iShares Gold Trust (IAU)
| Assets | $72.61B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.25% |
| PE Ratio | 5.53 |
| Shares Out | 814.10M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 6,146,332 |
| Open | 86.54 |
| Previous Close | 89.68 |
| Day's Range | 86.29 - 88.41 |
| 52-Week Low | 55.78 |
| 52-Week High | 104.40 |
| Beta | 0.20 |
| Holdings | 1 |
| Inception Date | Jan 21, 2005 |
About IAU
Fund Home PageThe iShares Gold Trust (IAU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the LBMA Gold Price index. The fund tracks the gold spot price, less expenses and liabilities, using gold bars held in vaults around the world. IAU was launched on Jan 21, 2005 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top Holdings
| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | n/a | 100.00% |
Performance
IAU had a total return of 49.41% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.64%.
News
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Gold and Silver Technical Analysis: Prices Under Pressure Ahead of NFP as Dollar Strengthens
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Wall Street flees to the fence after mixed signals on Iran, Main Street grows marginally more positive after gold's solid gains
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Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Buyers Eye Recovery Above Key Moving Averages
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Gold Falls as Dollar Rises. Why Mining Stocks Could Outperform.
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Gold, silver solidly down amid USDX gains, uptick in bond yields
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Gold And Silver Tumble After Trump Vows To Hit Iran ‘Extremely Hard'
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‘We remain bullish on gold over the medium to long term' on diversification, safe-haven flows – HSBC's Sels and Lu
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Gold Price Analysis – Gold Drops Back to Familiar Level on Thursday
The gold market found a lot of selling pressure on Thursday, as traders are reacting to the idea of the war in Iran stretching for a few more weeks. Rates jumping were also a problem for metals.
Gold prices down but largely ignores drop in U.S. weekly jobless claims
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Gold, silver see steep price losses as USDX rallies, bond yields rise
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Gold market analysis for April 2 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
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Gold is again falling sharply, with the stock market. Why it's not behaving the way it used to during a crisis.
Goldman Sachs retain their $5400 year-end target for gold, insisting gold's inflation-fighting and safe-haven characteristics will reasserth themselves.
Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: Bears Take Control as Gold Trends Below 50-Day MA – Major Crash or Buy Dip?
Gold breaks trendline support at $4,610 while Silver slips below $7,150. Explore key technical levels, RSI momentum, and trade ideas for XAUUSD and XAGUSD here.
Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Bullish Recovery Eyes $5,000 Confluence Zone
Gold strengthens above key moving averages, signaling bullish momentum, with price action targeting a critical resistance zone between $4,874 and $5,000 if support levels hold.
A Rough March For Gold As The Leading Precious Metal Searches For A Bottom
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Gold prices ignore 0.6% rise in U.S. retail sales
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Gold price holding its ground as ADP shows 62k jobs created in March
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Gold market analysis for April 1 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
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Gold, silver extend price rallies amid weaker USDX, dip in bond yields
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Gold (XAUUSD) and Silver Analysis: Recovery as Growth Slows and Inflation Persists
Gold and silver rebound from key support as falling yields and a weaker dollar support prices, but persistent inflation and high interest rates continue to limit upside.
Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Breakout Targets Key Fibonacci and MA Levels
Gold tests 100-day resistance while reclaiming the 10-day moving average, with ABCD pattern projections and Fibonacci targets pointing toward higher price levels if momentum persists.
Bloomberg's McGlone says gold and silver may have hit their generational peaks
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Gold, silver see solid gains on safe-haven demand, rally in oil
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Why Is Gold Crashing During War? 3 Reasons I'm Buying The Selloff
Gold's recent decline during geopolitical turmoil is a function of liquidity-driven selling, not a failure of its safe-haven status. Gold underperforms during supply-shock inflation and high real yiel...
Gold has its worst month since 2008 recession — why the Iran war is hitting metals
Gold is on track for its worst monthly decline since 2008 as a historic energy supply shock amid the war in Iran spooks investors who were hoping for interest-rate cuts.
‘Gold's liquidity works against it' in oil shock, central bank selling and ETF liquidations still possible – Morgan Stanley's Gower
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Spot gold trades above $4,600/oz after U.S. Consumer Confidence rises to 91.8 in March
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Gold prices push back above $4,600 as JOLTS shows drop in US job openings
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Gold's Sell-Off Is About Liquidity, Not Fundamentals
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