Top 28 Precious Metals ETFs - ETF Database

Definition: Precious Metals ETFs invest in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Depending on preference, the funds in this category offer futures-based exposure as well as physical exposure.

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As of 11/23/2020

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This is a list of all Precious Metals ETFs traded in the USA which are currently tagged by ETF Database. Please note that the list may not contain newly issued ETFs. If you’re looking for a more simplified way to browse and compare ETFs, you may want to visit our ETFdb.com Categories, which categorize every ETF in a single “best fit” category.

* Assets and Average Volume as of 2020-11-23 15:22 EST

This page includes historical return information for all Precious Metals ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database.

The table below includes fund flow data for all U.S. listed Precious Metals ETFs. Total fund flow is the capital inflow into an ETF minus the capital outflow from the ETF for a particular time period.

Fund Flows in millions of U.S. Dollars.

The following table includes expense data and other descriptive information for all Precious Metals ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. In addition to expense ratio and issuer information, this table displays platforms that offer commission-free trading for certain ETFs.

Clicking on any of the links in the table below will provide additional descriptive and quantitative information on Precious Metals ETFs.

The following table includes ESG Scores and other descriptive information for all Precious Metals ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. Easily browse and evaluate ETFs by visiting our ESG Investing themes section and find ETFs that map to various environmental, social, governance and morality themes.

This page includes historical dividend information for all Precious Metals ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database. Note that certain ETPs may not make dividend payments, and as such some of the information below may not be meaningful.

The table below includes basic holdings data for all U.S. listed Precious Metals ETFs that are currently tagged by ETF Database. The table below includes the number of holdings for each ETF and the percentage of assets that the top ten assets make up, if applicable. For more detailed holdings information for any ETF, click on the link in the right column.

The following table includes certain tax information for all Precious Metals ETFs listed on U.S. exchanges that are currently tracked by ETF Database, including applicable short-term and long-term capital gains rates and the tax form on which gains or losses in each ETF will be reported.

This page contains certain technical information for all Precious Metals ETFs that are listed on U.S. exchanges and tracked by ETF Database. Note that the table below only includes limited technical indicators; click on the “View” link in the far right column for each ETF to see an expanded display of the product’s technicals.

This page provides links to various analysis for all Precious Metals ETFs that are listed on U.S. exchanges and tracked by ETF Database. The links in the table below will guide you to various analytical resources for the relevant ETF, including an X-ray of holdings, official fund fact sheet, or objective analyst report.

This page provides ETFdb Ratings for all Precious Metals ETFs that are listed on U.S. exchanges and tracked by ETF Database. The ETFdb Ratings are transparent, quant-based evaluations of ETFs relative to other products in the same ETFdb.com Category. As such, it should be noted that this page may include ETFs from multiple ETFdb.com Categories.

