IAU

iShares Gold Trust

The iShares Gold Trust tracks the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, using gold bars held in vaults around the world.

Precious Metals

COMMODITY

Passive

MANAGEMENT STYLE

62.3 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

25 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBlackRock
CategoryPrecious Metals
Asset classCommodity
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Inception dateJan 21, 2005
Assets (mns)$59,815
Expense ratio25 bp
Fund Structure
RegulationGrantor Trust
Distributions
Taxation1099
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Asset Allocation
Historical Performance
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Standardized Performance (as of 09/30/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YR20 YRIncep.
Price Returns 47.0% 46.4% 44.2% 32.2% 15.1% 12.9% 10.8% 10.9%
Dividend Yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Total Returns 47.0% 46.4% 44.2% 32.2% 15.1% 12.9% 10.8% 10.9%
Ann. Volatility 17.9% 17.5% 16.1% 15.5% 15.1% 14.5% 17.8% 17.6%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 500-0.010%
MSCI EAFE0.163%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.3012%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)9,357
ADV traded (mns)$713
Turnover1.2%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.01%
Technical Indicators
Recent close$76.22
30d moving avg.$68.63
Annualized volatility14.2%
Relative strength (RSI)73
Short interest0.8%
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Expense Analysis

Peer Group Passive
Precious Metals Commodity ETFs
# of ETFs 10
Avg. Expense Ratio 37.7 bp
Std. Deviation 18 bp
IAU (25 bp) Percentile rank 24
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)		 Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)		 TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
IAU 25.0 1.4 26.4
Peer Avg. 37.7 4.3 42.0
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