GLD vs IAU — ETF Comparison
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and iShares Gold Trust (IAU) differ in expense ratio (0.40% vs 0.25%) and AUM ($177.43B vs $82.31B). Here's how they compare across all key metrics.
Performance Comparison
Quick Verdict
IAU wins on 8 out of 9 metrics. IAU has a lower expense ratio (0.25%). IAU has higher AUM ($82.31B).
Basic Information
Metric
GLD
IAU
Fund Name
SPDR Gold Shares
iShares Gold Trust
Issuer
SPDR
iShares
Inception Date
Nov 18, 2004
Jan 21, 2005
Expense Ratio
0.40%
0.25%
AUM
$177.43B
$82.31B
Current Price
$446.27
$91.41
Today's Change
-2.85%
-2.85%
Performance Comparison
Period
GLD
IAU
1M
-0.77%
-0.76%
3M
+11.46%
+11.52%
6M
+28.89%
+29.01%
YTD
+11.67%
+11.72%
1Y
+58.21%
+58.44%
3Y
+146.57%
+142.99%
5Y
+172.85%
+174.95%
Top Holdings
GLD Holdings
Holdings data not yet available
IAU Holdings
Holdings data not yet available
Sector Allocation
GLD Sectors
Basic Materials100.00%
IAU Sectors
Real Estate100.00%