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GOLY vs IAU

Strategy Shares - Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETF vs iShares Gold Trust

GOLY

Strategy Shares - Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETF

Annual cost

Fund size

IAU

iShares Gold Trust

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$69.9B

Key differences

GOLY is a fixed income ETF, while IAU is a commodity ETF.

  • GOLY is a fixed income fund, while IAU is a commodity fund. They carry different risk/return profiles.
  • Over the last three years, IAU has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

GOLYIAU
Annual cost (TER)0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$69.9B
Since2005
Dividend yield0.00%
Asset classfixed incomecommodity
Regionnorth america
Strategymulti strategy
CAGR 1Y-0.3%+27.7%
CAGR 3Y+16.0%+29.7%
CAGR 5Y+5.4%+17.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.591.23
Volatility 1Y33.13%26.67%
Max drawdown-35.99%-21.82%

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