iShares Gold Trust (IAU)
| Assets | $65.17B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.25% |
| PE Ratio | 5.53 |
| Shares Out | 788.00M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 1,970,887 |
| Open | 82.52 |
| Previous Close | 81.27 |
| Day's Range | 82.05 - 82.75 |
| 52-Week Low | 68.17 |
| 52-Week High | 104.40 |
| Beta | 0.19 |
| 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 19.09% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.01%.
News
Gold price holds near high after preliminary Consumer Sentiment falls to 47.8, inflation expectations spike
The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. declining, with inflation expectations shooting higher.The University of Michigan announced on...
Gold, silver prices whipsaw as core CPI keeps Fed hike in play - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher with extreme volatility in early U.S. trading Friday, after August core CPI rose more than expected and kept the Federal Reserve's Sept. 15-16 rate decis...
Gold, silver prices tumble as hot PPI, oil shock lift yields - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as hotter wholesale inflation, a crude-oil surge and a jump in Treasury yields overwhelmed safe-haven demand tied...
If these key gold price levels fail, expect accelerated near-term selling – TD Securities
Gold is outperforming other precious metals despite the headwinds of higher energy prices and rising Fed hike expectations, but Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) and major funds could become sellers if...
Gold's record prices are reshaping demand as investors replace jewelry buyers - Metals Focus
Investment demand has been a critical pillar of support for gold in recent years and, while the unsustainable rise in global sovereign debt remains a key driver in the precious metal's long-term uptre...
Central bank gold moves are about repatriation, not liquidation – StoneX's O'Connell
While the recent headline may give the impression that central banks are selling off some of their gold reserves, the gold has merely changed location in response to the rising perceived risk of sanct...
gold off its lows but largely ignores 2% drop in U.S. existing home sales
The gold market is off its lows but remains under pressure as the U.S. housing market continues to stabilize, with existing-home sales falling to their lowest level since February.
Kalshi launches ‘perps' for gold and silver following CFTC approval, expanding futures offerings
Kalshi has received approval for and launched perpetual futures on precious metals gold and silver, the company told CNBC exclusively. The prediction market platform first received approval to launch ...
Gold, silver prices tumble as hot PPI lifts Fed-hike risk - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower in early U.S. trading Thursday, after hotter U.S. wholesale inflation, steady jobless claims and a 25-basis-point ECB rate hike reinforced the global high...
Spot gold price slides to $4,340/oz after August PPI rises 0.4%, core PPI rises 0.2%
The gold market is selling off after the latest data showed U.S. producers saw rising price pressures on balance last month.The headline Producer Price Index (PPI) posted a 0.4% increase in August, fo...
Gold falls to session lows as weekly jobless claims holds steady at 206k
The gold market is seeing renewed selling pressure, with prices trading at session lows after data showed a relatively stable labor market, as the number of American workers applying for first-time un...
Gold, silver rise as dollar weakness offsets oil-driven rate risk - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, as a weaker U.S. dollar and safe-haven demand tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict outweighed higher Treasury yields and anot...
Investors pour $18 billion into gold ETFs in August as sovereign debt concerns grow - WGC report
Despite renewed threats of an imminent rate hike in September, gold's price action during August shows just how much potential the precious metal has as a hedge against the unsustainable rise in globa...
Platinum could outperform gold price as debasement trade regains momentum – WPIC
Inflation fears are driving expectations that the Federal Reserve will have to raise interest rates as early as next week, and they have taken their toll on the precious metals market, including plati...
Gold is more than ‘a tactical expression of the next Fed decision' and pullbacks are opportunities to ‘build strategic exposure' – UBS
Mounting fiscal concerns, elevated inflation and geopolitical uncertainty, and robust sovereign demand make a significant gold allocation a must-have in investor portfolios, according to commodity and...
Gold, silver prices rise as Hormuz risk offsets rate pressure - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as escalating U.S.-Iran strikes, Brent crude above $100 a barrel and a softer dollar supported defensive demand ahead of the wee...
Gold price slides below $4,370 as Brent nears $100 - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising crude oil prices, elevated Treasury yields and firmer Fed-hike expectations outweighed the safe-haven bid from r...
‘The bull trend will resume' and ‘you want to scale into a long position' as gold price nears $4,000 pre-FOMC – Goldman Sachs' Kim
The gold market's relative underperformance since February is not a failure of the bull market, but merely a pause, and the yellow metal has fresh all-time highs in its medium-term future, according t...
‘Synchronised build-up of physical, futures, and options exposure' to drive gold price higher - Société Générale
ETFs, futures and options positioning all indicate that gold remains in a broad-based bull market in 2026, with multiple independent demand channels reinforcing one other, according to analysts at Soc...
China's central bank buys 20.2 tonnes of gold in August, largest purchase since 2023
The People's Bank of China (PBoC) added 20.2 metric tonnes of gold to its reserves in August, its largest monthly purchase since October 2023, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) annou...
Gold Price Forecast: $4,500 Caps Momentum Ahead of CPI
Gold remains caught near $4,450, with the 50-day EMA offering support and $4,500 limiting upside momentum. CPI, central bank policy and geopolitical risks could determine whether the tight market fina...
Gold, silver slip as oil spike keeps Fed-hike trade alive - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as rising oil prices and elevated Treasury yields kept pressure on non-yielding metals ahead of this week's U.S. inflation reports.