Gold ETF Overview

Gold ETFs offer investors a great alternative to access the gold market. From funds continuously tracking the price of gold, to funds covering the global gold mining industry, gold ETFs have amassed significant assets and have become popular instruments for investors and traders alike.

This channel will help you understand gold ETFs, how they work, the different ETFs available, their benefits and risks, and will keep you up-to-date on the latest developments.

With 33 ETFs traded on the U.S. markets, Gold ETFs have total assets under management of $116.53B. The average expense ratio is 0.59%. Gold ETFs can be found in the following asset classes:

  • Commodities
  • Equity

The largest Gold ETF is the SPDR Gold Trust GLD with $58.04B in assets. In the last trailing year, the best-performing Gold ETF was DGZ at 4.38%. The most recent ETF launched in the Gold space was the Sprott ESG Gold ETF SESG on 08/02/22.

Top ETF Performers

GDXU MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN 51.63%
NUGT Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares 35.55%
JNUG Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares 31.38%
SGDM Sprott Gold Miners ETF 17.58%
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF 17.45%

Bottom ETF Performers

GDXD MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN -42.75%
DUST Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares -29.84%
JDST Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares -28.74%
GLL ProShares UltraShort Gold -14.61%
DZZ DB Gold Double Short ETN -13.73%

Top Creations

GLDM SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust 74.35
FGLD Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF 52.56
JNUG Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares 51.19
NUGT Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares 38.50
OUNZ VanEck Merk Gold Trust 10.89

Top Redemptions

IAU iShares Gold Trust -417.57
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF -266.21
IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro -191.00
GLD SPDR Gold Trust -73.77
DUST Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares -62.76

AUM Winners

GDXU MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN 43.67%
NUGT Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares 29.53%
JNUG Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X Shares 27.68%
BGLD FT Cboe Vest Gold Strategy Quarterly Buffer ETF 23.02%
SGDM Sprott Gold Miners ETF 22.55%

AUM Losers

GDXD MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN -39.42%
JDST Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X Shares -22.11%
GLDX USCF Gold Strategy Plus Income Fund ETF -13.27%
GOEX Global X Gold Explorers ETF -13.27%
DUST Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares -10.74%

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