# Gold ETFs: all 8, largest first

> 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 Oct 8, 2026.

Data as of Oct 9, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

Rebuilt every trading night. Figures as of Oct 9, 2026 .

## 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 Oct 8, 2026 .

- GLD SPDR Gold Shares $139.9bn 0.40%

- IAU iShares Gold Trust $61.5bn 0.25%

- GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust $30.7bn 0.10%

- IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro Shares $7.9bn 0.07%

- SGOL abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF $7.2bn 0.17%

- OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold ETF $2.7bn 0.25%

- AAAU Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF Shares $2.6bn 0.18%

- FGDL Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF $428m 0.15%

### Every gold ETF, largest first

| 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 |

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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