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IAU vs SGOL

iShares Gold Trust vs abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

IAU

iShares Gold Trust

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$69.9B

SGOL

abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

Annual cost

0.17%

Fund size

$7.7B

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

IAUSGOL
Annual cost (TER)0.25%0.17%
Fund size (AUM)$69.9B$7.7B
Since20052009
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Asset classcommoditycommodity
Region
Strategy
CAGR 1Y+27.7%+27.8%
CAGR 3Y+29.7%+29.8%
CAGR 5Y+17.5%+17.6%
Sharpe 3Y1.231.24
Volatility 1Y26.67%26.58%
Max drawdown-21.82%-21.56%

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