ETF·NYSE
iShares Gold Trust (IAU)
- Net assets
- $62.22B
- Expense ratio
- 0.25%
- Yield
- None
- 52-week range
- $72.72 $104.40
IAU ETF forecast today
Where IAU stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
IAU at a glance
iShares Gold Trust (IAU): Sell, 21/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($80.07 and $84.62).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.25%, $62.2B in net assets, price down 3.8% over 1 year.
Figures as of October 30, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates iShares Gold Trust (IAU) Sell, giving it a model score of 21/100.
The expense ratio of 0.25% lifts the score more than any other factor. The trend pulls it down the most: the price sits 13.80% below the 200-day average and 8.91% below the 50-day, and the 50-day average is 5.37% under the 200-day. Those averages stand at $80.07 and $84.62. Across the past year the price declined 3.76%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from IAU's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
IAU ETF price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price below its 50-day average ›
The price of $72.94 is 8.9% below the 50-day simple moving average of $80.07.Price below its 200-day average ›
The price is 13.8% below the 200-day simple moving average of $84.62.50-day average below the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($80.07) is 5.4% below the 200-day average ($84.62), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the lower half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 1% of its 52-week range, between $72.72 and $104.40.
IAU share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far IAU has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where IAU sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
IAU fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
1/3Expense ratio above 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.25% a year, $25.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $62.2B.Price down over one year ›
The price fell 3.76% over the past year.
IAU Fund Facts
iShares Gold Trust is a commodity exchange-traded fund designed to provide direct exposure to the price of gold through physically held bullion. The trust’s shares are backed by allocated gold bars, making it a straightforward vehicle for investors seeking a simple way to track gold market movements without handling storage, security, or insurance logistics.
Total returns, as the fund family reports them
| Period | IAU |
|---|---|
| YTD | -3.24% |
| 1 month | -8.49% |
| 3 months | 3.67% |
| 1 year | 8.90% |
| 3 years | 30.38% |
| 5 years | 18.80% |
| 10 years | 11.91% |
As of Oct 30, 2026, IAU has an expense ratio of 0.25%, $62.22B in net assets and no distribution yield.
Fund reference data as of Oct 30, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.
Key statistics
The headline figures for IAU.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of IAU's holdings, performance and risks.
IAU is run by iShares as a Commodities Focused fund. It launched on January 21, 2005.
Holding IAU costs 0.25% a year in expenses, or $25.00 on a $10,000 position. The fund has $62.2B in net assets.
IAU's price typically moves 1.36% in a day, based on the 30-day standard deviation of its daily returns. While the price stays under both moving averages, the downtrend remains a risk. The price is 30.13% below its 52-week high of $104.40, and over the past year it fell 3.76%.
IAU AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 30.3, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI below 50 ›
An RSI of 30.3 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line below zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of IAU
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
IAU sits under both of its main moving averages at $72.94. The price is 8.91% below the 50-day average of $80.07 and 13.80% below the 200-day average of $84.62. Sitting at 1% of its 52-week range, the price is 0.31% above the 52-week low of $72.72. Both averages point the same way, with the 50-day 5.37% below the 200-day.
On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 30.3, in the bearish zone, above the oversold line, with the MACD line negative. The recent returns all show a loss, with the price down 4.24% over the past three months, 15.89% over the past six months and 3.76% over the past year. The price fell 3.48% in the last session on volume 258.5% above its average.
- Two levels deserve the most attention: the 20-day EMA at $76.91, which sits above the price, and the 52-week low at $72.72, which sits below it.
- The 14-day RSI reads 30.3, in the bearish zone, with the MACD line negative; readings above 70 or below 30 mark stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.25% a year, IAU charges $25.00 on every $10,000 invested.
IAU stays in a downtrend for as long as it trades under both its 50-day average, now $80.07, and its 200-day average, now $84.62. A close back above the 50-day average would be the first sign of a repair. Overhead, the 20-day EMA at $76.91 is the first barrier a rebound would have to clear.
The next level below the price is the 52-week low at $72.72. With the RSI in the bearish zone, momentum is working against a quick rebound.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for IAU, from its daily closes.
As of October 30, 2026, with IAU at $72.94, its 14-day RSI is 30.3 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $80.07 and its 200-day is $84.62.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 30, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What IAU moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 30, 2026, IAU's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.18 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.21 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.31 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.98 with gold (XAU).
IAU trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
IAU trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Short entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from IAU's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much IAU tends to move, against the market and on its own.
IAU price history and drawdowns
IAU's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
2/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.36% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Not yet recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 28.2%, from January 2026 to October 2026; the price is still 28.2% below that peak.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
76% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Trailed the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $30,670, against $42,358 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
IAU Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 30, 2026, IAU's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -28.2% (January 2026 to October 2026); it is still 28.2% below that peak, and 76% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into IAU in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: IAU trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $30,670 against $42,358.
A $10,000 investment in IAU in October 2016 would be worth about $30,670 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,358 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to IAU, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +3.57%, up in 7 of 10 years.
Weakest month, June: an average of -1.51%, up in 2 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +2.00%, up in 7 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, IAU's strongest calendar month has been January (average +3.57%, up in 7 of 10 years) and its weakest June (average -1.51%, up in 2 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
IAU price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in IAU, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 10 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in IAU today could grow to about $13,789 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $21,021 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $9,045. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
IAU 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $101 for IAU by 2030 in the base case, from $72.94 today (1.4x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $65.97. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on IAU's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $64.02 | $79.04 | $97.59 | |
| 2028 | $63.57 | $85.65 | $115 | |
| 2029 | $64.42 | $92.81 | $134 | |
| 2030 | $65.97 | $101 | $153 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of IAU's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
IAU ETF forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 30, 2026.