Symbol	ETF Name	Asset Class	Commodity	Total Assets ($MM)	YTD	Avg Volume	Previous Closing Price	1-Day Change	1 Week	4 Week	1 year	3 year	5 year	ETFdb.com Category	Inception	ER	Commission Free	Annual Dividend Rate	Dividend Date	Dividend	Annual Dividend Yield %	P/E Ratio	Beta	# of Holdings	% In Top 10	Complete	ST Cap Gain Rate	LT Cap Gain Rate	Tax Form	Lower Bollinger	Upper Bollinger	Support 1	Resistance 1	RSI	Advanced	Fact Sheet	ETF Holdings	Chart	ETF Home Page	Head-To-Head	Liquidity Rating	Expenses Rating	ESG Score	ESG Score Peer Percentile (%)	ESG Score Global Percentile (%)	Carbon Intensity (Tons of CO2e / $M Sales)	SRI Exclusion Criteria (%)	Sustainable Impact Solutions (%)
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust	Commodity	Gold	$73,143.90	20.52%	9,815,673	$172.23	-1.97%	-2.78%	-3.54%	25.04%	40.45%	67.07%	Precious Metals	2004-11-18	0.40%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.09	1	100.00%	View	35%	28%	1099	$172.33	$181.74	$170.93	$174.39	39.64	View	View	View	View	View	View	A+	A-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IAU	iShares Gold Trust	Commodity	Gold	$31,827.20	20.69%	21,820,224	$17.50	-2.07%	-2.78%	-3.58%	25.18%	40.90%	68.27%	Precious Metals	2005-01-28	0.25%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.08	1	100.00%	View	35%	28%	1099	$17.52	$18.47	$17.37	$17.72	39.73	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	A+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SLV	iShares Silver Trust	Commodity	Silver	$13,292.10	31.47%	33,840,320	$21.93	-2.49%	-4.74%	-3.01%	37.92%	35.62%	62.44%	Precious Metals	2006-04-28	0.50%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.73	1	100.00%	View	39%	28%	1099	$21.52	$23.53	$21.68	$22.27	44.42	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	A-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	Commodity	Gold	$3,752.21	20.74%	2,330,473	$18.28	-2.04%	-2.77%	-3.54%	25.29%	N/A	N/A	Precious Metals	2018-06-25	0.18%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.14	1	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$18.29	$19.29	$18.14	$18.51	39.69	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SGOL	Aberdeen Standard Physical Gold Shares ETF	Commodity	Gold	$2,674.15	20.79%	1,920,592	$17.66	-1.94%	-2.65%	-3.50%	25.43%	41.18%	67.95%	Precious Metals	2009-09-09	0.17%	Charles Schwab	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.09	1	100.00%	View	35%	28%	1099	$17.66	$18.62	$17.52	$17.88	39.96	View	View	View	View	View	View	A-	A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PPLT	Aberdeen Standard Platinum Shares ETF	Commodity	Platinum	$1,177.54	-4.19%	162,956	$87.12	-2.23%	0.31%	5.86%	3.73%	-2.82%	5.66%	Precious Metals	2010-01-06	0.60%	Charles Schwab	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.75	1	100.00%	View	35%	28%	1099	$77.71	$89.75	$85.63	$88.82	55.96	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	B+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BAR	GraniteShares Gold Trust	Commodity	Gold	$1,149.65	20.78%	584,709	$18.25	-1.99%	-2.77%	-3.49%	25.26%	41.09%	N/A	Precious Metals	2017-08-31	0.17%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.15	1	100.00%	View	39%	28%	1099	$18.26	$19.25	$18.11	$18.48	39.59	View	View	View	View	View	View	B-	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SIVR	Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF	Commodity	Silver	$788.26	31.64%	861,024	$22.80	-2.48%	-4.68%	-3.06%	38.35%	36.36%	64.27%	Precious Metals	2009-07-24	0.30%	Charles Schwab	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.73	1	100.00%	View	39%	28%	1099	$22.37	$24.45	$22.54	$23.16	44.41	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLTR	Aberdeen Standard Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF	Commodity	Broad Precious Metals	$777.11	21.75%	37,224	$93.02	-1.72%	-2.64%	-2.80%	27.88%	43.99%	75.51%	Precious Metals	2010-10-21	0.60%	Charles Schwab	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.28	1	100.00%	View	35%	28%	1099	$92.00	$97.86	$92.31	$94.09	43.68	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	B+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AGQ	ProShares Ultra Silver	Commodity	Silver	$636.90	31.09%	1,783,611	$41.49	-5.17%	-9.77%	-8.29%	43.17%	18.92%	45.02%	Leveraged Commodities	2008-12-01	0.95%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	1.41	1	100.00%	View	27%	27%	K-1	$40.28	$48.26	$40.52	$42.86	42.91	View	View	View	View	View	View	A	A-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AAAU	Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF	Commodity	Gold	$523.52	20.66%	641,305	$18.28	-1.98%	-2.77%	-3.48%	25.29%	N/A	N/A	Precious Metals	2018-08-15	0.18%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.16	1	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$18.29	$19.29	$18.15	$18.51	39.74	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PALL	Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF	Commodity	Palladium	$366.66	20.78%	31,988	$221.34	1.84%	1.15%	-0.20%	32.27%	130.59%	308.83%	