IAUM vs PHYS
iShares Gold Trust Micro against Sprott Physical Gold Trust: cost, size, returns, what they hold and how much of it is the same.
Fee gap
—
same fee
1-year return gap
0.9 pts
IAUM is ahead
Larger fund
PHYS
$15.1B
Side by side
| IAUM | PHYS | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares Gold Trust Micro | Sprott Physical Gold Trust |
| Issuer | iShares | Sprott |
| Category | Gold | Gold |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | — |
| Assets | $8.0B | $15.1B |
| Average daily dollar volume | $114M | $120M |
| Listed | Jun 15, 2021 | Feb 26, 2010 |
| FrenzyCap score | 99 | 100 |
| 1-month return | −5.1% | −5.2% |
| 3-month return | −0.2% | −0.3% |
| Year to date | −4.5% | −5.8% |
| 1-year return | −2.5% | −3.4% |
| 30-day volatility | 19.7% | 19.6% |
| Worst drawdown, 1 year | −26.3% | −26.8% |
| Trailing 12-month yield | — | — |
| Holdings | 1 | — |
| Top 10 weight | 100.0% | — |
| Look-through P/E | — | — |
| Holdings vs fair value | — | — |
| Holdings above 200-day average | — | — |
| Net flow, latest 3 reported months | — | — |
| 30-day implied volatility | — | — |
| Holdings as of | as of Oct 20, 2026issuer data |
Returns are price returns and exclude distributions. Flows are each fund's own latest reported months and may not cover the same period.
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Fund data comes from each fund's SEC filings and issuer disclosures and is shown with the date it is as of. SEC portfolio and flow filings become public about 60 days after the period they cover. Nothing here is investment advice; see Terms.