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iShares Gold Trust (IAU) ETF Analysis

IAU

Expense ratio 0.25% Yield 0% Assets $62.22B Since January 21, 2005 Family iShares

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$77.71

+$0.27 (+0.35%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, the annualized return for IAU over 10 years is +12.27%.

IAU charges an expense ratio of 0.25%.

IAU has $62.22B in net assets.

IAU Annualized Returns

With dividends reinvested · as of October 21, 2026

Period	Total return	Annualized	$100 becomes	$300 becomes
1 year	+0.43%	+0.43%	$100.43	$301.28
3 years	+107.39%	+27.53%	$207.39	$622.18
5 years	+128.90%	+18.01%	$228.90	$686.69
10 years	+218.22%	+12.27%	$318.22	$954.67

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

IAU Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

−13.98%+63.95%−4.26%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

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Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−4.26%
2025	+63.95%
2024	+26.85%
2023	+12.84%
2022	−0.63%
2021	−4.00%
2020	+25.03%
2019	+17.98%
2018	−1.76%
2017	+12.91%
2016 (partial year)	−13.98%

IAU Monthly Returns

−12%+13%

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	+12.4	+8.6	−11.0	−1.5	−1.6	−11.7	+0.9	+9.9	−6.7	−0.5	—	—
2025	+6.8	+1.9	+9.4	+5.4	−0.0	+0.3	−0.6	+5.0	+11.8	+3.6	+5.3	+2.2
2024	−1.4	+0.4	+8.7	+3.1	+1.6	−0.1	+5.4	+2.1	+5.1	+4.3	−3.1	−1.5
2023	+5.8	−5.4	+7.9	+0.9	−1.4	−2.2	+2.2	−1.2	−4.8	+7.4	+2.5	+1.3
2022	−1.7	+6.1	+1.4	−2.1	−3.2	−1.6	−2.5	−3.0	−2.9	−1.7	+8.5	+2.9
2021	−3.2	−6.3	−1.1	+3.6	+7.6	−7.0	+2.5	−0.1	−3.2	+1.6	−0.7	+3.4
2020	+4.6	−0.7	+0.0	+6.9	+2.6	+2.8	+11.0	−0.5	−4.2	−0.6	−5.3	+7.0
2019	+2.8	−0.5	−1.6	−0.7	+1.8	+7.9	+0.1	+7.7	−3.2	+2.6	−3.3	+3.7
2018	+3.3	−2.0	+0.6	−0.9	−1.3	−3.5	−2.3	−2.0	−0.6	+2.1	+0.3	+5.0
2017	+5.3	+3.2	−0.2	+1.7	−0.1	−2.1	+2.3	+4.1	−3.2	−0.8	+0.3	+2.1

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

IAU Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs

Annualized volatility: 16.37%
Beta (3y): 0.44
Best year: +63.95%
Worst year: −4.00%

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

IAU vs GLD: Cost, Size and Returns

As of October 21, 2026.

Metric	IAU	GLD
Expense Ratio	0.25%	0.4%
Total Assets	$62.22B	$141.70B
Average volume	5.09M	9.35M
Dividend Yield	0%	0%
1 year · Annualized	+0.43%	+0.45%
3 years · Annualized	+27.53%	+27.32%
5 years · Annualized	+18.01%	+17.84%
10 years · Annualized	+12.27%	+12.11%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

iShares Gold Trust trades as IAU and is categorised as Commodities Focused. The fund is issued by iShares. The inception date on file is January 21, 2005. Total net assets stand at $62.22B. The expense ratio is 0.25%. On a $10,000 position that is $25.00 a year.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for IAU is $77.71, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +0.43%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +12.27%.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2025 at +63.95%; the weakest is 2021 at −4.00%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is −4.26% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

The 52-week range on file runs from $73.74 to $104.40. The latest close sits 5.38% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 16.37%. The reported beta is 0.44. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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