iSharesPrecious MetalsIAU · NYSE Arca

iShares Gold Trust (IAU)

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Price: $72.92; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $62.2B; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.25%; Category 0.82%
Yield: 0.00%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: -3.8%+2.7%; Category -6.5%
3Y CAGR: 24.5%+3.5%; Category 21.0%
5Y CAGR: 16.5%+4.6%; Category 12.0%

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iShares Gold Trust

Calendar-year returns

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Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-6.6%	-4.3%	-15.9%	-10.2%	-3.8%	+24.5%	+16.5%	+11.5%	+10.4%
Precious Metals average	-10.6%	-8.5%	-21.8%	-18.4%	-6.5%	21.0%	12.0%	9.0%	5.5%
Difference	+3.9%	+4.2%	+5.9%	+8.2%	+2.7%	+3.5%	+4.6%	+2.5%	+4.9%

Holdings

This ETF publishes no holdings breakdown.

ETF details

Issuer: iShares
Category: Commodity · Precious Metals
Ticker: IAU
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 21 Jan 2005 (21.8 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.25% (category 0.82%)
Holdings turnover: 0% (category 49%)
Distribution yield: 0.00%
Beta, 3 years: 0.44
Total net assets: $62.2B

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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