Gold ETF suggestions for investors and traders.

Dimitrios Gourtzilidis
1 min readApr 1, 2022

Gold ETFs are another ETF category that we are going to examine in this article. Here are some of the most popular gold ETFs.

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01. SPDR Gold Trust

  • Symbol: GLD
  • Closing Price: $166.33
  • Annual Expense Ratio: 0.40%
  • Overall Rating on ETF.com: A
  • Issuer: State Street Global Advisors

This ETF takes its value directly from physical gold. This ETF follows gold spot price for that matter. By investing in this vehicle, one can have access to gold without worries about moving, buying, and storing physical gold bullions.

02. iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF

  • Symbol: RING
  • Closing Price: $27.29
  • Annual Expense Ratio: 0.39%
  • Overall Rating on ETF.com: B
  • Issuer: Blackrock

This ETF includes many gold mining companies, diversified across countries.

03. VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

  • Symbol: GDX
  • Closing Price: $32.63
  • Annual Expense Ratio: 0.52%
  • Overall Rating on ETF.com: B
  • Issuer: VanEck

With 89.93% invested in gold and another 5.29% on various other precious metals, this ETF is another great choice.

04. iShares Gold Trust

  • Symbol: IAU
  • Closing Price: $16.95
  • Annual Expense Ratio: 0.25%
  • Overall Rating on ETF.com: B
  • Issuer: Blackrock

An alternative to GLD by Blackrock. This ETF also has invested in physical gold and is a great alternative to gold spot price.

Sources

  1. https://www.etf.com/
Dimitrios Gourtzilidis

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