iShares Gold Trust (IAU): analysis and statistics
Return, volatility, Sharpe ratio and risk for iShares Gold Trust, an S&P 500 component in the Macro sector. Data as of 2026-07-30.
| Last close price | $77.29 |
| Sector (GICS) | Macro |
| Annualized return (3.0 yr) | +27.77% |
| Total return over period | +107.77% |
| Annualized volatility | 20.63% |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.17 |
| Sortino ratio | 1.63 |
| Max drawdown | -26.36% |
| CVaR 95% (avg. loss, worst 5% of days) | -3.15% |
| Correlation with the S&P 500 | 0.20 |
| Period range | $34.47 – $101.57 |
| Trading days analyzed | 752 |
Over the last 3.0 years, iShares Gold Trust (IAU) has posted an annualized return of +27.77% with annual volatility of 20.63%, a Sharpe ratio of 1.17. Its worst stretch (max drawdown from a peak) was -26.36%. Its correlation with the S&P 500 is 0.20, which means it moves fairly independently of the index, useful for diversification.
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