iShares Gold Trust (IAU)
| Assets | $64.93B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.25% |
| PE Ratio | 5.53 |
| Shares Out | 794.65M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 3,644,158 |
| Open | 82.03 |
| Previous Close | 82.23 |
| Day's Range | 81.25 - 82.05 |
| 52-Week Low | 69.99 |
| 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 17.61% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 10.99%.
News
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Gold steadies above $4,300 as oil eases and yields stay high - Kitco AM Report
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Gold, silver prices hold weekly gains as oil drops, yields return to 5% - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields an...
Gold shrugs off Fed rate hike as deeper forces drive safe-haven demand
A lot more appears to be going on in the gold market than monetary policy alone can explain, as prices continue to hold critical support heading into the weekend, even after the Federal Reserve raised...
Socgen remains bullish on gold price in Q4 as central banks won't get ahead of inflation
Central banks are just getting started with interest rate hikes, but despite this new tightening cycle, they are unlikely to get in front of the inflation curve, which means there is still a solid rea...
India's festive season starts cautiously amid price volatility, gold ETFs and futures stay strong in August – WGC's Chacko
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Gold, silver extend rebound as oil, yields ease after Fed hike - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Friday, as lower crude oil prices, easing Treasury yields and a softer dollar helped precious metals extend their post-Fed rebound.
Gold price rebounds above $4,340 as lower oil eases rate pressure - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as a softer U.S. dollar, lower crude oil prices and easing Treasury yields helped precious metals extend their r...
Gold is the ‘truth teller' as U.S. debt spirals; buy gold with your $5,000 check - Jeff Sarti
The Federal Reserve's commitment to bring inflation down to its 2% target is creating some much-needed confidence in the long end of the yield curve as 10-year bond yields fall back below 5.00%; howev...
Gold price holding near session highs as US pending home sales rise 0.3%
The gold market continues to trade near its session highs, solidly above $4,300 an ounce, and could see further safe-haven demand as the U.S. housing sector remains extremely fragile, with the number ...
Gold, silver rise as yields ease after Warsh's Fed hike - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, as lower crude oil prices and a modest pullback in Treasury yields helped precious metals recover after the Federal Reserve deliv...
Gold price at $4,370/oz after U.S. weekly jobless claims fall to 196k
Gold prices are trading near session highs on Thursday morning following the release of better than expected labor market data after the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits...
Gold price near high after U.S. housing starts fall 2.6%, building permits fall 2.7% in August
Gold prices are trading near session highs this morning after the latest data showed the U.S. housing market delivering a weaker-than-expected performance last month.Housing starts fell 2.6% in July t...
Philly Fed survey can't derail gold's momentum
The gold market is once again holding its own above critical near-term support, even as the U.S. manufacturing sector appears to be more resilient than economists had expected, according to the latest...
Gold, silver prices fall as Warsh signals more tightening ahead - Kitco PM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 and signaled that more tightening may be n...
Gold price buckles under Warsh's inflation fixation as Fed hikes rates
The gold market was able to withstand an expected rate hike and forecasts for additional tightening later this year; however, the precious metal took a bruising as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh ca...
Gold price drops to $4,310/oz as Fed votes 12-0 in favor of 25 bps rate hike, with 16 of 18 policymakers seeing another hike in 2026
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously in favor of a quarter-point rate hike, as expected by the market consensus, while the latest ...
Rick Rule says gold stocks are cheap, but higher prices bring new risks
Rick Rule still sees value in gold stocks. He is less convinced that investors are doing enough work to separate that value from a rising market.Speaking with Kitco Mining on Sept.
A hawkish Fed won't keep gold price down for long - FxPro's Kuptsikevich
A fairly resilient economy, coupled with persistent inflation, has made higher interest rates in the second half of 2026 a foregone conclusion, which could weigh on gold prices in the near term; howev...
India's gold imports fall 58% in August, silver imports rise 127%
India's gold imports fell dramatically last month even as silver shipments surged, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday.Gold imports dropped by 57.75% to $2.3 billion in August, the data show...
Gold, silver prices rise as oil eases before Fed decision - Kitco AM Report
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in early U.S. trading Wednesday, as softer crude oil prices and a modest easing in Treasury-yield pressure helped precious metals recover ahead of the Federal Re...