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iShares Physical Gold ETC (PPFB.SG)
About this ETF
The iShares Physical Gold ETC exclusively utilizes gold that meets the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Good Delivery standards. In alignment with these rigorous criteria, the gold bars are also designed to conform to the LBMA’s Responsible Sourcing Programme, ensuring that all gold bullion underpinning the ETC is responsibly acquired (as of March 31, 2022). iShares continues its collaboration with its gold custodian to ensure that only gold mined post-2012 is allocated to the ETC. For comprehensive details on responsible sourcing, refer to the iShares Responsible Sourcing Guide (found here) and the LBMA website: www.lbma.org.uk/guidance-documents. Additionally, the securities offered within the iShares Physical Gold ETC Series are compliant with Shariah investment principles.
Price
Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
No sector breakdown available for this fund.
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | -3.36% |
| 3 months | -13.60% |
| 6 months | -10.83% |
| Year to date | -5.96% |
| 1 year | +22.86% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +25.72% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 24.24% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.97 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.34 |
| Sortino (1y) | 1.23 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -22.26% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -22.26% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.35 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.18 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed commodity products or some synthetic structures).
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 234 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Accumulating share class Income is reinvested inside the fund instead of being paid out. (inferred from the absence of distributions)
No distributions on record — accumulating share classes reinvest income instead of paying it out.
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Silver Trust SLV | 0.50% | 28.37B | — | +54.55% | 1.04 |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF GDX | 0.51% | 23.05B | 0.86% | +41.37% | 0.96 |
| Amundi Physical Gold ETC C GLDA.L | 0.12% | 10.84B | — | +20.49% | 0.88 |
| Amundi Physical Gold ETC C GOLD-EUR.PA | 0.12% | 10.83B | — | +22.14% | 0.93 |
| Amundi Physical Gold ETC C GOLD.PA | 0.12% | 10.83B | — | +22.36% | 0.94 |
| VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF GDXJ | 0.52% | 7.11B | 2.78% | +41.29% | 0.92 |
| iShares Gold Trust Micro IAUM | 0.09% | 6.41B | — | +20.30% | 0.81 |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities XGDU.L | 0.11% | 6.14B | — | +19.83% | 0.82 |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC XGDU.DE | 0.11% | 6.14B | — | +22.83% | 0.79 |
| WisdomTree Physical Gold PHAU.L | 0.39% | 5.95B | — | +19.54% | 0.81 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Gold Trust Micro IAUM | 0.09% | 6.41B | 0.0% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities XGDU.L | 0.11% | 6.14B | 0.0% |
| Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC XGDU.DE | 0.11% | 6.14B | 0.0% |
