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SGOL vs YSAU

abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

SGOLBNYSE Arca

Y all Street Physical Gold ETF

YSAUCNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

SGOL −0.07pt a year

SGOL0.17%YSAU0.24%

Avg volume · 30D

SGOL 599.9×the volume

SGOL2.39MYSAU3.99K

SGOL vs YSAU Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−4.2%SGOL−3.7%YSAU

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. SGOL −4.2%. YSAU −3.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.0%5%10%15%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
SGOL 0.17%, better
YSAU 0.24%
Fund size
SGOL $6.7B
YSAU $7M
1Y total return
SGOL −3.1%
YSAU No data
Holdings
SGOL 1
YSAU 2
Avg volume (30D)
SGOL 2.39M sh, better
YSAU 3.99K sh
NAV per share
SGOL $37.24
YSAU $39.15
52W range

ETF.net Grade

SGOL: Cost 59, Risk 49, Mission 100, Tradability 63, Holdings not scored, Durability 62. YSAU: Cost 40, Risk 60, Mission not scored, Tradability 35, Holdings not scored, Durability 17.
Pillar letters and Scores for SGOL, YSAU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarSGOLYSAU
Cost30% weightB59HigherC40
Mission25% weightA100Not scored
Risk15% weightC49B60Higher
Tradability15% weightB63HigherD35
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightB62HigherF17

Rank among Physical Gold funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. SGOL and YSAU are both graded against the same 10 Physical Gold funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Physical Gold⁠

Category · 10 funds
See all 10 ›

SGOL ranks 3rd and YSAU 10th of 10 funds in the Physical Gold Category.

  1. Rank 1AGLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares TrustScore 82
  2. Rank 2AIAUMiShares Gold Trust MicroScore 77
  3. Rank 3BSGOLabrdn Physical Gold Shares ETFScore 69
  4. Rank 4BFGDLFranklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETFScore 67
  5. Rank 8BIAUiShares Gold TrustScore 57
  6. Rank 10CYSAUY all Street Physical Gold ETFScore 41

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

SGOLBabrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

YSAUCY all Street Physical Gold ETF

In short

SGOL A 2009-vintage trust that owns actual gold bars and does exactly one job: track bullion's price after a 0.17% fee. Middle of the pack on cost, front of the pack on doing what the prospectus says.

YSAU No data

Stated mandate

SGOL The Trust seeks to track the price of physical gold bullion, after deducting its expenses.

YSAU No data

Why people hold it

  • SGOL Plain plumbing: a grantor trust holding physical bullion, with one job written into its own documents, to track the price of gold after deducting expenses.
  • Tracks the metal about as closely as the wrapper allows, one of the cleanest mandate implementations among physical gold funds.
  • Trading since 2009, through several full gold cycles, and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively.

YSAU No data

Worth knowing

  • SGOL Cost sits at the category median: 0.17% a year, while IAUM (0.09%) and GLDM (0.10%) charge less to hold the same metal.
  • Bullion throws off no income. This is a price-of-gold holding, not a cash-flow one, and the fee comes out of trust assets.
  • One metal, no diversification. The shares go where gold goes, including the long flat stretches and sharp drawdowns.

YSAU No data

Full SGOL profile⁠

Full YSAU profile⁠

SGOL vs YSAU Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

SGOL vs YSAU Cost

Overpaying YSAU vs SGOL

$1,413

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SGOL 0.17%

    $3,546

  • YSAU 0.24%

    $4,959

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SGOL 0.17%
  • YSAU 0.24%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$1K$2K$3K$4K$5K051015202530YSAU $4,959SGOL $3,546

Year by year

YearSGOLYSAUOverpaying
10$310$437$127
20$1,211$1,699$488
30$3,546$4,959$1,413

Expense ratio

  • 0.17%SGOL, cheaper
  • 0.24%YSAU
  • Middle half of Physical Gold funds
  • Median 0.17%

SGOL 4th cheapest of 10 funds

YSAU 7th cheapest of 10 funds

SGOL vs YSAU Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Payout (12M)
SGOL None
YSAU None

Distribution history

SGOLAll SGOL payments⁠

No distribution history available.

YSAUAll YSAU payments⁠

No distribution history available.

SGOL vs YSAU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
SGOL 19.4%YSAU No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
SGOL 1.02YSAU No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
SGOL −28.1%YSAU No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
SGOL 0.40YSAU 0.00

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