Top Gold ETFs Profiles

The Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF seeks to provide exposure, on a total return basis, to the price performance of gold.

The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in the gold mining industry. Expenses for GDX are capped contractually at 0.53% until at least May 1, 2018. Cap excludes certain expenses, such as interest.

The VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index, which is intended to track the overall performance of small-capitalization companies involved primarily in the mining for gold and/or silver. Expenses for GDXJ are capped contractually at 0.56% until at least May 1, 2018. Cap excludes certain expenses, such as interest.

The investment objective of SPDR Gold Trust is for SPDR Gold Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the Trust's expenses. The first US traded gold ETF and the first US-listed ETF backed by a physical asset.

The SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust is for the Shares of GLDM to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less GLDM's expenses

The U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF provides investors access to companies engaged in the production of precious metals either through active (mining or production) or passive (owning royalties or production streams) means.

The iShares Gold Trust (the Trust) seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of gold. The objective of the trust is for the value of the iShares to reflect, at any given time, the price of gold owned by the trust at that time, less the trust's expenses and liabilities. The trust is not actively managed. It 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 trust receives gold deposited with it in exchange for the creation of Baskets of iShares, sells gold as necessary to cover the trust expenses and other liabilities and delivers gold in exchange for Baskets of iShares surrendered to it for redemption.

The iShares Gold Trust Micro seeks to reflect generally the performance of the price of gold.

The Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull and Bear 3X Shares seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% or 300% of the inverse (or opposite) of the performance of the MVIS Global Junior Gold Miners Index.

The Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull and Bear 2X Shares seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of either 200% or 200% of the inverse (or opposite) of the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index. ** Through March 31, 2020, the Fund sought daily leveraged investment results, before fees and expenses, of 300% or -300%, of the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index.

The VanEck Merk Gold Trust provides investors with a convenient and cost-efficient way to buy and hold gold through an exchange traded product with the option to take physical delivery of gold.

The iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of global equities of companies primarily engaged in the business of gold mining.

The Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF seeks to deliver exposure to the Sprott Zacks Junior Gold Miners Index. This factor-based Index aims to track the performance of small-capitalization gold companies whose stocks are listed on major U.S. and Canadian exchanges.

The Sprott Gold Miners ETF seeks to deliver exposure to the Sprott Zacks Gold Miners Index. This factor-based Index aims to track the performance of large to mid-capitalization gold companies whose stocks are listed on major U.S. exchanges.

Aberdeen Standard Physical Swiss Gold Shares ETF are issued by Aberdeen Standard Gold ETF Trust. The investment objective of the Trust, Symbol: SGOL, is for the Shares to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the expenses of the Trust's operations. The Shares are designed for investors who want a cost-effective and convenient way to invest in gold.

ProShares Ultra Gold seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to two times (2x) the daily performance of gold bullion as measured by the p.m. U.S. Dollar price for delivery in London.