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 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.

Physical gold investing can be expensive, and gold ETFs can have expense ratios as high as 0.55% or more. IAUM has a very low expense ratio of just 0.09%, making it the lowest-cost ETF on the market.