iShares Gold Trust (IAU)
| Assets | $86.52B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.25% |
| PE Ratio | 5.53 |
| Shares Out | 844.35M |
| Dividend (ttm) | n/a |
| Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Payout Frequency | n/a |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| Volume | 31,756,262 |
| Open | 88.92 |
| Previous Close | 91.20 |
| Day's Range | 86.54 - 90.26 |
| 52-Week Low | 53.09 |
| 52-Week High | 104.40 |
| Beta | 0.14 |
| 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 65.63% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.71%.
News
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Gold Price Analysis – Gold Plunges Only to Bounce
The gold market has been in the forefront of most traders' minds lately, and with good cause. The Monday session was very volatile, and it looks like we are trying to find a floor here.
Price recoveries in gold, silver but for how long?
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Gold market analysis for February 2 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders
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Trump's Fed Pick Is Spooking Markets. Why Stocks, Bitcoin, Gold Are Reacting to Warsh.
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Gold and silver plunge - what's next?
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Gold's worst day in decades and why JPM Private Bank still likes it
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Metal prices continue last week's rout
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Gold (XAUUSD) & Silver Price Forecast: $4,600 Breaks as Silver Slips to $75—Bounce or More Pain?
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Precious Metals Prices: Gold, Silver Extend Declines
Gold fell, following its biggest plunge in more than a decade. Silver also sank deeper, reversing a record-breaking rally.
Analysis: gold slips to 2-week low; silver plunges 38% on CME margin hikes
Gold and silver prices fell further on Monday as the impending increases in CME precious metals margin requirements, set to take effect at the session close, weighed on the market, while investors als...
Gold's 2026 Trends: Portfolio Positioning Amid Sharp Rally & Global Volatility
Joe Cavatoni with the World Gold Council talks about the yellow metal itself and ways investors can navigate it in 2026. After gold's explosive 2025 uptrend into the start of the new year, Joe urges i...
‘Bearish engulfing' patterns are warning you: Don't buy the dip in gold-miner stocks
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Wall Street entertains every possibility after gold's wild ride, Main Street maintains its bullish bias despite new Fed head
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Not Good News: Gold Was Top U.S. Export An Unprecedented Second Month
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