How far is IAU below its high?

19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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IAU · iShares Gold Trust

IAU tracks the Gold and returned +19.2% over the past year.

Commodity fund · Gold · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+19.2%Total return, 1 year

0.25%Expense ratio

not filedHoldings

−19.6%Below its high

Compare IAU

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Period by period

IAU over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+3.2%	+3.3%	−0.1 pts	+4.0 pts
6 months	−13.4%	+16.0%	−29.4 pts	−34.1 pts
1 year	+19.2%	+17.5%	+1.7 pts	−3.8 pts
3 years	+125.5%	+77.9%	+47.6 pts	+30.4 pts
Since listing	+271.8%	+804.4%	−532.6 pts	−1402.1 pts

In plain words

IAU is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracks	Gold
Fund type	Commodity fund
Expense ratio (10-Q, Aug 6, 2026)	0.25%
Price	$81.71
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)	$65.1bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−19.6%

Questions people ask

How has IAU performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, IAU returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +125.5%.
What does IAU cost?: The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.
How far is IAU below its high?: 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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IAU, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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