IAUiShares Gold Trust
Seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of gold.
By iShares · Launched 2005
Annual Cost
0.25%
#1,139 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$60.1B
#54 of 5,854 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+23.6%
Track Record
21 years
#209 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$11,177+11.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
CommodityFocus
Gold
What it actually holds
By weightAsset allocation
Other
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
27.9%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-26.4%Moderate
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.08Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.50Good downside protection
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of gold.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in gold held by the Trust to reflect the performance of gold prices, providing a cost-effective means of investment in gold. The Trust is not actively managed and does not engage in profit-seeking activities related to gold price changes.
- Inception date
- January 21, 2005
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-08-03