical ranges — your assumption, not a prediction or advice.
Projected value
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How this works: an educational scenario, not a forecast. We compound monthly and add your monthly amount each month. “Expected annual return” is your own assumption — pick a cautious one; real markets are bumpy and can fall. “Adjust for inflation” simply restates the result in today’s spending power. The fee figure includes the yearly fund fee (TER) and the growth those fees would otherwise have earned. The fund comparison repeats each fund’s last-12-months return every year — a rough illustration only, which real funds never do. Not advice.

Where it trades

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NYSEIAUUSD★ primary ?
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NYSE ArcaIAUUSD
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XETRAIAUUSD
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Funds a bit like this one

For comparison only — not a suggestion to switch.

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Data as of 2026-07-06 · Source: fh-api

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