Precious Metals	2010-01-06	0.60%	Charles Schwab	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.30	1	100.00%	View	35%	28%	1099	$203.82	$232.84	$218.64	$223.02	52.44	View	View	View	View	View	View	A-	B+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UGL	ProShares Ultra Gold	Commodity	Gold	$263.22	30.32%	201,606	$63.92	-4.02%	-5.56%	-7.91%	39.46%	59.44%	107.40%	Leveraged Commodities	2008-12-01	0.95%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.14	1	100.00%	View	23%	23%	K-1	$63.91	$71.76	$62.92	$65.55	39.06	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	B+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DBP	Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund	Commodity	Gold	$159.36	20.77%	11,209	$50.24	-2.18%	-3.26%	-3.73%	25.26%	34.11%	57.04%	Precious Metals	2007-01-05	0.75%	N/A	$0.52	2019-12-23	$0.52	1.02%	0.00	0.24	6	100.00%	View	23%	23%	K-1	$50.17	$53.22	$49.82	$50.95	40.96	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DGL	Invesco DB Gold Fund	Commodity	Gold	$158.64	18.43%	26,374	$53.60	-1.99%	-2.76%	-3.76%	22.71%	35.10%	57.33%	Precious Metals	2007-01-05	0.75%	N/A	$0.86	2019-12-23	$0.86	1.57%	0.00	0.10	6	99.99%	View	23%	23%	K-1	$53.61	$56.67	$53.25	$54.21	39.42	View	View	View	View	View	View	A-	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ZSL	ProShares UltraShort Silver	Commodity	Silver	$35.48	-66.60%	2,014,083	$8.95	5.17%	10.36%	2.29%	-69.72%	-70.94%	-85.66%	Leveraged Commodities	2008-12-01	1.62%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	-1.32	1	100.00%	View	27%	27%	K-1	$7.73	$9.51	$8.69	$9.13	52.07	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	B+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DBS	Invesco DB Silver Fund	Commodity	Silver	$24.15	30.33%	3,038	$33.40	-2.74%	-4.99%	-3.61%	36.42%	30.36%	53.34%	Precious Metals	2007-01-05	0.75%	N/A	$0.33	2019-12-23	$0.33	0.97%	0.00	0.73	3	100.00%	View	27%	27%	K-1	$32.91	$35.88	$33.32	$33.51	43.72	View	View	View	View	View	View	B-	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GLL	ProShares UltraShort Gold	Commodity	Gold	$24.12	-36.86%	106,961	$33.60	3.99%	5.61%	6.30%	-41.12%	-52.34%	-70.33%	Leveraged Commodities	2008-12-01	0.95%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	-0.08	1	100.00%	View	23%	23%	K-1	$30.42	$33.55	$32.82	$34.07	59.19	View	View	View	View	View	View	B	B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
IAUF	iShares Gold Strategy ETF	Commodity	Gold	$21.87	17.16%	4,627	$61.35	-1.81%	-2.53%	-3.70%	21.92%	N/A	N/A	Precious Metals	2018-06-06	0.25%	N/A	$5.26	2019-12-16	$5.26	8.42%	0.00	0.13	2	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$61.21	$64.85	$61.08	$61.81	39.69	View	View	View	View	View	View	N/A	N/A	6.58	98.54%	68.97%	0.0	0.00%	0.00%
PLTM	GraniteShares Platinum Trust	Commodity	Platinum	$15.55	-4.40%	33,312	$9.13	-3.18%	-0.11%	5.67%	3.40%	N/A	N/A	Precious Metals	2018-01-22	0.50%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.73	1	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$8.18	$9.45	$8.99	$9.33	54.91	View	View	View	View	View	View	C+	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JJP	iPath Series B Bloomberg Precious Metals Subindex Total Return ETN	Commodity	Broad Precious Metals	$6.50	19.03%	277	$64.68	-2.24%	-3.32%	-3.67%	23.73%	N/A	N/A	Precious Metals	2018-01-17	0.45%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.29	2	100.00%	View	35%	15%	1099	$64.38	$68.75	$64.68	$64.68	40.78	View	View	View	View	View	View	C+	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PGM	iPath Series B Bloomberg Platinum Subindex Total Return ETN	Commodity	Platinum	$4.68	-6.30%	855	$44.31	-3.65%	1.01%	5.25%	1.19%	N/A	N/A	Precious Metals	2018-01-17	0.45%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.75	1	100.00%	View	35%	15%	1099	$39.51	$46.00	$43.64	$45.65	54.65	View	View	View	View	View	View	C+	B-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
UBG	E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Gold ETN	Commodity	Gold	$2.92	26.07%	348	$48.17	-0.35%	-0.65%	1.51%	30.97%	47.25%	76.69%	Precious Metals	2008-04-01	0.30%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.08	1	100.00%	View	35%	15%	1099	$46.47	$49.54	N/A	N/A	51.61	View	View	View	View	View	View	B-	A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
USV	E-TRACS UBS Bloomberg CMCI Silver ETN	Commodity	Silver	$1.48	81.30%	397	$40.38	3.27%	10.45%	32.43%	90.18%	84.91%	115.85%	Precious Metals	2008-04-01	0.40%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	0.84	1	100.00%	View	39%	20%	1099	$26.02	$40.15	$40.38	$40.38	72.05	View	View	View	View	View	View	B+	A-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
DGZ	DB Gold Short ETN	Commodity	Gold	$0.00	-16.67%	3,312	$10.30	0.98%	1.68%	4.46%	-19.35%	-24.65%	-38.91%	Inverse Commodities	2008-02-29	0.75%	N/A	$0.00	N/A	N/A	0.00%	0.00	-0.08	1	100.00%	View	35%	15%	1099	$9.60	$10.40	N/A	N/A	56.85	View	View	View	View	View	View	A+	C+	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Precious Metals Natural Resource Power Rankings New

