Gold

Physical gold trusts. Taxed at the 28% collectibles rate on gains, not the long-term capital-gains rate — a meaningful drag for taxable holders.

4 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.5.2. · Read the guide

Top score

GLDM 87 / 100

SPDR Gold MiniShares

Cheapest

GLDM 0.10%

SPDR Gold MiniShares

Largest by AUM

GLD $141.70B

SPDR Gold Shares

All Gold funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
87	GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares	0.10%	$30.71B	0.00%
82	SGOL	abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF	0.17%	$7.17B	0.00%
80	IAU	iShares Gold Trust	0.25%	$62.22B	0.00%
73	GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	0.40%	$141.70B	0.00%

Compare within Gold

The closest-held pairs in this category, by holdings overlap. Each side-by-side breaks down shared positions, cost difference, and the full score breakdown.

GLD vs GLDM 0.0% overlap
GLD vs IAU 0.0% overlap
GLD vs SGOL 0.0% overlap
GLDM vs IAU 0.0% overlap
GLDM vs SGOL 0.0% overlap
IAU vs SGOL 0.0% overlap

Every other pairing is on the compare hub.

Methodology v0.5.2. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.