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IAU vs GLD

iShares Gold Trust vs SPDR Gold Shares

IAU

iShares Gold Trust

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$69.9B

GLD

SPDR Gold Shares

Annual cost

0.40%

Fund size

$150.4B

Key differences

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

  • IAU costs 0.15% less per year.

Side-by-side comparison

IAUGLD
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.40%
Fund size (AUM)$69.9B$150.4B
Since20052004
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Asset classcommoditycommodity
Region
Strategy
CAGR 1Y+27.7%+27.4%
CAGR 3Y+29.7%+29.5%
CAGR 5Y+17.5%+17.3%
Sharpe 3Y1.231.21
Volatility 1Y26.67%26.86%
Max drawdown-21.82%-22.00%

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