iShares Gold Trust (IAU)

NYSEARCA: IAU · Real-Time Price · USD
77.38
-5.12 (-6.21%)
At close: Oct 21, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
77.51
+0.13 (0.17%)
After-hours: Oct 21, 2025, 6:06 PM EDT
-6.21%
Assets$66.75B
Expense Ratio0.25%
PE Ratio5.53
Shares Out831.25M
Dividend (ttm)n/a
Dividend Yieldn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Payout Frequencyn/a
Payout Ration/a
Volume39,762,348
Open79.14
Previous Close82.50
Day's Range76.90 - 79.60
52-Week Low48.29
52-Week High82.55
Beta0.09
Holdings1
Inception DateJan 21, 2005

About IAU

Fund Home Page

The 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.

Asset Class Commodity
Category Commodities Focused
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol IAU
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked LBMA Gold Price

Performance

IAU had a total return of 50.63% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.22%.

News

Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Aggressive Selloff Signals Correction Start

Gold plunged from $4,381, breaching $4,154 support, with sellers eyeing $4,001 as bearish momentum builds.

1 hour ago - FXEmpire

Ex-Fed insider warns of systemic 'liquidity crisis,' sees gold sell-off as a major 'distress signal'

Jeremy Szafron joins Kitco News as an anchor and producer from Kitco's Vancouver bureau.  Jeremy is a seasoned journalist with a diverse background covering entertainment, current affairs and finance.

2 hours ago - Kitco

Gold Prices Fall Most Since 2013—Here's Why Metals Are Plunging

Bank of America analysts raised their price forecast for gold earlier this month, becoming the first major bank to give gold a $5,000 per ounce price target for 2026. HSBC, noting it remains bullish o...

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2 hours ago - Forbes

Gold logs its biggest one-day selloff in years. Is it a bump in the road or have prices topped out?

Gold's latest move feels more like a pit stop than the end of the trip, according to Libertas Wealth Management.

3 hours ago - Market Watch

Gold and Silver Post Steepest Drops in Years as Rally Cools

Gold plunged the most in a dozen years while silver had its biggest drop since February 2021 on Tuesday amid a broad market selloff following a weeks-long rally that sent precious metals to successive...

3 hours ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Gold and silver see worst one-day drop in years, but long-term uptrend remains solid - Experts

Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include cover...

3 hours ago - Kitco

Gold plunges nearly 5% as dollar surges, traders cash out after record high

Gold prices slid almost 5% as a surging US dollar and heavy profit-taking halted the precious metal's record-setting run above $4,300 an ounce.

4 hours ago - New York Post

Gold Overtakes Stocks As Investor Favorite — Massive ETF Inflows Signaled Market Jitters Last Week

Investors went defensive during the week, investing in gold and fixed-income funds as U.S. equity ETFs experienced a rare episode of outflows. For the week ended Oct 17, U.S.-listed ETFs recorded a ne...

4 hours ago - Benzinga

Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Dives 5.6% Amid Sell-Off In Precious Metals Markets

Silver and platinum markets have also suffered strong sell-offs.

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5 hours ago - FXEmpire

Gold is suffering its worst drop in 12 years: Billionaire investor and 'bond king' Bill Gross thinks the top may be in

Gold is behaving more like a meme stock than a haven asset, Bill Gross told Business Insider. Having surged this year, the precious metal suffered its worst single-day drop in 12 years Tuesday.

5 hours ago - Business Insider

Gold Sinks 5% On Worst Day In 5 Years, Dow Jones Hits Record Highs: What's Moving Markets Tuesday?

Gold prices suffered a sharp correction on Tuesday as investors locked in profits following this year's explosive rally, while optimism across earnings kept industrial stocks powering higher and pushe...

5 hours ago - Benzinga

It's time to take profits on gold and silver, but ‘this is the trifecta I'm watching' - Marketgauge's Schneider

Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include cover...

5 hours ago - Kitco

Gold can go higher still, but conventional wisdom on inflation hedging is flawed – Invesco

Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

6 hours ago - Kitco

Panic selling pummels precious metals prices

Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter...

6 hours ago - Kitco

Gold's Rally Comes to an End With Huge Plunge

Gold's sharp swings show how strange markets have become according to Nimrit Kang, NorthStar Asset Management Chief Investment Officer. She joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about why traditional...

6 hours ago - Bloomberg Markets and Finance

Gold Price Outlook – Gold Drops Early on Tuesday

The gold market continues to see a bit of noise, as we are dropping in the early part of the Tuesday session. At this point, we are probably looking to try and form a range to trade in.

8 hours ago - FXEmpire

Gold & Silver's Record Run Grinds to Halt, Earnings Kick Into High Gear

While stock futures overall seemed calm, Kevin Hincks points to big corrections happening across the metal space, particularly gold and silver. He explains why the move is so massive compared to histo...

8 hours ago - Schwab Network

Gold News: Pullback Deepens from $4381.44 High with $4100.43 Support in Focus

After a record high, gold faces profit-taking pressure. CPI data and key support at $4100.43 could determine the next gold price move and Fed rate outlook.

8 hours ago - FXEmpire

Market Volatility Picture, Gold's Momentum Driver

Shana Sissel joins Diane King Hall at the NYSE to discuss the continued market rally despite a government shutdown. She says earnings are coming in strong as most companies set conservative guidance d...

8 hours ago - Schwab Network

Gold market analysis for October 21 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders

Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter...

9 hours ago - Kitco

Strong price pressure on gold, silver amid extreme volatility

Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter...

9 hours ago - Kitco

This one buyer is driving gold's surge — and could easily trigger its fall

If someone told you in January to put $10,000 into gold GC00-1.91% instead of the Nasdaq Composite COMP+1.37% or a bitcoin BTCUSD-2.21% exchange-traded fund and that you'd thank them by October, you m...

10 hours ago - Market Watch

AI-driven ATMs target sceptical Russians to cash in their gold

Financial tech firms are using AI to try to persuade Russians to cash in their gold at automated machines, although despite this year's more than 60% price rally they are facing scepticism.

11 hours ago - Reuters

Is the “Super FOMO Rally” for Gold Coming to an End?

In this review, we will focus on several trading opportunities, which might potentially unfold this week.

12 hours ago - FXEmpire

Gold Volatility Spikes To 5-Year High On Haven Demand

GLD option volumes hit a record high last week, with over 2.1M contracts trading both Thurs and Fri (almost 5x the YTD ADV), driving GLD 1M implied volatility to a 5-year high of 30% and the 1M implie...

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13 hours ago - Seeking Alpha