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SGOL vs IAU

abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF vs iShares Gold Trust

SGOL

abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

Annual cost

0.17%

Fund size

$7.7B

IAU

iShares Gold Trust

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$69.9B

Key differences

Both SGOL and IAU are commodity ETFs. SGOL charges 0.17% a year and IAU 0.25%. 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

SGOLIAU
Annual cost (TER)0.17%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$7.7B$69.9B
Since20092005
Dividend yield0.00%0.00%
Asset classcommoditycommodity
Region
Strategy
CAGR 1Y+27.8%+27.7%
CAGR 3Y+29.8%+29.7%
CAGR 5Y+17.6%+17.5%
Sharpe 3Y1.241.23
Volatility 1Y26.58%26.67%
Max drawdown-21.56%-21.82%

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