iShares Physical Gold ETC vs Vanguard S&P 500 Acc in comparison
Find the best ETF: iShares Physical Gold ETC vs Vanguard S&P 500 Acc - compare performance and key attributes, like TER, fund size etc.
Comparison in detail
| iShares Physical Gold ETC ISIN IE00B4ND3602 | Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating ISIN IE00BFMXXD54 | Ticker VUAA |
iShares Physical Gold ETC +1.16%
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (USD) Accumulating +17.12%
| Last quote | |||
| Last quote | EUR 68.18 | EUR 132.18 | |
| Since previous day | |||
| Since previous day | -1.78 | -2.54% | -0.68 | -0.51% | |
| 52 weeks low/high | |||
| 52 weeks low/high | 67.56 | 106.37 | |
| Date | |||
| Date | 12/11/2026 (XETRA) | 12/11/2026 (LSE) | |
Basics
| Fund size | |||
| Fund size | EUR 33,520 m | EUR 33,156 m | |
| Total expense ratio | |||
| Total expense ratio | 0.12% p.a. | 0.07% p.a. | |
| Index | |||
| Index | Gold | S&P 500® | |
| Index description | |||
| Index description | The product tracks the spot price of gold in US Dollar. | The S&P 500® index tracks the 500 largest US stocks. | |
| Investment focus | |||
| Investment focus | Precious Metals, Gold | Equity, United States | |
| Replication | |||
| Replication | Physical | Physical | |
| Legal structure | |||
| Legal structure | ETC | ETF | |
| Investment approach | |||
| Investment approach | Long-only | Long-only | |
| Sustainability | |||
| Sustainability | No | No | |
| Fund currency | |||
| Fund currency | USD | USD | |
| Currency risk | |||
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged | Currency unhedged | |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | |||
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 24.76% | 13.54% | |
| Inception/ Listing Date | |||
| Inception/ Listing Date | 8 April 2011 | 14 May 2019 | |
| Distribution policy | |||
| Distribution policy | Accumulating | Accumulating | |
| Distribution frequency | |||
| Distribution frequency | - | - | |
| Fund domicile | |||
| Fund domicile | Ireland | Ireland | |
| Fund Provider | |||
| Fund Provider | iShares | Vanguard | |
| Factsheet | |||
| Factsheet | - | - | |
| Index Methodology | |||
| Index Methodology | - | ||
| Other documents | |||
| Other documents | - | - | |
| Fund Structure | |||
| Fund Structure | - | Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC) | |
| UCITS compliance | |||
| UCITS compliance | No | Yes | |
| Administrator | |||
| Administrator | Blackrock Advisor (UK) Limited | Brown Brother Harriman Fund Administration Services (Ireland) Limited | |
| Investment Advisor | |||
| Investment Advisor | - | Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | |
| Custodian Bank | |||
| Custodian Bank | J.P.Morgan Chase bank N.A. | Brown Brothers Harriman Trustee Services (Ireland) Limited | |
| Revision Company | |||
| Revision Company | Pricewaterhouse Coopers | KPMG | |
| Fiscal Year End | |||
| Fiscal Year End | 30 April | 30 June | |
| Swiss representative | |||
| Swiss representative | - | BNP Paribas, Paris, succursale de Zurich | |
| Swiss paying agent | |||
| Swiss paying agent | - | BNP Paribas, Paris, succursale de Zurich | |
| Germany | |||
| Germany | No tax rebate | 30% tax rebate | |
| Switzerland | |||
| Switzerland | No ESTV Reporting | ESTV Reporting | |
| Austria | |||
| Austria | Non-Tax Reporting Fund | Tax Reporting Fund | |
| UK | |||
| UK | UK Reporting | UK Reporting | |
| Indextype | |||
| Indextype | - | Total return index | |
| Swap counterparty | |||
| Swap counterparty | - | - | |
| Collateral manager | |||
| Collateral manager | - | Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC | |
| Securities lending | |||
| Securities lending | No | Yes | |
| Securities lending counterparty | |||
| Securities lending counterparty | - | J.P. Morgan Bank Luxembourg, S.A. | |
Holdings
| Holdings in ETF | |||
| Holdings in ETF | - | 503 | |
| Holdings in Index | |||
| Holdings in Index | - | 500 | |
| Weight of top 10 holdings | |||
| Weight of top 10 holdings | - | 38.99% | |
| Top 10 Holdings | |||
| Top 10 Holdings | - | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% | |
| - | Apple 7.36% | ||
| - | Microsoft Corp 5.77% | ||
| - | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.70% | ||
| - | Alphabet, Inc. A 3.06% | ||
| - | Broadcom Inc. 2.53% | ||
| - | Alphabet, Inc. C 2.45% | ||
| - | Meta Platforms 2.42% | ||
| - | Micron Technology 1.82% | ||
| - | Tesla 1.51% | ||
| - | United States 97.34% | ||
| - | Ireland 1.14% | ||
| - | Other 1.52% | ||
| - | Technology 47.59% | ||
| - | Finance 12.62% | ||
| - | Healthcare 9.07% | ||
| - | Consumer Non-Cyclicals 8.59% | ||
| - | Other 22.13% | ||
Performance
| YTD | |||
| YTD | -1.70% | +18.72% | |
| 1 month | |||
| 1 month | -3.44% | -1.49% | |
| 3 months | |||
| 3 months | -5.05% | +2.71% | |
| 6 months | |||
| 6 months | -10.30% | +9.41% | |
| 1 year | |||
| 1 year | +1.16% | +17.12% | |
| 3 years | |||
| 3 years | +97.79% | +71.30% | |
| 5 years | |||
| 5 years | +121.18% | +79.20% | |
| Since inception (MAX) | |||
| Since inception (MAX) | +243.84% | +195.38% | |
| 2025 | |||
| 2025 | +45.72% | +3.96% | |
| 2024 | |||
| 2024 | +34.47% | +32.61% | |
| 2023 | |||
| 2023 | +9.73% | +21.55% | |
| 2022 | |||
| 2022 | +5.62% | -13.30% | |
Dividends
| Current dividend yield | |||
| Current dividend yield | - | - | |
| Dividends (last 12 months) | |||
| Dividends (last 12 months) | - | - | |
Risk
| Volatility 1 year | |||
| Volatility 1 year | 24.76% | 13.54% | |
| Volatility 3 years | |||
| Volatility 3 years | 19.27% | 16.05% | |
| Volatility 5 years | |||
| Volatility 5 years | 17.52% | 17.87% | |
| Return per risk 1 year | |||
| Return per risk 1 year | 0.05 | 1.26 | |
| Return per risk 3 years | |||
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.32 | 1.22 | |
| Return per risk 5 years | |||
| Return per risk 5 years | 0.98 | 0.69 | |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | |||
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -23.37% | -7.48% | |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -23.37% | -23.74% | |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -23.37% | -23.74% | |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | |||
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -37.20% | -33.70% | |
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Stock exchange
| Borsa Italiana | |||
| Borsa Italiana | SGLN | VUAA | |
| London Stock Exchange | |||
| London Stock Exchange | SGLN, EGLN, IGLN | VUAA, VUAG | |
| Euronext Paris | |||
| Euronext Paris | SLGN | - | |
| XETRA | |||
| XETRA | PPFB | VUAA | |
| gettex | |||
| gettex | PPFB | VUAA | |
| Stuttgart Stock Exchange | |||
| Stuttgart Stock Exchange | PPFB | - | |
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