iShares Gold Trust (IAU)

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iShares Gold Trust is a commodity-focused exchange-traded product that provides direct exposure to the current price of gold bullion. The trust holds physical gold bars in secure vaults and issues shares designed to closely mirror the value of gold, before fees and expenses. Its primary function is to offer investors a straightforward, exchange-traded way to access the gold market without handling, storing, or insuring physical metal themselves. iShares Gold Trust is commonly used within diversified portfolios as a tool for commodity allocation, inflation hedging, and risk management across market cycles. The trust is sponsored by BlackRock’s iShares platform, which administers the custody, auditing, and operational processes required to maintain gold holdings and align share value with the underlying metal. This structure makes iShares Gold Trust a widely utilized vehicle for institutions and individual market participants seeking transparent and liquid exposure to physical gold.