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iShares Physical Gold ISA

Review of the iShares Physical Gold Fund

Physical Gold ETC

from iShares

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: Offers low cost way of accessing exposure to the price of gold. This fund is backed by physical gold. Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

Gold Mining ETF

from Legal & General

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: The L&G Gold Mining UCITS ETF is a passively managed ETF that aims to track the performance of the Global Gold Miners Index. Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

Physical Gold ETC

from Wisdom Tree

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: Allows investors to gain a simple cost efficient way to access the gold market. Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

Physical Gold ETC

from Invesco

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: Allows investors a low cost way to access the gold market. Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC

from Hanetf

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: This ETC is designed to offer investors a cost effective way to access the gold market as they track the spot price of physical gold. Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

Vectors Gold Miners ETF

from VanEck

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: Allows investors to access the gold market through a fund that closely tracks the performance of the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDMNTR). Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

Gold & General

from BlackRock

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: This unit trust fund invests in companies that are related to gold mining, commodities & precious metals. Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF

from VanEck

Allows ISA Transfers
Regular Savings
  • Fund Choice: Allows investors to access the gold market through a fund that closely tracks the performance of the Market Vectors Global Junior Gold Miners Index (MVGDXJTR). Capital at risk.
  • Invest From: £25 pm

iShares Physical Gold ISA

This ETC fund provides direct investment into gold through physical replication. The fund has an ongoing charge of 0.15%.

You can invest in this fund via an ISA through investor platforms including:

Fidelity

Hargreaves Lansdown

Interactive Investor

AJ Bell

How does an ETC work?

ETCs enable investors to track an individual, or collection of, commodities or currencies.

ETCs follow the price of metals, oil, agricultural products or exchange rates either directly, or by tracking an index of derivatives.

The fund performance of an ETC is typically based either on the spot price (price for the immediate supply) or the future price (price for the supply in the future) of a single commodity e.g. gold or a basket of commodities.

What is the difference between an ETC and an ETF?

If you are looking to invest in a commodity such as gold you will need to buy an ETC (exchange-traded commodities) which includes as well as precious metals, industrial metals, oil, natural gas, soft commodities and livestock.

ETCs are traded on the stock exchange just like ETFs. There is an important difference as an investor you need to understand - capital invested in an ETC is not a fund asset that is protected if the issuer becomes insolvent.

ETC concerns a debenture of the ETC provider.

The investor has an issuer risk in case of an ETC as compared to ETF. With a physical backed ETC the issuer risk is eliminated as the precious metal in this case gold, is held as gold bars by a trustee.

How do I invest in an iShares ETC ISA?

You can invest in iShares ETcs via a platform provider.

Investment Platforms include:

  1. Fidelity - Through the Fidelity platform once you set up an investment account you can invest in a wide range of iShares ETFs
  2. Hargreaves Lansdown - Provide a list of popular iShares ETFs their clients are buying at any given time.They provide access to most major EFT providers.
  3. AJ Bell - With AJ Bell you can invest in ETF providers such as Amundi, Franklin, HSBC and Invesco. AJ Bell provides a screening tool to allow you to drill down to the ETF that might best suit you.

Oliver Roylance-Smith
Edited by Oliver Roylance-Smith - ISA.co.uk
Important Risk Information:

Capital at risk. Tax treatments depend on your individual circumstances and may change. The value of investments can go down in value as well as up, so you could get back less than you invest. It is therefore important that you understand the risks and commitments. This website aims to provide information to help you make your own informed decisions. It does not provide personal advice based on your circumstances. If you are unsure of how suitable an investment is for you, please seek personal advice.