BAR · GraniteShares Gold Trust Shares of Beneficial Interest

BAR returned −1.1% over the year to Oct 14, 2026, charges 0.17% a year and holds $1.3bn in net assets on Oct 13, 2026.

Commodity fundHolds goldGraniteShares0.17% fee$1.3bn on Oct 13, 2026First traded Aug 31, 2017Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every GraniteShares fund ETFIQ covers

BAR holds gold and returned −1.1% over the past year.

−1.1%
Total return, 1 year
0.17%
Expense ratio
331,345
Troy ounces of gold (10-K, Jun 30, 2026)
−24.1%
Below its high

Price, 1 year

$40.35−1.5%1 day, priceClose, Oct 14, 2026

Price only. No distribution was paid over these days, so total return is the same. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAR returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (GLD)Gap to GLD
1M Sep 14 – Oct 14, 2026−4.3%−4.3%0.0 pts
3M Jul 15 – Oct 14, 2026+1.1%+1.0%+0.1 pts
6M Apr 15 – Oct 14, 2026−14.6%−14.6%+0.1 pts
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 14, 2026−5.0%−5.1%+0.1 pts
1Y Oct 14, 2025 – Oct 14, 2026−1.1%−1.3%+0.1 pts
3Y Oct 13, 2023 – Oct 14, 2026+111.7%+110.3%+1.5 pts
5Y Oct 15, 2021 – Oct 14, 2026+129.9%+127.4%+2.5 pts
Since launch Aug 31, 2017 – Oct 14, 2026+206.1%+198.8%+7.3 pts
Since launch, annualised Aug 31, 2017 – Oct 14, 2026+13.0%––

Total return at closing prices, distributions reinvested. Every column is a total return. Year to date runs from the last close of the year before. Annualised is the steady yearly rate that gives the since-launch total over the same days. Source: ETFIQ.

BAR holds 331,344.906 troy ounces of gold, worth 100.0% of its net assets, from its 10-K for Jun 30, 2026. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

Gold bullion 331,344.906 troy ounces 100.02%

About BAR

What it holdsGold
Fund typeCommodity fund
Category (ETFIQ)Commodities · Single commodity or commodity sector
Expense ratio, year to Jun 30, 2026 (10-K, Aug 13, 2026)0.17%
Price$40.35
First tradedAug 31, 2017
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 13, 2026)$1.3bn
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold
BAR, 1 year to Oct 14, 2026−1.15%
GLD, the same days−1.26%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)+0.11 pts
Below its high (ETFIQ)−24.1%

Questions people ask about BAR

How has BAR performed?
Over the year to Oct 14, 2026, BAR returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the price of gold. Over three years the figure is +111.7%.
What does BAR cost?
Its expense ratio is 0.17%, for the year to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-K states.
How far is BAR below its high?
24.1% below its high of Jan 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 14, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, BAR and Benchmark (GLD)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 14, 2026
Fee, 0.17%SEC 10-K · Aug 13, 2026
Net assets, $1.3bnIssuer page · Oct 13, 2026
All fund filingsFilings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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