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Does BlackRock have a gold fund? ›

The Fund invests globally at least 70% of its total assets in the equity securities (e.g. shares) of companies the main business of which is gold-mining. The Fund may also invest in equity securities of companies the main business of which is precious metal or mineral mining and base metal or mineral mining.

A gold fund is a type of investment fund that holds assets related to gold. The two most common types of gold funds are those holding physical gold bullion, gold futures contracts, or gold mining companies. Gold funds are popular investment vehicles among investors who wish to hedge against perceived inflation risks.

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BlackRock's largest institutional shareholders are Vanguard Group, BlackRock Fund Advisors, State Street Global Advisors, Temasek Holdings, and Bank of America. The company's largest individual shareholders include original BlackRock owners and founders Larry Fink and Susan L.

Market risk- Several variables, including economic conditions, geopolitical developments, and shifts in supply and demand, can cause fluctuations in Gold prices. As a result, investors may suffer losses and the value of gold funds may change.

Generally, gold is considered a safe haven during economic downturns. However, gold prices can fluctuate. Gold mutual funds themselves are well-regulated, but the investment carries inherent market risk.

Gold is often considered a good investment for diversification, as it may be less correlated with other assets such as stocks or bonds.

Gold can be an income-producing investment, just not one that most investors can benefit from short term. Instead, the precious metal price tends to rise over months, years and decades. But while that can offer advantages long term, there are some more immediate benefits investors can take advantage of now.

Gold mutual funds typically have lower investment minimums and expenses compared to other gold investments such as purchasing physical gold or investing in gold mining stocks individually. Additionally, the operational costs associated with storing and insuring physical gold are eliminated in gold mutual funds.

Does BlackRock have a gold ETF? ›

The iShares Gold Strategy ETF (the “Fund”) seeks to track the investment results of an index that provides exposure, on a total return basis, to the price performance of gold.

Vanguard Global Capital Cycles Fund.

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust (GLDM)

GLDM tracks the price of gold rather than holding physical gold. It does this by being benchmarked to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Gold Price. GLDM isn't as highly traded as GLD, but about 4 million shares still change hands each day on average.

Although Vanguard does not offer a pure gold fund, it does offer a fund that invests around one-quarter of its portfolio in precious metals and mining companies, providing indirect exposure to this market: The Vanguard Global Capital Cycles Fund (VGPMX).