iShares Gold Trust (IAU)Commodities Focused | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
83.82 USD
-2.80
(-3.233%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 83.97 +0.15 (0.176%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:06 a.m. EDT
The iShares Gold Trust is currently exhibiting a classic defensive rebound pattern. Fundamentally, the trust is tracking the commodity perfectly, having delivered a massive +146% cumulative gain over the last nine years with no recent annual declines, confirming its role as a pure-play inflation hedge. However, the short-term outlook is mixed; while the price has recovered to near its 52-week highs, the statistical forecasting model predicts a modest -4% drift over the next 45 days, suggesting the immediate relief rally may be exhausting. Options data tells a different story, with traders building substantial call walls at $90 and $100 for early 2027, indicating a belief that gold will eventually break out of its current consolidation range. The lack of dividends is expected for a commodity trust, making this a capital appreciation play. The investment case rests on the assumption that central bank buying and geopolitical instability will push gold prices higher, overcoming the short-term statistical headwind. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.042557 |
| AutoETS | 0.047253 |
| AutoTheta | 0.078438 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.131255 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 52.52 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.071 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.92 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:06 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move, evidenced by significant open interest walls at $90 and $100 strikes for January 2027 expiration, alongside heavy volume spikes in calls at $88 and $90. While there is notable put volume at lower strikes ($70-$80 range), the overall structure favors a test of higher resistance levels rather than a deep decline.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 104.4 |
| All Time Low | 8.208 |
| Ask | 83.8 |
| Ask Size | 1,200 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,335,290 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 6,160,363 |
| Average Volume | 6,160,363 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,335,290 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.36 |
| Bid | 83.8 |
| Bid Size | 1,300 |
| Book Value | 34.616 |
| Category | Commodities Focused |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 87.07 |
| Day Low | 83.57 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.65 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 79.1274 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 4.6925964 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.059304316 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 25.761436 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 104.4 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -20.580002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19712645 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 65.56 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 18.260002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.27852353 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 65.56 - 104.4 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,106,922,600,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.2013187 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -2.8 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -3.23251 |
| Fullday Price | 83.9676 |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,106,265,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The Trust seeks to reflect such performance before payment of the Trust’s expenses and liabilities. It is not actively managed. The Trust 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 advisor intends to constitute a simple and cost-effective means of making an investment similar to an investment in gold. An investment in physical gold requires expensive and sometimes complicated arrangements in connection with the assay, transportation, warehousing and insurance of the metal. |
| Long Name | iShares Gold Trust |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8956538 |
| Nav Price | 85.8992 |
| Net Assets | 59,743,736,000.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.25 |
| Open | 86.55 |
| Post Market Change | 0.14759827 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.17608956 |
| Post Market Price | 83.9676 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,582 |
| Previous Close | 86.62 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4214234 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.8 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -3.23251 |
| Regular Market Day High | 87.07 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 83.57 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 83.57 - 87.07 |
| Regular Market Open | 86.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 86.62 |
| Regular Market Price | 83.82 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 9,434,486 |
| Shares Outstanding | 970,150,016 |
| Short Name | iShares Gold Trust Shares |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IAU |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.3367908 |
| Total Assets | 59,743,735,808 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -12.73713 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -12.73713 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 84.97875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.1587524 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.01363579 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 9,434,486 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -6.66785 |