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IAU

iShares Gold Trust

Commodities Focused · iShares

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Cost

0.250%costs about $488 on a $10,000 balance held for 20 years

Tracks the same index as GLD (0.400%), GLDM (0.100%). Same portfolio, so cost is the difference. Compare them

Issuer-published, verified 2026-07-21.

Snapshot figures (2025-05-25, not current)

Assets
$46.4B
Yield
0.00%
3Y return
21.6%
5Y return
13.8%

Largest other funds in Commodities Focused

GLDSPDR Gold Shares$100.2B21.5%
SLViShares Silver Trust$14.7B14.8%
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares$14.6B21.8%
SGOLabrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF$5.2B21.8%
IAUMiShares Gold Trust Micro$2.6B21.9%
OUNZVanEck Merk Gold Trust$1.7B21.1%
SIVRabrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF$1.6B15.1%
AAAUGoldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF$1.5B21.7%

Funds in one category often hold similar portfolios, so cost and structure usually matter more than the difference in headline returns.

Not investment advice. Past performance does not predict future results.