iShares Gold Trust (Gold bullion) against GraniteShares Gold Trust (Gold bullion) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
| IAU | BAR | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | +3.26% | — | — |
| 1Y CAGR | +30.0% | — | — |
| 3Y CAGR | +32.1% | — | — |
| 5Y CAGR | +19.3% | — | — |
| 10Y CAGR | +12.6% | — | — |
| Since inception CAGR | +11.2% | — | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is IAU minus BAR. IAU since-inception measured from first available bar January 28, 2005. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
| IAU | BAR | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | iShares Gold Trust | GraniteShares Gold Trust |
| Category | Commodities Focused | Commodities Focused |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | — |
| Assets (AUM) | $59.7B | $1.3B |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 6.2M | 228K |
| Inception | January 21, 2005 | August 23, 2017 |
| Benchmark proxy | LBMA Gold Price | S&P 500 |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
The provider doesn't break out holdings for IAU — overlap can't be computed.