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Gold ETFs

Funds backed by physical gold or gold futures. For live gold prices and rates in 130+ currencies see GoldRateMap. 9 funds in this group, ordered by trading volume (lowest expense ratio among those that report one: IAUI at 0.79%). Data as of 22 Oct 2026. Educational, not advice.

Gold ETFs: price, cost, yield and returns

#ETFCategoryPriceExpense ratioYield (12m)1Y return5Y a yearVolatility
1 GLD SPDR Gold Gold $369.00 – – −2.2% +17.1% 28%
2 IAU iShares Gold Gold $75.66 – – −2.1% +17.3% 28%
3 GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Gold $79.66 – – −1.9% +17.4% 28%
4 IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro Gold $40.14 – – −1.9% +17.5% 28%
5 SGOL abrdn Physical Gold Shares Gold $38.33 – – −2.0% +17.3% 28%
6 AAAU Goldman Sachs Physical Gold Gold $39.67 – – −2.0% +17.3% 28%
7 CEF Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Gold $38.92 – – +2.9% +16.5% 41%
8 OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold Gold $38.68 – – −2.0% +17.3% 28%
9 IAUI NEOS Gold High Income Gold $46.59 0.79% 14.28% −2.3% – 23%

Membership is assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name, so a fund can appear in several groups and a fund with an unusual name can be missing. Yield is distributions paid in the last 12 months over the latest price; returns are total returns including distributions. Click a column title to sort.

Prices and rates

For live gold prices in 130+ currencies, city rates and gold guides, see GoldRateMap. This page only compares the funds that hold gold.

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Educational information, not financial advice. Funds can lose value, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Lists describe funds; they are not rankings of quality and not recommendations.