Gold ETFs: all 8
8 gold ETFs, placed by ETFIQ from each fund’s own filing. Each is a trust holding gold bullion, as its own filing states. Funds of gold mining companies are a theme of their own. Each is listed with its one-year return, its gap to its own benchmark, its fee and its net assets.
The 8 largest gold ETFs
ETFIQ covers 8 gold ETFs. The largest are GLD ($139.9bn), IAU ($61.5bn) and GLDM ($30.7bn); fees run 0.07% to 0.40%, as of .
- 1GLD$139.9bn0.40%SPDR Gold Shares
- 2IAU$61.5bn0.25%iShares Gold Trust
- 3GLDM$30.7bn0.10%SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust
- 4IAUM$7.9bn0.07%iShares Gold Trust Micro Shares
- 5SGOL$7.2bn0.17%abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
- 6OUNZ$2.7bn0.25%VanEck Merk Gold ETF
- 7AAAU$2.6bn0.18%Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares
- 8FGDL$428m0.15%Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF
Every gold ETF, largest first
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| Ticker | Fund | Tracks | Total return 1Y | vs its benchmark 1Y | Fee | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLD | SPDR Gold Shares | No index (holds gold) | +5.2% | −0.2 pts | 0.40% | $139.9bn |
| IAU | iShares Gold Trust | No index (holds gold) | +5.4% | +0.2 pts | 0.25% | $61.5bn |
| GLDM | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | No index (holds gold) | +5.6% | +0.3 pts | 0.10% | $30.7bn |
| IAUM | iShares Gold Trust Micro Shares | No index (holds gold) | +5.6% | +0.3 pts | 0.07% | $7.9bn |
| SGOL | abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF | No index (holds gold) | +5.4% | +0.2 pts | 0.17% | $7.2bn |
| OUNZ | VanEck Merk Gold ETF | No index (holds gold) | +5.4% | +0.1 pts | 0.25% | $2.7bn |
| AAAU | Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares | No index (holds gold) | +5.4% | +0.2 pts | 0.18% | $2.6bn |
| FGDL | Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF | No index (holds gold) | +5.1% | −0.1 pts | 0.15% | $428m |
8 gold ETFs, largest first, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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