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IAU vs SGOL
iShares Gold Trust vs abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
Key differences
Both IAU and SGOL are commodity ETFs. IAU charges 0.25% a year and SGOL 0.17%. The main difference: SGOL costs 0.08% less per year.
- SGOL costs 0.08% less per year.
- IAU is much larger than SGOL. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
Side-by-side comparison
| IAU | SGOL | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost (TER) | 0.25% | 0.17% |
| Fund size (AUM) | $69.9B | $7.7B |
| Since | 2005 | 2009 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Asset class | commodity | commodity |
| Region | — | — |
| Strategy | — | — |
| CAGR 1Y | +27.7% | +27.8% |
| CAGR 3Y | +29.7% | +29.8% |
| CAGR 5Y | +17.5% | +17.6% |
| Sharpe 3Y | 1.23 | 1.24 |
| Volatility 1Y | 26.67% | 26.58% |
| Max drawdown | -21.82% | -21.56% |
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