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GLD vs IAU

SPDR Gold Shares vs iShares Gold Trust

GLD

SPDR Gold Shares

Annual cost

0.40%

Fund size

$150.4B

IAU

iShares Gold Trust

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$69.9B

Key differences

Both GLD and IAU are commodity ETFs. GLD charges 0.40% a year and IAU 0.25%. The main difference: IAU costs 0.15% less per year.

  • IAU costs 0.15% less per year.

Side-by-side comparison

GLDIAU
Annual cost (TER)0.40%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$150.4B$69.9B
Since20042005
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Asset classcommoditycommodity
Region
Strategy
CAGR 1Y+27.4%+27.7%
CAGR 3Y+29.5%+29.7%
CAGR 5Y+17.3%+17.5%
Sharpe 3Y1.211.23
Volatility 1Y26.86%26.67%
Max drawdown-22.00%-21.82%

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