{
 "ticker": "IAU",
 "name": "iShares Gold Trust",
 "issuer": "iShares",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "verdict": "IAU holds gold and returned +2.7% over the past year.",
 "lead": "IAU charges 0.25% a year by its 10-Q filed Aug 6, 2026 and returned +2.7% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "commodities",
  "name": "Commodities",
  "label": "Commodity ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/commodities/",
  "group": {
   "id": "commodities",
   "name": "Commodities"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "commodities-focused",
   "name": "Single commodity or commodity sector",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/commodities/focused/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-29",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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 "promise": {
  "badge": "delivered",
  "label": "Delivered",
  "category": "commodities",
  "sentence": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IAU returned 2.7% against 2.5% for GLD, on the price of gold. Fees aside, IAU finished level with GLD.",
  "figure": -0.0,
  "unit": "points",
  "from": "2025-10-28",
  "to": "2026-10-28",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/commodities/"
 },
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+2.7%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "IAU, total return, 1 year: +2.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+2.7%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "IAU, total return, 1 year: +2.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.25%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "IAU, expense ratio: 0.25%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.25%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": null,
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "IAU, expense ratio: 0.25%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "troy_ounces_of_gold",
   "label": "Troy ounces of gold (10-Q, Jun 30, 2026)",
   "value": "14.9m",
   "source": "10-Q, Jun 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-06-30",
   "sentence": "IAU, troy ounces of gold (10-Q, Jun 30, 2026): 14.9m, as of Jun 30, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "14.9m",
    "as_of": "2026-06-30",
    "source": "10-Q, Jun 30, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau#fact-troy-ounces-of-gold",
    "text": "IAU, troy ounces of gold (10-Q, Jun 30, 2026): 14.9m, as of Jun 30, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u221224.6%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "IAU, below its high: \u221224.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u221224.6%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "IAU, below its high: \u221224.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$60.1bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "IAU, net assets: $60.1bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$60.1bn",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "IAU, net assets: $60.1bn (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026)."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "IAU, benchmark: The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold (ETFIQ, from its filings).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau#fact-benchmark",
    "text": "IAU, benchmark: The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold (ETFIQ, from its filings)."
   }
  }
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 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_holds",
   "label": "What it holds",
   "value": "Gold",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Commodity fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Commodities \u00b7 Single commodity or commodity sector",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio_three_months_to_jun_30_2026",
   "label": "Expense ratio, three months to Jun 30, 2026",
   "value": "0.25%",
   "source": "10-Q, Aug 6, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$76.57",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Jan 28, 2005",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$60.1bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "The price of gold, measured by GLD, which also holds gold",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "iau_1_year_to_oct_28_2026",
   "label": "IAU, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "+2.7%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "gld_the_same_days",
   "label": "GLD, the same days",
   "value": "+2.5%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "+0.2 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u221224.6%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "\u22121.2%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "\u22121.2%",
   "Gap to GLD": "0.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+0.7%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "+0.7%",
   "Gap to GLD": "0.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u221210.5%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "\u221210.5%",
   "Gap to GLD": "0.0 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "\u22125.7%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "\u22125.8%",
   "Gap to GLD": "+0.1 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+2.7%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "+2.5%",
   "Gap to GLD": "+0.2 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+101.4%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "+100.7%",
   "Gap to GLD": "+0.7 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+125.7%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "+124.1%",
   "Gap to GLD": "+1.6 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+211.5%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "+207.2%",
   "Gap to GLD": "+4.3 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+796.8%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "not available",
   "Gap to GLD": "not available"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+10.6%",
   "Benchmark (GLD)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to GLD": "\u2013"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has IAU performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IAU returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. Over three years the number is +101.4%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does IAU cost?",
   "a": "Its expense ratio is 0.25% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is IAU below its high?",
   "a": "24.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026."
  },
  {
   "q": "What is the expense ratio of IAU?",
   "a": "IAU's expense ratio is 0.25% a year, read from 10-Q, Aug 6, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$101.57 on Jan 29, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-01-29",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 101.57,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$74.21 on Nov 4, 2025",
   "as_of": "2025-11-04",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 74.21,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$76.57, 9% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 76.57
  },
  {
   "key": "beta",
   "label": "Beta to its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "0.99, against GLD",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 0.994,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "r2",
   "label": "R-squared, the same days",
   "value": "1.00",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 0.9998,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "betawin",
   "label": "Beta and R-squared measured over",
   "value": "251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  }
 ],
 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-28",
  "score": null,
  "tier": null,
  "status": "not-scored",
  "lines": [
   "Not scored.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Oct 28 close: +0.81%; 95% of days within \u00b11.74%."
  ],
  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/iau/trading/"
 },
 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-23",
  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/iau.json",
  "windows": [
   {
    "window": "1 week",
    "from": "2026-10-21",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": -99869674,
    "net_flow": "\u2212$99.9m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 3,
    "trading_days": 3
   },
   {
    "window": "1 month",
    "from": "2026-09-28",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": -8704886,
    "net_flow": "\u2212$8.7m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 20,
    "trading_days": 20
   },
   {
    "window": "3 months",
    "from": "2026-07-28",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": 255701813,
    "net_flow": "+$256m",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 63,
    "trading_days": 63
   },
   {
    "window": "Year to date",
    "from": "2026-01-02",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": -4264926648,
    "net_flow": "\u2212$4.3bn",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 204,
    "trading_days": 204
   },
   {
    "window": "1 year",
    "from": "2025-10-28",
    "to": "2026-10-23",
    "net_flow_usd": -2885775319,
    "net_flow": "\u2212$2.9bn",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 249,
    "trading_days": 249
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 },
 "generated": "2026-10-29",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, IAU, commodity fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/iau"
}