Gold ETFs have yielded 21 percent annually over the past 3 years. See Details | Mint

Gold, as a precious metal, gave investors impressive returns. Wealth advisors often recommend conservative investors to invest in the Safe Haven, while investing in equity is reserved for aggressive people only. Physical gold is considered a good investment option among the traditional middle -class investors who tend to choose it above other asset classes such as stocks. However, this involves some costs and storage costs, including. Conversely, if you invest in the digital gold, you can drive the growth without spending anything on processing and other costs. On a year-on-year basis, Gold yielded 25 percent yield. Since we are aware that RBI has not issued golden sovereign effects (SGBs) in a long time, and it is only a matter of time before the golden effects become history. Therefore, the best way to get exposure to investment in gold through gold ETFs is (Exchange Traded Funds). What are golden ETFs? Golden ETFs are ETFs with gold as the underlying asset. The scheme gives units against gold held. Each unit represents a defined weight in gold, typically one gram. The scheme contains gold in the form of physical gold or gold-related instruments approved by Sebi. These schemes can invest up to 20 percent of net assets in the gold deposit scheme of banks. The price of ETF units moves in accordance with the price of gold on metal exchange. There are a total of 20 schemes with just assets under management of ₹ 58,887 crore as on March 31, 2025. Gold ETFS 3-Year Return (%) ABSL GOLD ETF 21.23 AXIS GOLD ETF FUND 21.32 HDFC GOLD ETF 21.21 ICICI PRU GOLD ETF 21.30 InvesCO Gold ETF 21.41 Kotak Gold ETF Fund 21.23 Lic Gold ETF 21.80 Nippon India ETF Gold Bees 21.07 Quantum Gold Fund 21.28 SBI Gold ETF 21.10 UTI Gold ETF 21.67 (Source: Amphi; 3-year returns as we can see in the table above, 22 percent per year. Visit here for all updates for personal finances first published: 30 Apr 2025, 06:11 IST