Gold has been considered a form of currency and a store of value for thousands of years. It's rare, it's malleable — meaning it's easy to turn into portable coins and bars — and it' ...

However, gold exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, can also play a role. iShares® Gold Trust Micro ETF represents a reasonably simple and cost-effective way of investing in physical gold, without ...

The runner-up in terms of size, liquidity and track record is iShares Gold Trust. ... Abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF is another option for a physically backed gold ETF.

An investment in physical gold requires expensive and sometimes complicated arrangements in connection with the assay, transportation, warehousing and insurance of the metal. Risk Overview ...

The iShares Gold Trust is designed to correspond to the day-to-day price movement of gold bullion. The fund is backed by physical gold held in vaults in Toronto, New York, and London.

The aberdeen Physical Platinum Shares ETF has gained 15% month-t0-date and its 2025 returns surpassed gold on Friday for the first time sinc ...

Complete iShares Physical Gold ETC funds overview by Barron's. View the PPFB funds market news ...

The iShares Physical Gold ETC has been running since 2011 and uses physical replication, backed by gold deposits. It has UK reporting status but its base currency is US dollars.