Kolkata: Gold prices have hit the roof. The price of the yellow metal grabbed headlines for the past two years with their stellar returns and this year in the fourth week of April it touched the hitherto unimaginable level of Rs 1 lakh per 10 gram. In every dip, market analysts are bombarded with investor queries on whether this is the time to buy gold.
The best way to invest in gold is through ETF. ETF or exchange traded funds closely track the price of metallic gold. If one invests in ETF, there are a few inherent advantages over buying metallic gold — be it jewellery or bars or coins. ETFs are available in demat form and hence there are no storage hassles and one need not be afraid of losing them. Also there is not headache to bother about their purity as in the case of metallic gold, especially jewellery. Also if one buys jewellery, a big fraction (can go up to 30% of the cots of the jewellery) is the making charge which isdeducted if one sells it. ETF has no such issues. Let’s have a look at the prominent gold ETFs against this runaway performance of gold.
Which are top performers
UTI Gold ETF: This fund has generated 32.16% annualised return in the past one year. It’s AUM is Rs 1,983 crore and NAV Rs 81.0467 on May 26, 2025. (3-year return: 22.54%)
Tata Gold ETF: This ETF has generated 32.06% return in the past one year. Its AUM is Rs 598 crore and NAV Rs 9.3752.
Axis Gold ETF: This ETF has provided 31.74% return in one year. Its AUM is Rs 102 crore and NAV Rs 80.3804. (3-year return: 22.25%)
ICICI Gold ETF: The ETF has generated 31.63% return in the same period. The AUM of this ETF is Rs 7,295 crore and AUM Rs 82.4069. (3-year return: 22.23%)
Aditya Birla Sun Life Gold ETF: This ETF has generated 31.55% return. Its AUM stands at Rs 1,185 crore and its NAV Rs 84.5901. (3-year returns: 22.14%)
Please note that the NAVs and AUM figures pertain to May 26, 2025. One just needs to have a demat account to buy and sell gold ETFs. These units can be bought and sold in a share market during usual trading hours. The price of a gold ETF keeps changing throughout the trading session which can be seen real time.
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