5 Best Gold ETFs to Hold Long Term 2.8

  1. IAUM – iShares® Gold Trust Micro
  2. GLDM – SPDR® Gold MiniShares
  3. AAAU –  Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF
  4. BAR – GraniteShares Gold Trust
  5. IAU – iShares Gold Trust

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Micah (aka the Deep Value ETF Investor)

Spotlight ETF: GLDM, the Low-Cost Gold Fund Leader

“State Street launched the GLDM ETF in 2018 to offer a more affordable and accessible alternative to GLD, which had become the largest gold ETF in the world and now boasts a massive $78 billion AUM. The goal behind introducing GLDM was to cater to cost-conscious retail investors and those with smaller portfolios who wanted exposure to gold but found the higher expense ratio and share price of GLD less accessible.”

Read the full article at ETF .  com:  https://www.etf.com/sections/features/spotlight-etf-gldm-low-cost-gold-fund-leader

5 Best Gold ETFs to Buy and Hold: IAUM vs GLDM vs BAR vs AAAU vs IAU 1.7

  • Asset Class: Gold

  • Long-Term Performance: 7.49% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. Markets: 0.03

  • U.S. Large Cap Blend Performance (S&P 500): 10.62% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: January 1972 – February 2024

  • Oldest ETF back tested: SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)

  • Long-Term Performance: 7.73% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. Markets: 0.09

  • S&P 500 Performance: 9.97% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: December 2004 – February 2024

  • Number of ETFs available in this asset class: 8

  • Number of ETFs in this asset class that are 1-year old or older: 8

Gold vs S&P 500: January 1972 – February 2024

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GLDM: No. 1 Gold ETF Investors Want to Get Their Hands On

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust(NYSE:GLDM): Gold is highly popular among investors looking to diversify their portfolios and hedge against stock market turmoil. Recently, gold surpassed the $2000 mark and is expected to continue to surge further. Investing in the best-performing gold ETF SPDR Gold MiniShares (GLDM) could be wise amid rising gold prices. Read on…
— Read on stocknews.com/news/gldm-iau-sgol-iaum-no-1-gold-etf-investors-want-to-get-their-hands/

IAUM vs GLDM vs BAR vs SGOL vs AAAU – 5 Best Gold ETFs to Own Long-Term 1.6

  • Asset Class: Gold

  • Long-Term Performance: 7.54% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. Markets: 0.02

  • U.S. Large Cap Blend Performance (S&P 500): 10.33% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: January 1972 – January 2023

  • Oldest ETF back tested: SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)

  • Long-Term Performance: 7.89% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. Markets: 0.08

  • S&P 500 Performance: 9.16% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: December 2004 – January 2023

  • Number of ETFs available in this asset class: 8

  • Number of ETFs in this asset class that are 1-year old or older: 8

Gold vs S&P 500: January 1972 – January 2023

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SSGA cuts fee on ‘MiniShares’ gold ETF to just 0.10% (GLDM)

State Street Global Advisors has reduced the expense ratio of the SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM US) from 0.18% to just 0.10%, making it the cheapest physically backed gold exchange-traded product in the US in terms of sponsor fees. The move is timely, coming amid a surge in interest for safe-haven assets due to the escalating Russo-Ukrainian war.
— Read on www.etfstrategy.com/ssga-cuts-fee-on-minishares-gold-etf-to-just-0-10-98547/