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iShares Strategic Metals ETF

iShares · US46431W5159

iShares Strategic Metals ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker ISTM (ISIN US46431W5159). 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…

Commodity ?Unknown Physical ?
Mid-range feeOwns the shares directlyOther
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Fund size (AUM) ?
€0
1-year return ?
+8.8%
Price Return · to 2026-07-24
Yearly fee (TER) ?
0.49%
All-in cost ≈ 0.00%

About this fund

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

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Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.49%Yearly fee (TER)
0.00%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

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For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Replication ?
Physical
Full — buys every share
Launched
Sep 2023
3-year track record

Performance

71.8102132162192202420252026

Growth of $100 invested — both lines start at $100.

iShares Strategic Metals ETF Average peer fund (funds we track) ?

Compared with the average fund tracking the same index — our own data, not the licensed index itself.

YTD+2.2%
1 year+8.8%

How bumpy has it been?

34.8%
Volatility (1y) ?
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-31.6%
Worst drop (3y) ?
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.

The bigger picture

+0.1%
Since inception
Total growth since launch — about +0.0% a year.
+61.7%
Best 12 months
The strongest one-year stretch on record.
-17.2%
Worst 12 months
The weakest one-year stretch on record.
-31.6%
Worst fall on record ?
It clawed back in about 8 months.

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Where it trades

ExchangeTickerCurrency
NYSEISTMUSD★ Primary
USD listings
E1TMETUSDUSD
EOTMETUSDUSD
EUTMETUSDUSD
NasdaqISTMUSD
NYSE ArcaISTMUSD
OCISTMUSD
ODISTMUSD
UAISTMUSD
UBISTMUSD
UCISTMUSD
UDISTMUSD
UFISTMUSD
UMISTMUSD
USISTMUSD
UXISTMUSD
VFISTMUSD
VGISTMUSD
VJISTMUSD
VKISTMUSD
VLISTMUSD
VPISTMUSD
VYISTMUSD
X1TMETUSDUSD
X2TMETUSDUSD
XATMETUSDUSD
XETRAISTMUSD
XFTMETUSDUSD
XGTMETUSDUSD
XHTMETUSDUSD
XJTMETUSDUSD
XLTMETUSDUSD
XOTMETUSDUSD
XQTMETUSDUSD
XUTMETUSDUSD
XVTMETUSDUSD
XWTMETUSDUSD
XXTMETUSDUSD
XYTMETUSDUSD
XZTMETUSDUSD
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How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 15% of similar ETFs📈 Higher 1-yr return than 0%📊 Behind its category by 29.1% (1-yr) (category average +37.9%)

Versus the Commodities · Other · USD ETFs we track.

Advanced risk

28.3%
Downside deviation ?
75%
Up months (hit rate) ?
$36.17
52-week high ?
$23.76
52-week low ?

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Why it's similarThis is the fund on this page.
CommoditiesUnknownPhysicalCheaper fee
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CommoditiesUnknownPhysicalCheaper fee
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CommoditiesUnknownPhysicalCheaper fee
Index trackedLBMA Gold Price PMLondon Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Gold PriceLBMA Gold Price PMLMBA Gold Price PM USDS&P Metals & Mining Select Industry Index
Yearly fee (TER)0.49%0.40%0.12%0.10%0.12%0.23%0.35%
All-in cost0.00%0.00%0.13%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Fund size€0€123.5B€29.1B€26.6B€10.4B€5.2B€3.9B
DomicileUnited StatesIrelandUnited StatesFranceSwitzerlandUnited States
ReplicationPhysical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)
3-yr return p.a.+31.5%+26.1%+34.4%+29.3%+32.6%
5-yr return p.a.+19.3%+18.2%+20.8%+20.1%+23.4%
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Data as of 2026-07-24 · Source: issuer data, compiled by Finance Hamster

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