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IAU · iShares Gold Trust
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in IAU with dividends reinvested grew to $23,822, 5.92% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -40.76%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How IAU held up in past market crashes
IAU has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 29.2% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 10 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | IAU deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -29.2% | -56.5% | Mar 2008 to Nov 2008 | 10 months |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -2.6% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Nov 2018 | 1 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -12.5% | -34.1% | Mar 2020 to Mar 2020 | 1 months |
| 2022 bear market | -20.9% | -25.4% | Mar 2022 to Sep 2022 | 14 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About IAU
iShares Gold Trust is a commodity exchange-traded fund designed to provide direct exposure to the price of gold through physically held bullion.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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