1 ^st

3-Mo. Fund Flow:

6 ^th

Avg. 3-Mo. Return:

1 ^st

Aggregate AUM:

1 ^st

Avg. Expense Ratio:

5 ^th

Avg. Dividend Yield:

Natural resource power rankings are rankings between Precious Metals and all other U.S.-listed natural resource ETFs on certain investment-related metrics, including 3-month fund flows, 3-month return, AUM, average ETF expenses and average dividend yields. The metric calculations are based on U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETFdb.com as being mostly exposed to a specific natural resource. If an ETF changes its natural resource classification, it will also be reflected in the investment metric calculations. The calculations exclude all other asset classes and inverse ETFs.

Fund Flow Leaderboard

Precious Metals and all other natural resources are ranked based on their aggregate 3-month fund flows for all U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETFdb.com as being mostly exposed to those respective natural resources. 3-month fund flows is a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of Precious Metals relative to other natural resources. All values are in U.S. dollars.

Return Leaderboard

Precious Metals and all other natural resources are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average 3-month return for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETFdb.com as being mostly exposed to those respective natural resources. In addition to price performance, the 3-month return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends during the last 3 months.

AUM Leaderboard

Precious Metals and all other natural resources are ranked based on their aggregate assets under management (AUM) for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETFdb.com as being mostly exposed to those respective natural resources. All values are in U.S. dollars.

Expense Leaderboard

Precious Metals and all other natural resources are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average expense ratios for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETFdb.com as being mostly exposed to those respective natural resources. The lower the average expense ratio for all U.S.-listed ETFs in a natural resource, the higher the rank.

Dividend Leaderboard

Precious Metals and all other natural resources are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average dividend yield for all the U.S.-listed ETFs that are classified by ETFdb.com as being mostly exposed to those respective natural resources.

Natural Resource	Fund Flow Rank	+/-	Return Rank	+/-	AUM Rank	+/-	Expense Rank	+/-	Dividend Rank	+/-	# of ETFs
Precious Metals	1	-	6	-	1	-	1	-	5	-	28
Agriculture	2	1	2	1	4	-	7	-	3	-	12
Softs	3	1	3	2	6	-	3	-	6	-	6
Industrial Metals	4	1	1	1	5	-	5	-	2	-	9
Livestock	5	1	5	2	7	-	2	-	7	-	1
Diversified	6	4	4	-	3	-	4	-	1	-	23
Energy	7	-	7	-	2	-	6	-	4	-	20
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* Ranks are updated on a weekly basis. Last updated on Nov 23, 2020

ETF Issuer League Tables - Precious Metals Natural Resource New

ETF issuers who have ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals are ranked on certain investment-related metrics, including estimated revenue, 3-month fund flows, 3-month return, AUM, average ETF expenses and average dividend yields. The metric calculations are based on U.S.-listed Precious Metals ETFs and every Precious Metals ETF has one issuer. If an issuer changes its ETFs, it will also be reflected in the investment metric calculations.

ETF Issuer Revenue League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their estimated revenue from their ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals. Estimated revenue for an ETF issuer is calculated by aggregating the estimated revenue of the respective issuer ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals. To get the estimated issuer revenue from a single Precious Metals ETF, the AUM is multiplied by the ETF’s expense ratio. All values are in U.S. dollars.

ETF Issuer Fund Flow League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their aggregate 3-month fund flows of their ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals. 3-month fund flows is a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of different ETF issuers with ETFs that have exposure to Precious Metals. All values are in U.S. dollars.

ETF Issuer Return League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average 3-month return of their ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals. In addition to price performance, the 3-month return assumes the reinvestment of all dividends during the last 3 months.

ETF Issuer AUM League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their aggregate assets under management (AUM) of their ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals. All values are in U.S. dollars.

ETF Issuer Expense League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average expense ratios of their ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals. The lower the average expense ratio of all U.S.-listed Precious Metals ETFs for a given issuer, the higher the rank.

ETF Issuer Dividend League Table

ETF issuers are ranked based on their AUM-weighted average dividend yield of their ETFs with exposure to Precious Metals.

Issuer	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	+/-	# of ETFs	issuer_power_ranking_sort_text
Aberdeen Standard Investments	1	2	-	-	-	-	5	Aberdeen Standard Investments
Barclays Capital	2	6	-	-	-	-	2	Barclays Capital
Credit Suisse	6	-	-	-	-	-	4	Credit Suisse
DWS	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	DWS
GraniteShares	3	1	-	-	-	-	2	GraniteShares
Invesco	2	1	-	-	-	-	3	Invesco
iShares	-	1	-	-	-	-	3	iShares
Merk Funds	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	Merk Funds
Perth Mint	1	4	-	-	-	-	1	Perth Mint
ProShares	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	ProShares
State Street SPDR	9	1	-	-	-	-	2	State Street SPDR
U.S. Global Investors	1	4	-	-	-	-	2	U.S. Global Investors
UBS	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	UBS
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