iShares Gold Trust - IAU

ETF Information

The Trust seeks to reflect such performance before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. It is not actively managed. The Trust does not engage in any activities designed to obtain a profit from, or to ameliorate losses caused by, changes in the price of gold. The advisor intends to constitute a simple and cost-effective means of making an investment similar to an investment in gold. An investment in physical gold requires expensive and sometimes complicated arrangements in connection with the assay, transportation, warehousing and insurance of the metal.

Net Asset Value (NAV): ⓘ USD 51.08

Assets Under Management (AUM): 33,933,735,000.0

ETF Company: IShares

Exchange: New York Stock Exchange Arca

Exchange Short Name: AMEX

Average Volume: 5,598,468

Holdings Count: 0

ISIN: US4642852044

CUSIP: 464285105

Inception Date: 2005-01-28

Asset Class: Equity

Domicile: US

Expense Ratio: 0.25

Website: https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239561/

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News & Sentiments ⓘ

• Wall Street and Main Street both bullish on gold for next week as Trump 2.0, tariffs come into focus

  Sentiment: Neutral

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 17:56:56

  Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

• Gold could break $2,800 if Trump puts his proposals into action after inauguration

  Sentiment: Neutral

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 16:14:07

  Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

• Gold price will hit fresh ATH of $3,175 in 2025, spot silver to trade above $38 per ounce – Metals Daily CEO Ross Norman

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 15:08:56

  Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

• Indian gold market weakened in December, but ETF interest, stable prices will be supportive through wedding season – WGC's Chacko

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 12:51:43

  Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

• Gold, Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Pulls Back From Multi-Week Highs

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 12:42:15

  Gold is moving lower as traders take some profits off the table ahead of the weekend.

• Gold prices see some profit taking but hold the line above $2,700 as housing starts rises 15.8% in December

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 08:47:48

  Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

• Gold and Silver Price Forecast: Strong Upside Potential Following Inauguration

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 08:44:59

  In my view, gold confirmed a multi-year breakout in 2024, much like the one in 2005. Going forward, I expect the surprises to lean toward the upside.

• Profit-taking price pressure on gold, silver

  Sentiment: Negative

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 08:32:44

  Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

• Gold market analysis for January 17 - key intra-day price entry levels for active traders

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 08:22:28

  Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

• Boomers are good for business: The ‘longevity economy' is the new gold rush

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 08:03:00

  Older consumers are a largely ignored — and very lucrative — group.

• Gold (XAU) Price Forecast: Resistance at $2726.30 Holds Key to Upside Breakout

  Sentiment: Negative

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 06:38:16

  Gold prices steady as traders eye Fed rate cuts. Resistance at $2726.30 holds key to potential rally, while weaker inflation data fuels bullish sentiment.

• Greenland's melting ice is clearing the way for a mineral ‘gold rush'

  Sentiment: Negative

  Publish Date: 2025-01-17 01:17:18

  Greenland, a vast but sparsely populated island situated between the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans, has been transformed by the climate crisis in recent decades. The changing environment has seen parts of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers replaced by wetlands, areas of shrub and barren rock.

• Gold Steady, Supported by Fed Rate-Cut Prospects

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 19:15:00

  Gold was steady in the early Asian session, supported by prospects of Fed rate cuts that would bolster the allure of the non-interest-bearing precious metal.

• Argentina must disclose the location of its overseas gold reserves for possible seizure - Judge

  Sentiment: Neutral

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 16:14:58

  Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

• Gold, silver see more gains on weaker USDX, lower bond yields

  Sentiment: Negative

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 12:47:16

  Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

• China's gold market picked up in December, Lunar New Year should boost jewelry, weak RMB should boost investment – World Gold Council

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 12:16:11

  Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

• Gold prices at session highs after Philly Fed survey shoots up to 44.3 in January

  Sentiment: Neutral

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 08:56:15

  Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

• Gold prices holding near session high as weekly jobless claims rise to 217K

  Sentiment: Neutral

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 08:51:35

  Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

• More price gains push gold, silver to 4-week highs

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 08:46:28

  Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

• Gold price holding above $2,700 as U.S. retail sales increase 0.4% in December

  Sentiment: Positive

  Publish Date: 2025-01-16 08:42:04

  Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.

* The sentiment analysis presented is generated through an algorithm and may be subject to inaccuracies. Users are advised to corroborate key information and employ further analytical methods prior to making critical decisions.

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Indicator	Bullish	Bearish
Price and EMA ⓘ	Price crosses above EMA	Price crosses below EMA
Short-Term vs Long-Term EMA ⓘ	Short EMA crosses above Long EMA	Short EMA crosses below Long EMA
Volume ⓘ	Increasing volume during price uptrend	Increasing volume during price downtrend
MACD ⓘ	MACD crosses above Signal Line	MACD crosses below Signal Line
RSI ⓘ	RSI is below 30 (oversold) and starts to rise above 30	RSI is above 70 (overbought) and starts to decline below 70
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