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TER
0.12% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
CHF 26,706 m
Inception Date
8 April 2011
Overview
Description
The product tracks the spot price of gold in US Dollar.
Chart
Basics
Data
| Index | Gold |
| Investment focus | Precious Metals, Gold |
| Fund size | CHF 26,706 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.12% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Physically backed) |
| Legal structure | ETC |
| Strategy risk | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | USD |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in CHF) | 17.66% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 8 April 2011 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | iShares |
| Fund Structure | - |
| UCITS compliance | No |
| Administrator | Blackrock Advisor (UK) Limited |
| Investment Advisor | - |
| Custodian Bank | J.P.Morgan Chase bank N.A. |
| Revision Company | Pricewaterhouse Coopers |
| Fiscal Year End | 30 April |
| Swiss representative | - |
| Swiss paying agent | - |
| Germany | No tax rebate |
| Switzerland | No ESTV Reporting |
| Austria | Non-Tax Reporting Fund |
| UK | UK Reporting |
| Indextype | - |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | - |
| Securities lending | No |
| Securities lending counterparty | - |
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Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +4.45% |
| 1 month | +4.51% |
| 3 months | +13.19% |
| 6 months | +34.71% |
| 1 year | +50.11% |
| 3 years | +104.28% |
| 5 years | +109.15% |
| Since inception (MAX) | +158.45% |
| 2025 | +44.18% |
| 2024 | +36.69% |
| 2023 | +3.16% |
| 2022 | +0.68% |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 17.66% |
| Volatility 3 years | 15.27% |
| Volatility 5 years | 14.99% |
| Return per risk 1 year | 2.84 |
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.76 |
| Return per risk 5 years | 1.06 |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -7.63% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -9.81% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -15.42% |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -38.39% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Stock Exchange | GBX | SGLN | - - | - - | - |
| London Stock Exchange | EUR | EGLN | - - | - - | - |
| London Stock Exchange | USD | IGLN | - - | - - | - |
| XETRA | EUR | PPFB | - - | - - | - |
| gettex | EUR | PPFB | - - | - - | - |
| Stuttgart Stock Exchange | EUR | PPFB | - - | - - | - |
Further information
Further ETCs on Gold
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco Physical Gold A | 24,220 | 0.12% p.a. | Accumulating | Full replication |
| Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA CHF | 7,133 | 0.40% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
| Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA USD | 4,521 | 0.40% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
| UBS ETF (CH) Gold (USD) A-dis | 3,816 | 0.23% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
| Swisscanto (CH) Gold ETF EA EUR | 2,088 | 0.40% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of PPFB?
The name of PPFB is iShares Physical Gold ETC.
What is the ticker of iShares Physical Gold ETC?
The primary ticker of iShares Physical Gold ETC is PPFB.
What is the ISIN of iShares Physical Gold ETC?
The ISIN of iShares Physical Gold ETC is IE00B4ND3602.
What are the costs of iShares Physical Gold ETC?
The total expense ratio (TER) of iShares Physical Gold ETC amounts to 0.12% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
What's the fund size of iShares Physical Gold ETC?
The fund size of iShares Physical Gold ETC is 26,706m CHF. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
— Data provided by Trackinsight, etfinfo, Xignite Inc., gettex, FactSet and justETF GmbH. Quotes are either real-time (gettex) or 15 minutes delayed stock exchange quotes or NAVs (daily published by the fund provider). By default, ETF returns include dividend payments (if applicable). There is no warranty for completeness, accuracy and correctness for the displayed information.